Horology Articles & Chapter News

NAWCC Chapter 176 is proud to co-host the 2026 Florida Mid-Winter Regional. Join us in St. Augustine this February!

In the world of early American horology, genuine survivals from the Colonial era are scarce—and watches signed by known makers working in the South are rarer still. This verge fusee pocket watch, signed James Jacks, Charlestown (Charleston), South Carolina, 508, is an exceptional example: a beautifully made, highly distinctive timepiece that speaks not only to craftsmanship, but to the ambitions and technical curiosity present in eighteenth-century South Carolina.