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Westclox Dark Green Dial Open-Face Pocket Watch

Partially verified

This is a vintage American open-face pocket watch manufactured by Westclox, which the seller dates to the mid-20th century. The watch features a 49.7 mm chrome-plated round metal case with a snap case back, acrylic crystal, and a top winding crown with an angular bow. It presents an analog display composed of a raised outer chapter ring with silver-tone Arabic numerals and a dark green central dial. The central dial features a printed minute track, gold-tone hour and minute hands, and is signed WESTCLOX and MADE IN U.S.A.

Front view of the Westclox open-face pocket watch showing the dark green dial, outer chapter ring, and chrome case
Front view of the Westclox open-face pocket watch showing the dark green dial, outer chapter ring, and chrome case — SECOND HAND HOROLOGY. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
secondhandhorology.com
Category
Pocket watch · Open-face manual-wind pocket watch
Maker / attribution
Westclox
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
WA-5798
Source-reported date
Mid-20th Century
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 Construction and Physical Dimensions

The pocket watch is configured in an open-face style, housed in a round chrome-plated metal case featuring a polished finish and a fixed bezel. The case measures 49.7 mm in diameter, expanding to 54 mm when including the pull-push crown, with an overall case thickness of 14 mm. It is fitted with an acrylic crystal and a press-fit snap case back.

Physical inspection indicates surface scratches and visible wear on the polished chrome casing and crystal. The top-mounted winding crown is set within an angular bow, while the internal movement cavity remains sealed by the snap back.

Evidence for this section
  • “Case Material: Chrome-plated metal”
  • “Case Size: 49.7”
  • “Case Diameter w/Crown: 54”
  • “Case Thickness: 14”
  • “Back: Press-fit case back (snap)”
  • “Surface scratches and visible wear on the polished chrome casing and crystal”

Dial Design and Inscriptions

The analog display centers on a two-tone arrangement featuring a dark green core encircled by a raised outer chapter ring. Silver-tone Arabic numerals mark the hour positions along this raised ring, complemented by an inner central printed minute track.

Time is indicated by gold-tone hands, described as having a thick hour hand and a broader minute hand. The central dial area is inscribed with "WESTCLOX" across the upper portion and marked "MADE IN U.S.A." at the bottom.

Evidence for this section
  • “The watch features a dark green dial with Arabic numerals in a raised outer chapter ring and a central minutes track.”
  • “The hands are gold-tone, with a thick hour hand and broader minute hand.”
  • “The dial is signed “WESTCLOX” and “MADE IN U.S.A.” at the bottom.”
  • “Raised outer chapter ring displaying embossed silver-tone Arabic numerals”

Mechanism and Source Limitations

The seller reports that the timepiece contains a manual-winding movement and dates the manufacture approximately to the mid-20th century. However, the movement is unpictured and the snap back has not been opened in the listing photography, precluding visual verification of the specific movement caliber, jewel count, or internal mechanical state.

Original documentation and packaging are not recorded in this source, with the listing noting "Box & Papers: NO". Additionally, the wooden display stand shown in the seller's product imagery is explicitly noted as a prop that is not included with the piece.

Evidence for this section
  • “Movement Type: Manual-winding”
  • “Year / Era: Mid-20th Century – Vintage”
  • “Box & Papers: NO”
  • “The pocket watch holder is not included in the purchase.”

Open research questions

  • What specific Westclox movement caliber is housed beneath the press-fit case back?
  • Does the movement plate or case interior carry stamped manufacturing date codes to refine the mid-20th century attribution?
  • Which Westclox catalogue model name or reference corresponded to this two-tone dial with a dark green center and raised chapter ring?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Westclox Dark Green Dial Open-Face Pocket Watch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
SKUWA-5798“SKU: WA-5798”
Case Size49.7 mm“Case Size: 49.7”
Case MaterialChrome-plated metal“Case Material: Chrome-plated metal”
Movement TypeManual-winding“Movement Type: Manual-winding”
Country of ManufactureUnited States – U.S.A.“Country of Manufacture: United States – U.S.A.”
Dial SignaturesWESTCLOX and MADE IN U.S.A.“The dial is signed “WESTCLOX” and “MADE IN U.S.A.” at the bottom.”
Case Diameter with Crown54 mm“Case Diameter w/Crown: 54”
Case Back TypePress-fit (snap)“Back: Press-fit case back (snap)”
Crown TypePull-Push“Crown: Pull-Push”

Visible details

  • Dark green central dial inscribed with WESTCLOX in upper half and MADE IN U.S.A. at bottom
  • Raised outer chapter ring displaying embossed silver-tone Arabic numerals
  • Top winding crown fitted with an angular bow atop the chrome-plated case
  • Surface scratches and visible wear on the polished chrome casing and crystal

Research qualifications

  • Internal movement is not pictured; movement condition and calibre cannot be visually inspected.
  • The wooden stand pictured serves as a display holder and is noted by the source as not included.

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

Consulted source

Vintage Westclox Pocket Watch USA Made – Dark Green Dial – Manual Wind – SECOND HAND HOROLOGY

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 8e560196b4

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