Get the best deals on wadsworth pocket watch when you shop the largest online selection at. I recently received pocket watch as a gift from my father. Its a wadsworth referee warrented 20 years and the number on the inside of the back of the casing isnnn nnnnnnn the inside of the watch itself is numbered 20282326 and also says double roller. Waltham watches all prices for waltham watches on chrono24. Make offer antique 14k solid white gold waltham open face pocket watch wadsworth case chain. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Join facebook to connect with wadsworth pilot and others you may know. It should have given waltham an immediate and early edge over the competition. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as much information as you can about a. Your watch sounds like a private label watch movement in a watch case made by the wadsworth watch case co.
This identifies the watch as being made by the american waltham watch co. Waltham vanguard pocket watch open face 16 size 23 jewel. Beautiful antique waltham gold filled watch with serial number 11719789. The case is decorated with floral and flourish accents. The seller is ne14awatch and is located in eden, new york. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. Keeping good time, recently serviced, gold hands and numbers. I have a wadsworth pilot pocketwatch that looks antique but i cant find a date on it. The pilot wadsworth trade mark wheel trademark issued. The item waltham private label model 1883 pocket watch withbox hinge hunter case is in sale since thursday, april 25, 2019. Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches. Both the inside front and back of the case are stamped with the number 91520. How to use our vintage watch serial number lookup tables.
Waltham movement with roman numerals and a second hand. Other pictures will help a little, but these are the most important. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. In exchange for rights to the name, existing waltham watch company mass shareholders received 1 share of the new company for every 5 shares of the original. They were made between 1851 and 1957 in waltham, massachusetts.
The american waltham watch company can trace its roots to 1849. See more ideas about watches, pocket watch and antiques. This watch is a size 12 with a 7 jewel construction. Antique waltham pocket watch repair, mechanical waltham. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as much information as you can about a watch before buying or selling it. For this particular dating technique, two criteria. Waltham solid gold open face antique pocket watches for. American waltham watch company waltham watch company waltham, massachusetts. The company was founded by david davis, aaron dennison, and edward howard.
Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc. Waltham mass pocket watch 17 jewels made in 1917 according to the serial number. With financial backing from samuel curtis, of smallarms. The watch itself has no identifiable markings, however it is in a wadsworth pilot case. Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement i. By the early 1870s waltham watches were winning prizes all over the world. The item antique 16s hamilton 992b rail road pocket watch. He got it from his father, who got it from his father. Antique 14k gold wadsworth hamilton pocket watch solid 14k gold wadsworth case engraved hamilton watch co. Save wadsworth watch case serial numbers to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed.
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. The case is a wadsworth rose gold dual sided case with a great elgin. How much is a 15 jewel elgin pocket watch worth answers. Answer a lot depends on the pocket watch such as the year of it the gold value the amount of gold you need to run the sn from then back inside of the watch though a online database, it could.
Each timepiece has been engraved with a serial number since 1852, starting with number 50. The waltham pocket watch is equally celebrated and is part of the companys history from its very beginning. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Discussion in american pocket watches started by djjost, dec 26, 20. Technique 1 serial numbers that begin with the letter g or l. Wadsworth pilot case 15 jewel movement wrist watch works. It would be helpful if you could post pictures of the movement the works, the clearer and sharper, the better.
Click dating a gruen wristwatch from a wadsworth case serial number to download a pdf copy of the article. Pocket watch information custom engraved swiss pocket watches. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item. The serial number 3097487 allows you to date this watch. Vintage waltham masonic octagon pocket watch 17 jewel. Wadsworth pilot case serial numbers lastflighthhs diary. Suddenly it was found that waltham had not let us down.
The first run of 845s listed in the gray book is 12,577,50112577600, a run of hunting case movements. For clarity this picture does not include the sponsors mark, but a set of british hallmarks is not valid without a sponsors mark. Waltham ladies pocket watch wadsworth pilot size 60s, 17 jewels, ruby grade. The companys historic 19thcentury manufacturing facilities in waltham, massachusetts have been preserved as the american waltham watch company. Organized by three associates in the mid19th century, the waltham watch company experienced a cloaked early history, as its founders did not want their design innovations to. The serial number must be off the movement of the watch where the gears are, not off the case. Welcome to the nawcc american pocket watch message board. The first run of open face movements listed is 1265200112652200. These movements were made with the 08 regulator which does not start appearing regularly on 845s until 16111201 and the groove which does not appear regularly until the 17 millions.
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. Shop forand learn aboutantique waltham pocket watches. Antique waltham gf pendant pocket watch for sale antiques. The american waltham watch company had its beginnings in 1850 in roxbury, massachusetts. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of waltham s watches to its customers. Lets say you have a waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below. I recently as in yesterday inherited this great little size 6 pocket watch. Antique waltham pocket watch see pics, i am an honest and reliable ebayer see my feedback, i will only accept paypal, this account can be with you within a few mins,buy with. If you look at the scans closely this movement is in perfect order. See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. Inside the case back the watch is marked wadsworth pilot 25 years 6093692 14999946 and safety pinion elgin watch co.
The serial number will pinpoint the year of manufacture but not the exact date. The movement is waltham and has the following information. On the inside of the back case it has engraving of the years it has been serviced. Antique 1908 waltham royal 17j 16s wadsworth pilot 25 yr gf pocket watch running. In the beginning of 2003, a few waltham collectors, including tom mcintyre and myself began development of the waltham database. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Watch this video on youtube the pocket watch guy the finest antique pocket watches call jeff. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce highquality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts. Waltham pocket watch for sale shop with afterpay ebay. American waltham vintage pocket watch 1925 delman watch. The waltham watch company, also known as the american waltham watch co.
Through production waltham found that even though they were using interchangeable parts, each watch was still unique and required its own corrections. Waltham solid gold open face antique pocket watches for sale. Waltham pocket watches are perhaps the easiest timepieces to date. Note that were using the serial number from the watch movement, not from the watch case.
There is a well preserved paper inside the back cover that clearly. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The inside is engraved wadsworth pilot warranted 25 years the number on the case is 1152030. It should have given waltham an immediate and early edge. Within the range of the version 2 845, waltham made a run of 845s that has a feature of a version 4 movement and one from a version 5 movement. Jack woods article that described how his technique for determining the date a wadsworth case was made was published in the septoct 2012 nawcc journal. Made 1940, wadsworth case is in sale since wednesday, september 12, 2018. The waltham watch company later known as waltham of chicago was founded by one of the executives of the hallmark watch company to carry on the waltham trade name in the watch business. Make offer one waltham pocket watch mainspring, these are antique carbon steel waltham 6 12 size pn 6230 balance staff 450. The beautiful original gold filled wadsworth case is in good condition. Pocket watch information custom engraved swiss pocket. Gold filled waltham grade 630 pocket watch 17j 16s c. Antique waltham pocket watch 21 jewel crescent heres three waltham pocket watch movement dials in great condition please note purple marks are do to bad phone camera. 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.
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