Thanks for the response, and I am glad to be corrected. That is a beautifully finished movement you show. It was just that at so many watch shows that I have been to, the wristwatch dealers often had no idea what was behind the dial, and many buyers seem to buy wristwatches without seeing what they are getting on the inside. I am relieved that that isn't necessarily so. I also don't want to give the mis-impression that pocket watch folks don't pay attention to the outside. We certainly like a nice case as well as the next person. Perhaps part of the PW approach is because for so many decades the case was selected separately from the movement. It wasn't until after about 1905 that the watch companies started selling complete watches for at least part of their product line. After that one could look for set styles from the watch companies. Hamilton, for instance, offered many styles in their 12-size watches and these styles evolved through the years. Howard did this too, as did Illinois and, to a lesser extent, Waltham and Elgin. Quite a bit of my collecting is of factory-cased models, so I am sensitive to both aspects - movement and case.
