Jones Pocketwatch

I have an old
"Jones" pocketwatch that my mother found in my father's dresser
when he passed and gave to me. I believe it once belong to my grandfather who
found it. On the works it is marked DH Craig, New York, Elson's Patent, and
No. 896 . I wrote into the Forum a couple years ago to try and find out abount
this watch and was told it was an early "Jones" and that DH Craig was the
model named after his mother and that the low number was significant. I am
still trying to find out more about this piece and would appreciate any help.

Dear Connie,

The earlier Jones watches were often engraved with a name on the movement e.g.
: D.H. Craig, Romney, Stuyvesant, Bradley, Burns.

The origin of those names is not always clear. Some were family members of
F.A. Jones, some maybe sponsors.

However, the origin of D.H. Craig has been researched by a Jones expert of the
Forum : Thomas Koenig.

He wrote an article on the topic , which you can find on the Forum. Go to
'Collectors Articles' and select : 'D.H. Craig-The Entrepreneurial Godfather
of F.A. Jones? by Thomas Koenig.

The 'Elson's Patent refers to the invention of Elson concering a fine
adjustment of the movement and was not an invention from Jones or IWC.

As it is assumed that the first 500 serial numbers have not been used by
Jones, your watch is an extremely early one, of the best quality and very
rare.

Regards,

Adrian,

(alwaysiwc)

Dear Adrian,

Thank you for telling me more about the pocket watch.

I will definately look up the Collectors Articles you mentioned.

Sincerely,

Connie