Is Westclox Scotty an antique pocket watch?

The Westclox Scotty is what's popularly known as a "dollar watch." Dollar watches were sold in the Five & Dimes stores in the early part of the 20th century. This name came from the fact that from the 1890s through the 1950s, they sold new for only a $1. The Scotty was one of the later Westclox models, which are good watches, although inexpensive, and capable of good timekeeping. The biggest downside to them is that, unlike better watches, they can't really be serviced or are worth being repaired. So if you can find one still running these watches are worth about $45 - $95 depending how old. Westclox watches prior to around the late 1960's had the month & year of manufacture date clearly stamped on the movement (4 56 being April 1956. If you remove the back cover which snaps on, and can be removed with a dull knife*), you should see it stamped on there. But not all Westclox watches had the manufacture date stamped on the back plate. Toward the end of production some were stamped & some were not. If no stamp is found, then it's probably made sometime in the '70s - '80's.

*Note: To check for a date stamp, you must remove the back. The back is a snap on type & is removed by slipping a knife blade into the crack between the back & case body by prying it loose. To replace the back, snap it back on using your thumbs around the edges. Be careful. Some of these case backs are very tight & difficult to resnap. Watch that you don't put any pressure on the plastic crystal on the front when you are doing this since you could crack the crystal.