Feb 06 2022
1884 Waltham Broadway Pocket Watch 18s Key Wind Key Set Silverine Case Serviced
Posted by in waltham
1884 WALTHAM BROADWAY POCKET WATCH 18S KEY WIND KEY SET SILVERINE CASE SERVICED. 137 YEARS OLD Waltham Antique Pocket Watch Size 18S, HINGE BACK & BEZEL OPEN FACE CASE. Model 1877, Grade BROADWAY, 7 Jewels. O Made in USA o Authentic Antique Pocket Watch o Size: 18 o Case: SILVERINE. O Movement: OPEN FACE o Dial. White Porcelain dial ROMAN Numerals. HINGE BACK AND BEZEL OPEN FACE SILVERINE Case marked. DUEBER SILVERINE ON THE BACK COVER, AND MARKED WITH THE NUMBERS 3, 5, 29, AND 20 ON THE DUST COVER. Case in an FAIR CONDITION WITH WARE FROM AGE AND USE. FULLY SERVICED running strong, GILDED Movement, Cleaned and oiled, a new unbreakable mainspring was installed, KEY wind and KEY set movement, Marked. 2450966, SAFETY PINION, BROADWAY, WALTHAM, MASS. White porcelain, with BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS NEAR MINT CONDITION NO CRACKS. Matching Blue SPADE STYLE hands set. With an extra Thick beveled glass crystal with some scratches and a couple of small chips at the beveled edge from age and use. Elegant 132 years old Waltham pocket watch. PLEASE NOTE: THE WINDING KEY SHOWING IN THE PHOTO IS INCLUDED HOWEVER THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL KEY, THIS IS A NEWER KEY THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO FIT THE WINDING AND SETTING STEMS. Great old time piece, good as “Show piece” of what a Gentleman would carry in the 1880′S. Rare watches are being bought by Collectors and they don’t sell them. June 1884 – October 1884. 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. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Get Auctiva’s Listing Templates on your items with a few clicks. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. 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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- Model: 1877
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Country of Manufacture: United States
- Department: Men
- Age: 1884
- Case Material: SILVERINE
- Escapement Type: Lever
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
- Type: Pocket Watch
- Closure: OPEN FACE
- Brand: Waltham
- Features: KEY WIND
- GRADE: BROADWAY
- Serial Number: 2450966
- SIZE: 18s
- JEWELLING: 7 JEWELS