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Pocket watch · Railroad watch
Waltham Vanguard 23 Jewel Railroad Pocket Watch
This 16-size American railroad grade pocket watch was manufactured by the Waltham Watch Co around 1942. According to the seller, it is powered by a stem-wound, lever-set nickel three-quarter plate movement featuring a lever escapement, 23 jewels, adjustment to six positions, and movement serial number 30842217. The mechanism is mounted in an open-face Waltham Premier 10K rolled gold plate case with stepped sides and a screw-on bezel and back, measuring 50 mm wide by 14 mm deep. The white enamel dial features black Arabic hour markers, diamond-shaped five-minute accents, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · 4.108 (AB-176491)
Pocket watch · Railroad watch
Waltham Vanguard Railroad Pocket Watch, Model 1908, 16s
This open-face Waltham Vanguard railroad pocket watch dates to circa 1949 and is built on a 16s Model 1908 platform. Housed in a 50.8 mm 10K yellow gold-filled Keystone case, it features a textured bezel, bow, and winding crown at 12 o'clock. The white dial displays bold black Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock with ten-second increments. According to the seller, it is powered by a manual-wind 23-jewel Vanguard mechanical movement adjusted to temperature, isochronism, and five positions.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-3901
Movement · Pocket watch movement
American Waltham Watch Co. Model 1857 'Samuel Curtis' Movement
This object is a gilded pocket watch movement without a case, catalogued as an American Waltham Watch Co. Model 1857 'Samuel Curtis' grade dating to circa 1854. The 15-jewel lever movement features serial number 555, a steel balance, blued screws, and an elaborately engraved balance cock. The plates are engraved 'ROXBURY', 'No 555', and 'Samuel Curtis'. The auction catalog reports that it is accompanied by a Roman numeral white enamel dial and blued steel fleur-de-lys hands.
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www.invaluable.com · 1160
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Box-Hinge Pocket Watch
This American pocket watch by the American Waltham Watch Company dates to circa 1887 and features a 14K yellow gold box-hinge hunter case. The source notes the exterior is decorated with engine turnings and engravings, featuring a foliate design centering an oxford frame surmounted by a crown, with one side depicting a stag in a mountain landscape. The timepiece is driven by a 15-jewel mechanical movement within a 45 mm case. Its white porcelain dial is signed 'AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY' and displays black Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds subdial at 6 o'clock.
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www.renaissanceantiques.com · MGRE 4 P
Pocket watch · Calendar & astronomical watch
Waltham 1892 Astronomical Sidereal Dial Pocket Watch
This open-face pocket watch features a white enamel 24-hour sidereal dial signed 'Waltham' and 'SIDEREAL' with blued steel hands. The source reports that it is powered by an 18-size, 19-jewel model 1892 full-plate nickel movement adjusted to five positions, serial number 18028559, designed to track sidereal time. The movement features gold train wheels, gold jewel settings, and a micrometer regulator. It is fitted in a white metal swing-out case with a coin-edge screw bezel, with the back cover reportedly engraved 'TS.2292'.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · AB-93434
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham 1908 Grade No. 115 Openface Pocket Watch
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.
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secondhandhorology.com
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham 17 Jewels Grade No. 1217 Openface Dress Pocket Watch
This openface dress pocket watch from the Waltham Watch Company is reported to date to 1936. Sized at 12s, it contains a 17-jewel manual-wind movement, Grade No. 1217 (Model 1894), bearing movement serial number 28847907. The round 44.4 mm yellow-tone case is marked as Keystone Victory 10K rolled gold plate with serial number 4761497. The two-tone dial displays a vertically textured center, applied or printed gold Arabic hour numerals, a peripheral railroad minute track, and blued open-diamond steel hands, complemented by a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-4321
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
1924 Waltham Grade 1225 12s open-face dress pocket watch
This vintage 1924 Waltham open-face dress pocket watch features a round 44 mm white gold filled case by Wadsworth, fitted with an engraved bezel and geometric bow. It is powered by a size 12s, 17-jewel manual-winding movement identified by the seller as Grade No. 1225 with serial number 23567014. The silver-tone dial exhibits stylized open Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a central heraldic crest enclosing the Waltham signature, complemented by a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock.
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secondhandhorology.com
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham Riverside Maximus 16s 23-jewel pocket watch in display case
This antique American Waltham open-face pocket watch features a 16-size, 23-jewel Model 1899 Riverside Maximus bridge movement dating to circa 1902. The nickel movement is fitted with raised gold jewel settings, gold train wheels, a diamond endstone, damascening decoration, a lever escapement, and a micrometer regulator. It is housed in an open-face metal display case engraved with 'Waltham Watch Co' along the inner bezel, equipped with snap-on mineral glass front and back covers designed to showcase the mechanism. The watch is completed by a double-sunk white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and blued steel hands.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · 4.78 (AB-86855)
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham Riverside Model 1908 pocket watch
This open-face pocket watch by Waltham features an original size 16s manual-winding Riverside mechanical movement, Grade No. 1621, with 21 jewels and adjusted positions and temperature. The white dial displays bold black Arabic hour numerals, an outer minute track with diamond-shaped five-minute markers, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. Blued steel hands indicate the time. The movement is housed in a 49.3 mm 10K rolled gold plate round case marked Keystone, featuring an engraved decorative pattern along the bezel perimeter.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-5247
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham Crescent Street 18-Size 21-Jewel Pocket Watch
This antique American open-face pocket watch dates to circa 1903 according to the source. It features an 18-size, 21-jewel nickel movement signed 'Crescent St, Waltham, Mass' with serial number 12502820. The source reports a full-plate damascened movement with lever escapement, raised gold jewel settings, and a micrometer regulator. The movement is housed in a white metal 'guaranteed silveroid' case measuring 53 mm in diameter with a screw-off back and bezel. The dial features bold Arabic hour numerals, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds track at 6 o'clock.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · AB-14763
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
American Waltham Watch Co. Model 1883 Size 18s Pocket Watch
This size 18s open-face pocket watch was produced by the American Waltham Watch Co. The auction house reports it houses a Model 1883, Grade No. 1 manual-wind movement with 7 jewels and serial number 5281427. The movement is cased in Silverode base metal nickel alloy manufactured by the Philadelphia Watch Case Co., bearing case serial number 279906 and engraved on the back with a locomotive scene. The white porcelain dial features Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
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www.liveauctioneers.com · 0102
Marine chronometer · Eight-day marine chronometer
A mahogany eight day marine deck watch Waltham Watch Co, NW 318
This marine deck watch by Waltham Watch Co, identified by marking NW 318, is set in a brass-fitted mahogany case measuring 12.75 centimetres (5 inches) high. According to the auction catalogue, the timepiece houses an eight-day watch movement fitted with a lever escapement, mounted inside a weighted bowl within a brass gimbal system. The 2.5-inch silvered dial features black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, and a state-of-wind indicator. Both the mahogany case and the dial are stamped with a military ordnance broad arrow.
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www.bonhams.com · 369
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Watch by Waltham with a Dennison case
This pocket watch combines a movement made in the United States by the American Waltham Watch Company with a gold case by Dennison of Birmingham, dated circa 1904–1907. The rear features an enamel portrait medallion of a woman holding an infant. According to the Science Museum Group, the watch includes a gold cuvette inscribed 'from Father and Mother Sept. 8th 1904', along with a white enamel dial signed Waltham with subsidiary seconds and gold hands. The keyless 17-jewel movement is signed 'A.W.W.Co., Waltham Mass. Riverside', serial number 16098764, featuring a bimetallic compensation balance, club-tooth lever escapement, and micrometer regulation.
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collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk · L2015-3578
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham 19 Jewel Riverside Pocket Watch
This 16-size American open-face pocket watch is fitted with a movement manufactured by the American Waltham Watch Co. and housed in a gold-plated case by Dennison with a hinged inner back, outer back, and bezel. The double-sunk white enamel dial features Arabic numerals, a recessed subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, and blued steel hands, signed 'Waltham, U.S.A.' The source reports a 19-jewel damascened nickel bridge movement signed 'A.W.W.Co, Waltham, Mass, Riverside, 5 Positions, Adjusted' under serial number 17011327, featuring gold train wheels, gold jewel settings, a lever escapement, and a micrometer regulator.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · 4.58
Movement · Pocket watch movement
Antique Waltham Pocket Watch Movement and Dial
This uncased antique Waltham pocket watch movement with attached dial features a white enamel dial signed 'WALTHAM.' below 12 o'clock. The dial displays black Arabic hour numerals, outer red five-minute markers, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. The auction listing reports that the movement is marked 'Waltham, Mass.' and 'U.S.A.' with serial number 929129, and confirms no outer case is included. A single dark spade-style hand remains at the center arbor. Visible condition issues include extensive hairline cracking and chipping across the enamel dial, notably near the subsidiary seconds track and the 4 o'clock numeral.
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www.liveauctioneers.com · 000525
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham 14kt Gold Hunter-case Watch, Model 1899, Ref: Riverside
This Waltham Model 1899 hunter-case pocket watch, designated with reference Riverside, features a 51 mm 14kt gold case weighing 109.5g total. According to the source, it is powered by a stem-wind, stem-set 17-jewel damascened movement with a gold train. The watch is fitted with a fancy painted enamel dial displaying a central landscape lake scene, raised gilt beads framing black Arabic numerals, an outer minute track accented with blue sapphires above the hour positions, and a sunken subsidiary seconds register. The source notes polished case panels, an engraved band, a monogrammed front cover, and an inscribed cuvette dated December 25, 1906.
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www.bonhams.com · 43
Wristwatch · Hand-wound wristwatch
Gents Waltham Riverside Maximus Wrist Watch
Source reports this gentleman's Waltham wristwatch pairs a 14-carat gold cushion-shaped case made by the Star Watch Case Company with a 19-jewel Riverside Maximus manual-wind movement. The seller dates the case to the 1920s and notes that the movement and case were put together at a later stage. According to dealer descriptions, the movement features a Church 1892 patent regulator, screw-set jewels in gold settings, and a Breguet hairspring. The watch case measures 30 mm wide by 30 mm high excluding the crown and lugs. The light-toned dial is signed 'WALTHAM' with black Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds subdial at 6 o'clock.
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www.antiques-atlas.com · as170a12049
Wristwatch · Military & trench watch
Antique silver Waltham Riverside Maximus wristwatch
This early twentieth-century silver wristwatch features a movement signed by Waltham with serial number 14,150,420, which the source dates to 1904. The seller describes a 19-jewel Riverside Maximus grade mechanism equipped with screw-set gold jewel settings, a Breguet hairspring, and an 1892 Church patent regulator, enclosed by an inner hinged dust cover. The circular silver case measures 34.5 mm across excluding the crown and fixed wire lugs, with Birmingham hallmarks inside both case backs for 1914 and maker's marks for Aaron Dennison. The white enamel dial is signed 'Waltham U.S.A.' with Arabic numerals, skeleton hands, and subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock.
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www.antiques-atlas.com · as170a12565
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Antique Waltham Gold-Filled Hunter Case Pocket Watch
This antique pocket watch is catalogued by the auction house as a Waltham timepiece housed in a gold-filled hunter case. The visible exterior case cover is decorated with engine-turned texture, foliate flourishes, and a central circular medallion depicting a landscape with a building, birds, and water. According to the auction description, the watch features a white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The total item weight is recorded by the auctioneer as 30.73 grams, though neither the internal movement nor the dial are visible in the provided image.
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www.liveauctioneers.com · 0466
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch
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.
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www.invaluable.com · 42
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham Model 1883 Grade 825 Hunting Case Pocket Watch
This 1903 American Waltham Watch Co. size 18s pocket watch features a grade 825, model 1883 manual-wind lever-set movement fitted with 17 jewels. The timepiece is housed in a 54.7 mm 14K yellow gold-filled engraved Kenosha hunting case numbered 300460 and inscribed 'G. J. W. Gittins'. The white dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer minute track accented with red five-minute designations, and blued steel hands with a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The source notes that the front bezel and crystal are absent.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-3890
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham Yellow Gold Filled Pocket Watch with Enamel Dial
This open-faced antique pocket watch is attributed to the Waltham Watch Company, with the seller giving dates of 1897, the 1890–1899 period, and the 1900s. The yellow gold-filled case features relief-patterned borders around the bezel and bow. The white dial, signed 'WALTHAM', features black Arabic numerals bordered by gold-toned stars and dots, accompanied by decorative gilt Louis-style hands and a subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock. The seller reports a 17-jewel manual winding 'Royal' caliber movement with a micrometre regulator, though internal mechanisms remain unverified from the front-facing photograph.
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watchmuseum.org
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham Grade No. 825 Hunter Case Pocket Watch
According to the auction catalog, this antique American hunter case pocket watch dates to 1906 and houses an 18-size, 17-jewel Waltham Grade No. 825 mechanical movement with serial number 15148906. The full-plate nickel movement is reported to feature screw-set jewels, a Safety Pinion, and lever setting. The watch features an elaborate fancy enamel dial displaying a pink outer rim, blue radiating patterns, and cloud-shaped scalloped chapter reserves accented with gilt star and dot motifs. Black Arabic numerals indicate the hours, tracked by ornate gilt hands, alongside a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock. The gold-filled hunter case bears floral engravings and a Keystone-marked dust cover.
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www.liveauctioneers.com · 0200
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham Grade Wm. Ellery 11 Jewels Size 6s Hunting Case Pocket Watch
This is an American hunting-cased pocket watch attributed to the Waltham Watch Company, dated to 1885 by the source. The watch features a gold-filled 40 mm round hunting case with markings reported as 'C.W.C.C.O. Trade Mark 45601', fitted with an onion crown and circular bow positioned at 3 o'clock. According to the seller, it houses a manual-winding size 6s Model 1873 grade Wm. Ellery movement with 11 jewels, lever setting, and serial number 2769758. The white enamel dial displays black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer railroad minute track, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-6472
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham 9ct Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch, Dennison Case
This object is an open-faced view of a full hunter pocket watch catalogued with a 9-carat gold case by Dennison and a 17-jewel movement by Waltham. The white dial features black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer track, blued or dark spade hands, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. The winding crown and bow are located at the 3 o'clock position relative to the dial. The piece is accompanied by a textured pouch bearing an auction lot label.
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www.the-saleroom.com · 622
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham 1903 'Lady Waltham' Model 1900 14K Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch
This 1903 Waltham hunter case pocket watch features a 34.4 mm 14K yellow gold case marked by Solidarity. Built in size 0s, the watch is powered by a 16-jewel manual-winding movement cataloged by the source as Grade Lady Waltham, Model 1900, bearing serial number 14054805. The white enamel dial displays black Arabic hour numerals embellished with gilt detailing, an outer minute track, and a subsidiary seconds subdial at the 6 o'clock position. According to the seller, the case back bears the engraved presentation inscription 'Mrs. Mendell Dec. 25-1903'.
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secondhandhorology.com
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham Traveller full hunter pocket watch in Dennison silver case with presentation box
According to the dealer, this antique full hunter pocket watch contains an American-made gilt 3/4 plate lever movement signed 'American Waltham USA, Traveller' with serial number 19442045. It is housed in a solid 2 oz English silver full hunter case made by Dennison, bearing Birmingham hallmarks for 1915. The seller notes a white enamel dial with blued steel hands and a gilt sub-seconds hand, as well as stem-wound and stem-set winding. The closed watch is shown in a fitted hinged box marked with gilt lettering for Bristol Goldsmiths' Alliance.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · 4.122 (AB-298084)
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
Waltham Hunter Case Pocket Watch
This antique hunter case pocket watch is reported by the auction source to date to the late 19th century and measures 2.25 inches in diameter. The white dial features Roman numeral hour markers, an auxiliary seconds register, and is inscribed W.S. Watch Co. Waltham. The movement is reported to bear the inscription W.S. Watch Co. Waltham, Mass. with serial number 44177. The case is reported as marked Fahys Montaux No. 1, and the total weight is recorded as 140 grams.
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www.bidsquare.com · 1204
Pocket watch · Open-face watch
Waltham Vanguard Model 1892 Pocket Watch
This open-face pocket watch from the American Waltham Watch Company features an 18-size Model 1892 Vanguard manual-winding movement. According to the seller, the movement is fitted with 21 ruby jewels, numbered 7024912, and dates to 1901 with adjustments for five positions and temperature. The watch is cased in a 54.1 mm base metal Defiance case featuring coin-edge reeding along the bezel and an ornate angular bow. The white dial displays Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track with Arabic 5-minute indicators, blued steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock.
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secondhandhorology.com · WA-5258