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Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This pocket watch features an open face movement fitted within a 14-karat yellow gold hunter case. Catalogued as having an engraved exterior decorated with foliage and a vacant cartouche, the interior case bears Keystone Watch Case Co. markings alongside a guarantee stamp for 14K gold. The white enamel dial features black Arabic numerals, an outer dotted minute track, gilt scroll flourishes, and a sunken subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock. The movement is signed by the American Waltham Watch Co. The watch measures 32 mm in diameter and weighs a total of 34 grams.

Dial and open front hunter case of the Waltham pocket watch
Dial and open front hunter case of the Waltham pocket watch — Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.invaluable.com
Category
Pocket watch · Hunter case pocket watch
Maker / attribution
American Waltham Watch Co.
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
42
Source-reported date
Not established
Country
United States

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Case Architecture and Exterior Decoration

The watch is enclosed in an engraved hunter case catalogued as 14K yellow gold, measuring 32 mm in diameter with a reported total weight of 34 grams. The exterior is catalogued as having foliate decoration and a vacant cartouche.

Internally, the case is stamped 'Guaranteed 14K' and carries Keystone Watch Case Co. markings. In the provided photograph, the front cover is opened to the left to reveal the dial.

Evidence for this section
  • “Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch open face movement housed in an engraved hunter case with foliate decoration and vacant cartouche”
  • “Interior case stamped "Guaranteed 14K" with Keystone Watch Case Co. markings”
  • “32 mm diameter total weight 34 grams”
  • “Front cover opened to the left reveals a white enamel dial with black Arabic hour numerals.”

Dial Configuration and Visual Discrepancies

The dial is white enamel with black Arabic numerals, an outer dotted minute track, gilded scroll flourishes framing the markers, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. The winding crown, pendant, and bow are set at the 3 o'clock position relative to the dial.

Although the lot description states the dial has 'blued steel hands', direct observation of the photograph shows yellow- or gold-toned ornate filigree hands fitted to the center post.

Evidence for this section
  • “the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock, and blued steel hands”
  • “Dial features delicate gilded scroll patterns framing the hour markers and seconds track.”
  • “Winding crown, pendant, and bow are located at the 3 o'clock position relative to the dial.”
  • “Gold-toned ornate filigree hands are fitted, contrasting with the catalog text which states blued steel hands.”

Movement Designation and Cataloguing Limits

The catalog records an open face movement signed 'American Waltham Watch Co.' within the hunter case housing. No movement view is provided in the auction photograph, leaving caliber, jewel count, layout, and serial number unverified.

The auction house conditions of sale specify that all mechanical items are sold 'as-is' with the assumption that they are not in working order, and no mechanical testing or timing was reported.

Evidence for this section
  • “open face movement housed in an engraved hunter case”
  • “movement signed American Waltham Watch Co.”
  • “All mechanical items- such as clocks, watches and music boxes are sold as-is, please assume that they are not working.”

Open research questions

  • What specific grade, size, and serial number are marked on the American Waltham Watch Co. movement?
  • What explanation accounts for the catalog text specifying blued steel hands while the visual lot image shows ornate gold-toned hands?
  • What case serial number is stamped alongside the Keystone Watch Case Co. marks?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case Material14K yellow gold“Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch”
Movement SignatureAmerican Waltham Watch Co.“movement signed American Waltham Watch Co.”
Interior Case StampingGuaranteed 14K with Keystone Watch Case Co. markings“Interior case stamped "Guaranteed 14K" with Keystone Watch Case Co. markings”
Diameter32 mm“32 mm diameter”
Total Weight34 grams“total weight 34 grams”
Case DecorationFoliate decoration with vacant cartouche“engraved hunter case with foliate decoration and vacant cartouche”
Movement HousingOpen face movement in hunter case“open face movement housed in an engraved hunter case”

Visible details

  • Front cover opened to the left reveals a white enamel dial with black Arabic hour numerals.
  • Gold-toned ornate filigree hands are fitted, contrasting with the catalog text which states blued steel hands.
  • Dial features delicate gilded scroll patterns framing the hour markers and seconds track.
  • Winding crown, pendant, and bow are located at the 3 o'clock position relative to the dial.

Research qualifications

  • The auction listing text states 'blued steel hands', but the photograph clearly shows yellow or gilt-finished ornate hands.
  • The movement is not visible in the provided photo, precluding visual verification of caliber, jeweling, or serial number.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Sold at Auction: Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch open face movement housed in an engraved hunter case with foliate decoration and vacant cartouche, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock...

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 833c30c1a9

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