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Pocket watch · Open-face dress pocket watch

Waltham 1908 Grade No. 115 Openface Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This open-face dress pocket watch by the Waltham Watch Company is catalogued to 1908. Built in a yellow gold-filled Wadsworth Referee case measuring 47 mm in diameter and 9.3 mm thick, it encloses a 0s size, 15-jewel Grade No. 115 manual-wind mechanical movement (serial 16949261). The white dial features black Arabic hour markers, red outer five-minute numerals, and a subsidiary seconds register positioned at 6 o'clock, complemented by blued steel hands and signed Waltham below 12 o'clock.

Front view of the open-face yellow gold-filled Waltham pocket watch on a clear stand
Front view of the open-face yellow gold-filled Waltham pocket watch on a clear stand — Secondhand Horology. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
secondhandhorology.com
Category
Pocket watch · Open-face dress pocket watch
Maker / attribution
American Waltham Watch Company
Reference
WA-4348
Catalogue / lot identifier
Source URL identifies the listing
Source-reported date
1908
Country
United States
Source-reported serial
16949261

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

Movement and Identification

The watch is identified as a Waltham brand timepiece featuring a manual-wind mechanical movement, identified by the source as Grade No. 115, model 1900, with 15 jewels.

Documentation provided by the source assigns the timepiece a serial number of 16949261.

Evidence for this section
  • “powered by an original Waltham mechanical movement grade No. 115 featuring 15 jewels, model 1900, size 0s”
  • “Movement: A.W.W.Co. Waltham, MASS 15 Jewels 16949261”

Case Specifications

The watch is housed in a yellow gold-filled case identified as a 'Wadsworth Referee' model. The case back bears an inscription referencing a 20-year warranty.

Physical dimensions recorded include a case diameter of 47 mm and a thickness of 9.3 mm.

Evidence for this section
  • “Case Back Markings: WADSWORTH REFEREE Warranted 20 Years 4452886”
  • “crafted from yellow gold fill and measures just 9.3mm thick.”
  • “Measurements (mm): Case 47”

Dial and Aesthetic Features

The watch features a white dial with black and red Arabic numerals and a black minute track. A subsidiary seconds register is positioned at 6 o'clock.

The handset is described as blued steel, and the Waltham brand name is printed on the dial.

Evidence for this section
  • “original white dial, adorned with black/red Arabic numerals, a black minute track, and matching blued steel hands.”
  • “The sub-second hand is positioned at 6 o'clock”
  • “The dial is elegantly complemented by the Waltham name at the top.”

Open research questions

  • Verify the production date range of the movement serial 16949261 via American Waltham Watch Company records.
  • Confirm the historical significance and production timeline of the 'Wadsworth Referee' case line.

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Waltham 1908 Grade No. 115 Openface Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Movement GradeGrade No. 115“powered by an original Waltham mechanical movement grade No. 115 featuring 15 jewels, model 1900, size 0s”
Movement Serial16949261“A.W.W.Co. Waltham, MASS 15 Jewels 16949261”
Case Maker and InscriptionWadsworth Referee Warranted 20 Years“WADSWORTH REFEREE Warranted 20 Years 4452886”
Case MaterialYellow gold fill“crafted from yellow gold fill and measures just 9.3mm thick.”
Case Diameter47 mm“Measurements (mm): Case 47”
Case MakerWadsworth Watch Case Company“WADSWORTH REFEREE Warranted 20 Years 4452886”

Visible details

  • Broad polished gold-tone bezel framing a recessed central dial
  • Blued steel spade-style handset and a blued subsidiary seconds hand at 6 o'clock
  • White dial with black Arabic numerals and red outer five-minute indicators
  • Fluted winding crown with an oval bow at 12 o'clock

Research qualifications

  • Movement and interior case back are not visible in the provided photos, though text transcribes their markings.
  • The clear plastic display stand shown in the photo is not part of the lot.

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

Consulted source

1908 WALTHAM Dress Pocket Watch Openface 0s 15 Jewels Grade No. 115 Me – SECOND HAND HOROLOGY

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record f3714d7883

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