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These are the antiques.

Top left is my 1883 Elgin model #1 in its Keystone case.

Top right is my little 1897 Waltham model #1891 "Seaside", also in a Keystone case.

Center is the (circa 1942) Public Watch Co. "Louis XIV" alarm pocket watch.

Lower left is my 1888 Hampden in its Dueber case.

And lower right is my 1919 Longines 18.50 calibre.

The pictures don't show as well as I'd like, but I'm checking them with my phone, so that may be part of it. All run, and I wear each one off and on.

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I didn't like how the above pictures came out and thought it might be better to post a pic of each individually in the same order. 

1) Elgin, 2) Waltham, 3) PWC "Louis XIV" alarm, 4) Hampden, 5) Longines

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