- AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBERS
- AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER
This page contains INSTRUCTIONS for using the serial number look-up tables that are found on many of our watch company history pages. Instructions for using our serial number look-up tables Note, by the way, that the serial number of a watch is inscribed directly on the watch's movement (a.k.a. Although watches were not always sold and delivered in the exact order they were manufactured, the following table will give you an approximate date for your Waltham watch based on its serial number. Scroll below to view the serial number date chart.
AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBERS
Waltham serial numbers Serial numbers can be used to date your pocket watch. For example inside the cover on the back there is a medical. I am trying to find out additional info on the watch. By going to the Waltham site it appeas that this watch was made in 1897.
It is a Waltham pocket whatch with a serial number of 8174834. The serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement of the watch, not the case.I received a watch from my great uncle. Note: These are estimated approximate dates, actual dates may vary by several years. Watch (Waltham) Serial Numbers and Production Dates should not be confused with the United States Watch Company, Marion, New Jersey. products at the factory on Charles Street ended in the late 1920's, in 1930 the land and buildings were sold to the E. for production of higher quality Keystone " E. In December 1904 the factory was transferred to Keystone Watch Case Co. The Philadelphia Watch Case Company merged with the Keystone Watch Case Company in 1904. Watches manufactured after acquisition by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company have "New York U.S.A." on the movements to avoid using the name Waltham. Watch production continued under the name United States Watch Co. factory was enlarged and all Suffolk machinery and employees were moved to it. In May 1901, the Philadelphia Watch Case Co also purchased Suffolk Watch Co. Watch Company was purchased by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company in April 1901. Production continued until the company ceased operations just after the turn of the century. to stop describing it's products as "Waltham Watches", remove "Waltham" from its dials, and stamp "A new watch company at Waltham est'd in 1885" on it's movements to distinguish its products from those of the American Waltham Watch Co. The Court ordered the United States Watch Co. In July 1899 the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York upheld this decision. won in the Massachusetts Supreme Court in March 1899. brought a lawsuit against the company over the use of "Waltham Watches" in trade advertisements and "Waltham" on the dials and movements. The company was reorganized in 1894 following the death of E. Advertisements stated that The President was "warranted to run closer than six seconds per month." This lever-set, double roller escapement movement, "adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and all positions," made in both hunting case and open face versions, was made primarily as a 17-jewel watch, and subsequently open face as a 21-jewel watch to encourage their sales. The flagship grade for railroad service was the The President grade, introduced in 1894. 80, having 17 ruby jewels, patent regulator and adjustment to heat, cold and positions, were introduced in 1893 as "especially adapted for Railway Service". 42, with 15 ruby jewels in gold settings, Breguet hairspring, compensation balance, patent regulator and adjusted to temperature was also available. 40, with 15 ruby jewels in gold settings, Breguet hairspring, compensation balance, patent regulator, adjusted to temperature and positions. Advertised for railroad service, the top of the line in the 18-size model 1 was the grade No.
Proving unpopular because of the odd-size case, the dome model was replaced by a new 16-size movement in mid-1888 which fit in a conventional case.ġ8-size hunting case, lever set movements were introduced in 18. These early watches are called "Dome Watches" because they used a wide mainspring barrel, the top of which was domed upward in the center to accommodate the balance wheel. The first watches were produced in October 1886, they were 16-size, 3/4 plate and were made in 3 grades, designed by Charles V.
Watch making machinery was purchased or constructed and installed in the new factory building. Hammer subsequently joined as treasurer and financial backer.Ī new factory was built on Charles Street in Waltham, with a planned capacity of 50 watches per day. was reorganized to focus on watch making as the United States Watch Company in February 1885. Woerd, formerly the Superintendent of the American Waltham Watch Company, and the Nutting Brothers, around 1883. grew out of an investment made by the principles of the Waltham Watch Tool Co., Charles V.
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