Waltham vanguard pocket watch open face 16 size 23 jewel. Folks we have a truly special offering for your consideration with this antique american waltham 23 jewel vanguard pocket watch circa 1908. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item. The movement is high spec with 23 jewels, five adjustments, jewelled pallets and patent ohlson regulator, and it is indeed railroad grade. Antique waltham vanguard railroad grade pocket watch and chain. See more ideas about pocket watch, pocket watch antique and watches. Checking the references listed in the waltham watches encyclopedia article and looking at your picture and serial number, waltham movement serial number 30565325 can be seen to be a 16size, model 1908 vanguard grade no. American waltham vanguard pocket watch collectors weekly.
We have the highest of grades 23 jewel vanguard movement, up down wind indicator, montgomery triple sunk railroad dial. Antique waltham pocket watch repair, mechanical waltham. Walthamvanguardrailroadj bos swing casepocket watch. It is lever set but with the lever in the 11oclock position. Youll find new or used products in antique pocket watches with 23 jewels on ebay. American waltham vanguard pocket watch with 10k white gold filled case. The american waltham watch company had its beginnings in 1850 in roxbury, massachusetts.
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This is a 16 size waltham railroad pocket watch and across this case is 53mm. It was running decently, but stopped after about 12 hours. Raymondsim carrying a keywind one in my pocket at the moment, although they predate the above by a fair bit. Vintage waltham vanguard premier pocket watch 23 jewel.
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They initially outfitted space for design and manufacturing in howards clock factory in roxbury, massachusetts, a community. Novice question about a waltham vanguard premier 23. Waltham vanguard 23 jewels pocket watch image of blouse. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. The watch has a top quality stemwinding movement, 23 jewel vanguard grade, adjusted five positions railroad grade, which is working nicely.
Rare waltham vanguard 23 jewel size 16 pocket watch waltham. These railroadgrade pocket watches, as they became colloquially known, had to meet the. Waltham vanguard 23 jewels the lack of decoration on the movement was a cost cutting measure by waltham. It is the highest grade of regular production watches made by waltham. Waltham in 1849 aaron lufkin dennison, edward howard and david davis formed a company with a plan to develop machinery that could mass produce. Learn what a railroad grade pocket watch is, what is special about. Waltham royal 14k rose gold hunting case model 1888 108 gr.
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