Pocket Watch Information
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Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement (i.e. “guts”) of the watch.
Note: These are approximate dates. Actual dates may vary by years.
| 1893 – 1 – 2,000 | 1916 – 1,300,000 | 1939 – 3,400,000 | 1943 – 2B800 |
| 1894 – 5,000 | 1917 – 1,400,000 | 1940 – 4,000,000 | 950B w/ 1st letter S |
| 1895 – 11,500 | 1918 – 1,500,000 | 1941 – 4,250,000 | 1941 – S001 |
| 1896 – 16,000 | 1919 – 1,600,000 | 1942 – 4,500,000 | 1944 – S1,500 |
| 1897 – 27,000 | 1920 – 1,700,000 | 992B w/ 1st letter C | 1945 – S2,800 |
| 1898 – 50,000 | 1921 – 1,800,000 | 1940 – C001 | 1946 – S4,000 |
| 1899 – 74,000 | 1922 – 1,900,000 | 1941 – C40,000 | 1947 – S4,500 |
| 1900 – 104,000 | 1923 – 2,000,000 | 1942 – C60,000 | 1948 – S6,500 |
| 1901 – 143,000 | 1924 – 2,050,000 | 1943 – C90,000 | 1949 – S7,500 |
| 1902 – 196,000 | 1925 – 2,100,000 | 1944 – C120,000 | 1951 – S10,000 |
| 1903 – 260,000 | 1926 – 2,150,000 | 1946 – C170,000 | 1955 – S25,000 |
| 1904 – 340,000 | 1927 – 2,200,000 | 1947 – C215,000 | 1962 – S28,000 |
| 1905 – 435,000 | 1928 – 2,250,000 | 1948 – C255,000 | 1965 – S30,000 |
| 1906 – 500,000 | 1929 – 2,300,000 | 1950 – C350,000 | 4992B w/ 1st letters 4C |
| 1907 – 580,000 | 1930 – 2,350,000 | 1951 – C390,000 | 1941 – 4CXXXX |
| 1908 – 680,000 | 1931 – 2,400,000 | 1954 – C420,000 | 1942 – 4C40,000 |
| 1909 – 750,000 | 1932 – 2,440,000 | 1956 – C455,000 | 1944 – 4C90,000 |
| 1910 – 790,000 | 1933 – 2,480,000 | 1959 – C500,000 | 1950 – 4C120,000 |
| 1911 – 860,000 | 1934 – 2,520,000 | 1964 – C520,000 | 1960 – 4C135,000 |
| 1912 – 940,000 | 1935 – 2,560,000 | 1969 – C529,200 | 1968 – 4C86.88,000 |
| 1913 – 1,000,000 | 1936 – 2,600,000 | 950B w/ 1st letters 2B | 3992B – 1943 to 1945 |
| 1914 – 1,100,000 | 1937 – 2,900,000 | 1941 – 2B001 | |
| 1915 – 1,200,000 | 1938 – 3,200,000 | 1942 – 2B400 |
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