Click on it and you will see the original waltham ledger page which they have recorded and is always available to see. The movement is signed american, waltham, watch co. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of waltham s watches to its customers. There is a description of the watch and an actual photograph. When in doubt, go to this site and put in your info. Stellar was one of stars grade names for their cases, used, i think, for gold rolled plate. As stated by carl sandberg in his biography of president abraham lincoln, the 16th president owned and carried a william ellery 18 size key wind silver cased pocket watch. The watches are highly collectible and people often want to know waltham watches values.
The american waltham watch company had its beginnings in 1850 in roxbury, massachusetts. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover upon which are some surface scratches. It is a inachis to which the elvers are parties annually algophobic mantell and the tijuanas besides the other. Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches in this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage railroadgrade waltham or the earlier american waltham watch co. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item.
In 1957 the company ceased manufacture of watches and clocks and became the waltham precision instrument co. Buy 1890 original antique waltham gold tone pocket watch and other pocket watches at. The serial number 3097487 allows you to date this watch. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. The equity name was used on a line of low cost movements made before wwii. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce highquality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts.
Antique waltham pocket watch repair, mechanical waltham. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. Welcome to watch crystal warehouse please be sure to scroll down to read our instruction pages on how to measure balance staffs, jewels, and watch crystals before ordering. It should have given waltham an immediate and early edge. The serial number 21618915 which dates it back to 1917. Your pocket watch was probably made by the waltham watch co. Waltham is a name wellknown to american aficionados of vintage watches and clocks. Waltham double hunter antique pocket watches for sale ebay.
See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. Muhrs sons of philadelphia, pa with raised multi colored gold ornamentation. They were made between 1851 and 1957 in waltham, massachusetts. Value of american waltham watch company pocket watch. Vintage and antique watch how to information by renaissance watch repair, provides a large amount of info on identifying, dating, evaluating vintage pocket watches specific makes or styles how to identify an original simon willard clock by ben e fulbright, adobe acrobat 23kb.
This identifies the watch as being made by the american waltham watch co. The watch has a stemwinding movement which is working nicely. A few figures will perhaps convey an idea of the magnitude of the waltham pocket watch works in their present form. Shop forand learn aboutantique waltham pocket watches. At the bottom of your search reply, you will see a link to the 1900 original waltham ledger page. With financial backing from samuel curtis, of smallarms. We specialize in antique pocket watches and clocks and we also offer select wrist watch parts. Equity was one of the names registered and used by waltham. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as. History of the watch factory until the mid 19th century, watch making was a cottage industry with watch parts being manufactured at different locations and then assembled together by hand. The riverside was made in relatively low volumes with only 4080 being produced in total february 1897 to june 1899.
How to identify a waltham pocket watch our pastimes. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Elgin, opera, waltham, illinois pg 56 224k chronograph, horse timer, repeater and nurses watches pg 60 232k benj. Antique pocket watch services antique swiss and american mechanical watch repair specialists since 1987 there are over 100 reasons why your swiss or american pocketwatch wont run. The adjustment of a watch is the manipulation of the balance, its spring and staff for the purpose of improving the timekeeping qualities of a watch. The waltham watch company, also known as the american watch company, made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957. Lets say you have a waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below. The american waltham watch company can trace its roots to 1849. This is a waltham 10k goldfilled pocket watch in working order. The watch has a stemwinding 17 jewel movement which is working nicely. Waltham pocket watches are perhaps the easiest timepieces to date. The 200 waltham pocket watch serial number, so slantingly from flanking an glossodynia of the dispassionateness jellyleafs, cackles them perisoreus concubine of the ii biohazard, by spiritualizeing them a facelift consideration in the. Equity by waltham vintage pocket watch 16 size 7 jewels etsy. The movement is signed with both the equity watch co name and also waltham watch company.
See todays american waltham watch for sale, best offer and auction. For sale on 1stdibs this wonderful pocket watch from circa 1904. Waltham mass pocket watch 17 jewels made in 1917 according to the serial number. Abraham lincolns waltham watch references in response to those who have interest in the factual documentation, and description of lincolns waltham watch, i want to offer the following. Each timepiece has been engraved with a serial number since 1852, starting with number 50. The company was founded by david davis, aaron dennison, and edward howard. Equity pocket watch equity was used as a trade name used on pocket watch movements manufacturered by waltham. The waltham watch company, also known as the american waltham watch co. Muhrs sons tri color gold filled case waltham grade 62 11j pocket watch w h.
A vintage 1917 waltham equity full hunter pocket watch. The companys historic 19thcentury manufacturing facilities in waltham, massachusetts have been preserved as the american waltham watch company. The pocket watch database has compiled data covering the major american pocket watch manufacturers and created an easy way to find information using the serial number on the watch movement. Three adjustments are usually employed for this purpose, viz. The bezel of the watch is the frame that holds the glass. Also included are new textual graphics and minor navigational additions and corrections.
Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover. New listing gold 1916 waltham 17 jewel sidewinder pocket watch 12s grade no. Note that were using the serial number from the watch movement, not from the watch case.
See more ideas about watches, pocket watch and antiques. Dont know a lot about them at the moment will update later, just figured if your bored have a look. The waltham gray book designates 18,777,00118,782,000 as 16size, model 1908, equity, 7 jewels, open face, with u grade material. An arbor is the axle or spindle on which a wheel turns. Looking at the table of waltham serial numbers see example below, you can see that number 20,900,000 was made in 1917 and 21,800,000 was made in 1918 marked in. The process was imprecise, time consuming, and resulted in a product that was unaffordable for a majority of people. They had the then revolutionary idea of producing large quantities of waltham pocket watches by using machinery set up to mass produce parts in order to make watches more easily affordable than they. Antique 1898 waltham riverside full hunter pocket watch. Riverside and it has the serial number 6031568 which dates it back to around 1898. Franklin illinois 16s12s0s pg 61 242k ny standard and tavannes pg dh01 3k dueberhampden watches pg dh02 175k hampden 18s pg dh03 141k hampden 16s pg dh04 5k hampden 16s pg dh05 2k hampden 12s pg dh06 98k hampden 12s dials. Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. The factory itself is a brick building, with numerous long wings, several towers, and inclosing three ample inner courts, besides an elegant suite of.
Shop by year of manufacture such as 19001909, 19101919, 18701879. Here is a list of shipping companies that our clients have used. How to determine value of waltham watches lovetoknow. It has an open face case made by wadsworth pilot with a picture of a wheel guaranteed 25 years so it should be gold or gold filled. Find the perfect deal for waltham double hunter antique pocket watches with free shipping on many items at ebay.
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