CIRCA1902 AMERICAN WALTHAM POCKET WATCH 18 SIDEWINDER GOLD FILLED CASE SERVICED. CIRCA 1902 AMERICAN WALTHAM POCKET WATCH 18 S HUNTER GOLD FILLED CASE SERVICED. 1902 AMERICAN WALTHAM POCKET WATCH 18S HUNTER GOLD FILLED CASE SERVICED. Beautiful Waltham Antique Pocket Watch Size 18S, Gold Filled HINGE BACK & BEZEL OPEN FACE CASE. Model 1883, Grade 18, 7 Jewels. O Made in USA o Authentic Antique Pocket Watch o Size: 18 o Case: GOLD FILLED. O Movement: mechanical OPEN FACE o Dial: Single Sunk. White Porcelain dial ROMAN Numerals. HINGE BACK AND BEZEL OPEN FACE GOLD FILLED Case marked. Case in an FAIR CONDITION WITH WARE FROM AGE AND USE SOME BRASSING IS SHOWING. FULLY SERVICED running strong, NICKEL DAMASKEEN Movement, Cleaned and oiled, a new/old stock mainspring was installed, stem wind and LEVER set movement, Marked. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO. White porcelain SINGLE SUNK dial, Hallmarked. With BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS MANAGEABLE CONDITION, WITH A SMALL CHIP BY THE EDGE AT THE LEVER POSITION AND SOME MINOR SCRATCHES. Matching Blue SPADE STYLE hands set. With an extra Thick beveled glass crystal with some scratches from age and use. Elegant 114 years old Waltham pocket watch. Great old time piece, good as “Show piece” of what a Gentleman would carry in the Early 1900’s. Rare watches are being bought by Collectors and they don’t sell them. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watches and a piece of American History to your collection. Good Luck and Thanks!! I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch. In most cases you are the expert also, so please judge these pictures for yourself. ==== PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES We are NOT watch experts by any means, so please ask questions, or kindly let us know if we’ve left anything out of importance. Brief History: American Waltham Watch Company Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates. 1851 – 1957 Waltham, Massachusetts. The American Waltham Watch Company had its beginnings in 1850 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The company was founded by David Davis, Aaron Dennison, and Mr. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce high-quality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts. With financial backing from Samuel Curtis, the first watches were made in 1850, but problems were encountered. They were exploring new ideas in watch manufacturing, such as using jewels, making dials, and producing plates with a high-level of finish which required extensive tooling and resulted in great financial burden on the company. They also found that even though they were using interchangeable parts, each watch was still unique and had its own set of errors to be corrected. It took months to adjust the watches to the point where they were any better than other widely available timepieces. In 1851, the factory building was completed and the company began doing business under the name American Horology Company. The first watches produced went to officials of the company, and it was not until 1853 that the first watches were offered for sale to the public. The name was changed to “Boston Watch Company” in September 1853, and the factory in Waltham, Massachusetts was built in October 1854. The movements produced here (serial numbers 1001 – 5000) were signed “Dennison, Howard, & Davis, ” C. It was reorganized as Appleton, Tracy & Co. And watches 5001 – 14,000 were produced. The first movements carried the Appleton, Tracy & Co. In January, 1859 the Waltham Improvement Co. And the Appleton, Tracy & Co. Merged to form the American Watch Company. In 1860, as Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the country found itself in the throes of the Civil War, the American Watch Company was faced with serious financial problems. By 1861, business had come to a standstill and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. The factory was kept in operation through these years by cutting expenses to the lowest possible level… A strategy that proved successful. According to the biography by Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln owned and carried a Waltham Wm. The watch was an 11-jewel, 18 size, keywind in a silver hunting case, and was produced in January of 1863. American Horology owes much to the brilliant visionaries of the Waltham Watch Company. Bacon, Church, Dennison, Fogg, Howard, Marsh, Webster, and Woerd all contributed greatly to American watchmaking. Waltham continued to manufacture watches until 1957. American Waltham Watch Company. Approximate Serial Numbers and Dates. I package all items that I sell with great care. We insured ALL items. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watch and a piece of American History to your collection. Ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. They are very clear and should leave no doubt as to the condition of this watch/clock. Create listings that get noticed! With Auctiva’s 1,800+ Templates. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “morellos-pw” and is located in this country: US. 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- Number of Jewels: 7 Jewels
- Model: 1883
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Department: Men
- Case Material: GOLD FILLED
- Escapement Type: Lever
- Pocket Watch Size: 18
- Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding
- Type: Pocket Watch
- Year Manufactured: 1900-1909
- Closure: Half Hunter
- Brand: Waltham
- Features: LEVER SET
- Metal: Gold Filled
- Serial Number: 11955215
- Material: Gold Plated
- JEWELLING: 7 JEWELS
- Country of Manufacture: United States
- Age: 1902
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