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thebigspendur · 07-09-2008, 02:13 AM

I've been collecting pocketwatches for many years now. I probably have about 40 or so.

At one time the U.S was the premier watchmaker in the world and to this day no foreign manufacturer has produced finer watches than the American Railroad Grade Pocketwatch. After WWll the swiss flooded the U.S market with cheap watches and put our manufacturers out of business. There are no watches made in the U.S anymore. There are some very small companies who assemble foreign components here but nothing truly made here anymore.

Its very interesting that many younger folks do not wear a watch anymore and carry a cellphone in its place.Ironic that the cellphone has become the pocketwatch of the 21st century.

07-09-2008, 02:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
thebigspendur Status: El Exigente Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 4,285 Thanks: 6 Thanked 196 Times in 164 Posts	I've been collecting pocketwatches for many years now. I probably have about 40 or so. At one time the U.S was the premier watchmaker in the world and to this day no foreign manufacturer has produced finer watches than the American Railroad Grade Pocketwatch. After WWll the swiss flooded the U.S market with cheap watches and put our manufacturers out of business. There are no watches made in the U.S anymore. There are some very small companies who assemble foreign components here but nothing truly made here anymore. Its very interesting that many younger folks do not wear a watch anymore and carry a cellphone in its place.Ironic that the cellphone has become the pocketwatch of the 21st century. __________________ Sparks, Nevada Police report last night Homer La Fong Died while shaving with his straight razor. His wife reported he was using his Iwasaki Razor and while shaving his neck it just seemed to have a mind of its own and came to life and cut his throat. Subsequent investigation revealed the razor belonged to Toshiro Kawasaki a WWll Kamakazee pilot who was killed when his plane slammed into the USS Yorktown. His last act was to shave with that razor. It is suspected the razor is haunted.