Home about us gemology appraisals sell your jewelry online boutique jewelry education social media blog american coins glossary waltham serial numbers. Here are a few tips to find information about your pocket watch. Get the best deal for waltham antique pocket watches from the largest online selection at. Waltham 18s 15j crescent street pocket watch extra fine condition. Inside each watch, there is a serial number that will indicate what year the pocket watch was made.
This serial number will tell a little about the watch and is useful information to know when looking to find out the value of a waltham watch. Download our resources and learn about pets nutritional and wellbeing requirements. Antique waltham pocket watch repair, mechanical waltham. Dates of manufacture according to serial number and other. Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement i. Waltham watches serial number list nawcc message board. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Waltham pocket watch identification and price guide using serial numbers and pictures of waltham watch movements. What is the value of a waltham pocket watch model 1897. The beautifully patterned movement is fully signed and the serial number 27,325,934 dates it back to 1931. Every waltham watch produced since 1852 was engraved with a serial number. Waltham pocket watch 70698 14k white porcelain dial 54mm.
Information on the most popular american made watches. Waltham pocket watch fine timepieces online auction. Two groups of highquality watches were produced by the company for orders placed by the canadian pacific railway. It should have given waltham an immediate and early edge. This waltham pocket watch company article is reproduced from the scientific american, dated august 1881. Antique pocket watches 19001909 year of manufacture for sale. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. In this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage waltham or the earlier american waltham watch co. Determining the date of your waltham pocket watch involves opening the back cover. Waltham pocket watch, 15 jewels, 1906, very fine c. Find waltham and illinois from a vast selection of pocket watches. Kimmergrand, 9 years ago i have a gold waltham pocket watch serial number 14477672. I have noticed that someone inquires when their waltham pocket watch was manufactured and gives a serial number.
Use this table to look up your waltham pocket watch serial number of and hence the year of manufacture. 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 red in the table below. Waltham watches are highly collectible and are perhaps one of the easiest timepieces to date due to their serial numbers. Waltham watch company sa is a highend watch manufacturer with offices in switzerland center of world excellence in clock and watch production and a leader in precision mechanical watchmaking for the past 160 years.
We offer the best service in the watch material business. Us assay 144418 with a small maybe 14 carat diamond set with eight prongs in a star on the back. The serial number database features include the ability to find information and view the source pages for the information about waltham watches and view. Below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case. Describes the evolution of the american waltham watch company from its founding in 1851 until its closure in 1957. There you can look up more information about your waltham, including model, size, and grade. Waltham pocket watch, 15 all parts used but in good condition and fully working. It is fairly simple to confirm a watch is a waltham pocket watch and to identify the model and manufacturing date. The find serial tab requests a serial number and displays the detailed information about that number on the same page. 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. A very good waltham pocket watch, the white enamel dial still looks beautiful with a classic design and the elegant waltham signature. These waltham pocket watch serial number overturn nostalgically, if. Waltham is a good name, however, this is a 7 jewel model, stem set.
Antique and vintage pocket watches with gold and silver cases including hunter and half hunter pocket watches, watches by waltham, verge, and swiss makers including a large selection of antique scottish pocket watches. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers with description of waltham watch movements, and price guide included years 1857 thru 1944 included illustrations in detail on. Get the best deals on waltham antique pocket watches when you shop the largest online selection at. Please know that i provide no service for modern battery operated watches, only antique mechanical pocket watch repair. Discover fantastic waltham pocket watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches large selection secure purchases. Find all the parts you need to repair waltham pocket watches and more. Due to the fact that i own a lot of waltham pocket watches i. Regularly monitoring pets weight and body condition is vital to good health. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers antique pocket watch.
The serial number 3097487 allows you to date this watch. It doesnt seem to have a front gold cover, just the back. The serial number database features include the ability to find information and view the source pages for the information about waltham watches and view observaton information provided by other collectors. How to determine value of waltham watches lovetoknow. Serial numbers can be used to date your pocket watch. Waltham appleton tracy 17jewels white arabic dial 18 size. The serial number 14385946 dates this openfaced, size 18, 7 jeweled, unadjusted, full plate pocket watch to the beginning of 1905. The booklet offers simple solutions to help ensure they remain within the ideal range. A sure sign of a waltham watchs origin is the presence of a serial number, a feature they included in all of their watch designs. Waltham vintage waltham hand winding white dial crystal sticks. The focus of this this is page introduce you to the antique waltham products and provide you with guaranteed waltham pocket watch repair and restoration.
Describes the evolution of the american waltham watch company from its waltham watch serial numbers and to waltham watch company. Casker is a leading supplier of pocket watch parts to professional horologists. Pocket watch parts for the professional watchmaker, available at. What is the value of your waltham pocket watch answers. Always input the serial number from the pocket watch movement the mechanism of the watch. The next movements produced, serial numbers 5001 to 14,000, were used in the waltham model 1857 watch, the first pocket watch produced in america of standard parts. During the heyday of the american pocket watch, many beautiful watches were made by the truly gifted and skilled watchmakers of this country.
Waltham pocket watch identification and price guide vintage 76. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers with description of waltham watch movements, and price guide included years 1857 thru 1944 included. Owners can trace their pocket watchs history by obtaining the unique serial number featured on the movement part of the watchnot the watch case, which displays only a case serial number. Waltham 14k yellow gold pocket watch octogan shaped case. American waltham case serial numbers torrentssuper9s diary. Research past prices of waltham pocket watches to buy or bid confidently today. Antiques atlas waltham antique and vintage pocket watches. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Wwco, in 1923 briefly to the waltham watch and clock company and finally in 1925 to the waltham watch company wwc. The waltham watch company, also known as the american waltham watch co.
It is important to look at the serial number of the. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Watch and patent information guide with serial numbers and. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. 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. Brief history of the american waltham watch company including serial number lookup tables for production dates. Well, theres usually not much i can tell people without actually seeing the watch, but if someone knows the watchs serial. Serial numbers with description of waltham watch movements 1954. Waltham pocket watches for sale in uk view 58 bargains. American waltham pocket watch plus, serial number 7.
This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of waltham s watches to its customers. I have a waltham ladies pocket watch, 15 jewel, serial. See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. This identifies the watch as being made by the american waltham watch co. Waltham pocket watches are perhaps the easiest timepieces to date. Antique waltham american pocket watch crescent street 21 jewel. Date waltham pocket watches by the serial number on the movement.
See below below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case. To accurately read the serial number, you will need to determine the best way to open the case, which varies from model, size and style. How to find the serial number on an elgin pocket watch. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers with description of. The waltham model 1857 is a watch made by the american watch company, later called the waltham watch company in waltham, massachusetts. How to identify a waltham pocket watch our pastimes. 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. In 1907 the company name changed to waltham watch co. Sidestepping any debate over which one was most beautiful, it is suffice to say that walthams model 92 would be included with the finalists in any competition for such an honor.
The american waltham watch company can trace its roots to 1849. The serial number will pinpoint the year of manufacture but not the exact date. There are a few errors but the article is shown as is for historical interest. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. Each timepiece has been engraved with a serial number since 1852, starting with number 50. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers and production dates. The author is unknown but it gives a wonderful insight into the company and its operation. Prior to that year, pocket watches were not made of standard parts and. A waltham pocket casker watch parts watch serial number, creditably forehand than expressible, has been icelandic aloft a bultmann and a psychiatrist of the nephroptosiss. How to value your waltham pocket watch flux magazine. In the beginning of 2003, a few waltham collectors, including tom mcintyre and myself began development of the waltham database.
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