Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Wristwatch with New Hampshire "Old Man of the Mountain Face" and Masonic Symbols
2000
Coinwatch
Place made not marked; Switzerland (works)
Gold, stainless steel
1"h x 1-1/2"w x 3-1/2"d
Gift of Edward N. Lewis
2020.037.4

Masonic Wristwatch with New Hampshire "Old Man of the Mountain Face" and Masonic Symbols. Cast gold (likely plate) men's wristwatch has round face and link bracelet. Face of silver-colored metal with raised gold design: "NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1788" along top; "LIVE / FREE / OR DIE" on PR side, with nine stars along PR edge; on PL side, raised rock shape with carved text, "OLD MAN / OF THE / MOUNTAIN"; along bottom, "2000 / E PLURIBUS UNUM". Surrounding face along rounded bezel are twelve circular depressions, each with a raised Masonic symbol in it; these include a square and compasses, a wishbone, and a trowel, among others. Gold crown on PL side. On reverse of case, brushed stainless steel has carved text: "[manufacturer logo of leaves around a C within an oval] / COINWATCH [with "O" containing watch hands] / W B B / Lodge #11 / NH - 0115 / [arranged in a semicircle around bottom] SWISS-WATER RESISTANT-3ATM". Back of bracelet is silver-colored; bracelet has a butterfly clasp with "STAINLESS STEEL" stamped on its arm.