Made in 1914, this antique pocket watch by Waltham looks and feels perfect to hold in the palm of your hand and after a recent service runs beautifully.
The 14 carat gold filled case measures 49mm across, and gold filled means that a sheet of solid gold is layered over a metal resulting in a finish that still looks superb all these years later. Although not solid gold all the way through, it can be polished and as can be seen here, is still in superb condition over 100 years later.
With the white enamel dial as clean and easy to read today as when it was made, it has stylish numerals combined with the sub-seconds at the bottom and those very sleek and elegant hands.
Inside is a 17 jewelled movement that as mentioned keeps perfect time and also comes with our twelve month warranty.
While there are many Waltham pocket watches around, finding them as clean today as when they were made and in full working order is always another issue, and this one is just perfect.
Stock# W1754
Maker: Waltham
Circa: 1914
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14 carat gold filled Antique Waltham pocket watch made in 1914
A brief history on the Waltham company:
The Waltham Watch Company was formed in 1850 under the name American Horologe Company. Over the years it went through a series of name changes such as the Boston Watch Company (1853) and American Watch Company (1859). In 1885 it became knows as the American Waltham Watch Company and finally in 1907 it became knows as the Waltham Watch Company (WWCo)
In addition to using grade numbers, Waltham also used many grade names on their watches. These names were often the names of Board members, company investors, or other prominent individuals. The grade name basically designates the model and/or level of finish of the watch. Some of the more popular Waltham named grades were: Appleton Tracy & Co., William Ellery, P. S. Bartlett, Crescent Street, Riverside, Central Park, Premier, Broadway, Royal E. Robbins, Vanguard, Bond Street, Sterling, Royal, Maximus and Colonial.
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