Howard · 21 jewels · 12s
When Waltham and Elgin brought out thin dress watches in 1907, Howard answered with a 12-size, open-face bridge movement, and the Series 8 was the best of its three grades. The E. Howard Watch Co., then owned by the Keystone Watch Case Company, started advertising the line in December 1907. The Series 8 had 21 jewels and adjustment to temperature, isochronism and five positions, with the 19-jewel Series 6 and the 17-jewel Series 7 below it. Howard fitted a white enamel dial at a time when Waltham's Colonial line used metal ones, and the stop work sits in plain view on top of the movement. Like every Keystone-era Howard, it was sold as a complete watch in a solid gold or gold-filled case. A 12-size watch sits slimmer in a pocket than a 16-size railroad watch, and the Series 8 puts Howard's top thin movement in one.
The grade
In Howard's 12-size line the Series number is the grade. Series 8 has 21 jewels and five positions, Series 6 has 19 jewels and five positions, and Series 7 has 17 jewels and three positions. Confirm Series 8 and 21 Jewels on the movement, since listings don't always get the jewel count right.
Thin cases take dents, and gold-filled ones show brass at the edges and bow. Later 12-size Howards turn up with metal dials, so judge a dial on its condition and its Howard signature.
Buying guide
There's only one Series 8 for sale, an auction titled 1910, 21 jewels and running in a 25-year gold-filled hunter case at $395 delivered with no bids yet, so there's no band to read. Howard built the Series 8 as an open-face movement, so ask whether this one was re-cased, and ask for a movement photo that reads Series 8 and 21 Jewels, since listings don't always get the jewel count right. With nothing to compare it against, set your limit from the movement and case photos before you bid, and check the seller's feedback on the item page, since eBay's cards here don't show it.
$395.00est. delivered
The only Series 8 listed, titled 21 jewels and running in a 25-year gold-filled case, with bidding at $395 delivered. Howard made the Series 8 as an open-face movement, so ask whether this one was moved into the hunter case.
1910 E. Howard Series 8 21J Pocket Watch #1070979 25YR GF Hunter Case Runs
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 11, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$395.00est. delivered
$375.00 + $20.00 shipping
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Hunter case on an open-face grade, so likely re-cased. Auction, no bids yet.
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