Every waltham watch produced since 1852 was engraved with a serial number. The railroad industry produced a set of operating specifications for the watchmakers to follow. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Waltham 16s riverside 17 jewels adjusted fancy dial services. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of waltham s watches to its customers. Waltham watches are highly collectible and are perhaps one of the easiest timepieces to date due to their serial numbers. Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches.
Shop forand learn aboutantique railroad pocket watches. It is ticking and movement of hands are going on the second hand part which makes the time on big hands move but of course not the right time. Railroads were at the forefront of the effort to standardize timekeeping in the late 1800s. These materials can vary, and that will affect the waltham pocket watch value. Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches in this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage railroad grade waltham or the earlier american waltham watch co. The specific definition of railroad grade evolved quite a bit over the years. These were amongst the highest grade watches made, perhaps being superseded in time keeping quality only by presentation watches and navigational chronometers. Antique edwardian railway pocket watch c1900 nickel silver.
If youll send me an email, though, i can give you a few names of reliable, honest sellers, one of whom should be able to set you up with a good and reliable watch. Companies such as elgin, waltham, and hamilton invested in pocket watch design in. While the waltham gold pocket watch is common, waltham pocket watches are also made out of many other materials. Many of the major pocket watchmakers, including elgin, waltham, illinois and hamilton, began making railroad pocket watches that met the railroad specs. This large railroad repeater pocket watch is in working order. To get a better feel of which watches are particularly successful at our auctions, take a look at some of the most expensive pocket watches to have sold on catawiki.
Big railway 1883 silverode american waltham mass pocket. It is fairly simple to confirm a watch is a waltham pocket watch and to identify the model and manufacturing date. An 1898 waltham sterling silver railroad pocket watch, comprised of an open dial with a sterling silver case, double cover back, hinged bale and lobed crown. A railroad grade pocket watch is simply a watch that was approved by a particular railroad organization for use by conductors on their rail. High end pocket watches antiques with gary stover youtube. In 1959, the waltham watch company merged with the hallmark watch company, giving the new company access to replacement parts to service existing waltham watch owners. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. How to value your waltham pocket watch flux magazine. Waltham pocket watches have been around for more than 150 years and are a collectors item. Antique continental patented calendar pocket watch 800 silver. Waltham antique pocket watches with 19 jewels for sale ebay.
High end pocket watches antiques with gary stover denverbrassarmadillo. An article about the history and collecting of antique pocket watches. Vintage antique american waltham watch co coin silver railroad. Shes written over 400 articles on antique collecting for the spruce crafts. Antique elgin railroad grade pocket watches for sale here. Producing millions of timepieces over their 107year history, waltham watch company is a landmark in american timekeeping. American watch manufacturers would offer only their highest grade watches for railroad service, but it is more than just accuracy that has made the american railroad watch so desirable today. And, contrary to common belief, there were many regulations in place before webb c. Like any other collectors items, the oldest and rarest pieces are the most valuable, so it is important to know as much information as you can about a watch before buying or selling it. Info, specs, and value american antique pocket watches, with serial number lookups for manufacturers such as elgin, illinois, waltham, and hamilton. Waltham silver antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Sterling silver antique pocket watches 18901899 year of.
In 1849 aaron lufkin dennison, edward howard and david davis formed a company with a plan to use machinery to manufacture watch movement parts so precisely that they would become fully interchangeable. In this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage waltham or the earlier american waltham watch co. The american waltham pocket watch is noted among collectors for their intrinsic beauty, high quality, unique designs, and for being made in america from 1850 to 1957 when they moved to switzerland. The american railroad pocket watch renaissance watch repair. Railroad pocket watch for sale in uk view 34 bargains. How to determine the value of a pocket watch catawiki. They were made between 1851 and 1957 in waltham, massachusetts. Season 12 episode 11 2m 54s check out kevin zavians appraisal of a 1926 waltham railroad pocket watch from roadshows 2007 visit to spokane. Buy waltham silver pocket watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed. Get the best deals on waltham antique pocket watches with 19 jewels. Jeff, dan, and special guest, vern, continue on their pocket watch discussion, this time taking a look at railroad grade pocket watches. Railroad grade pocket watches explained the vortic blog. Marks in watch cases hallmarks, sponsors marks, etc.
Shop forand learn aboutantique waltham pocket watches. This is an 18 size open face pocket watch with an english sterling silver hallmarked case. The dial features arabic numbers for the hour, minute and second hands. You can find many waltham pocket watches for sale on ebay. Check out our waltham pocket watch selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our pocket watches shops. For decades, waltham manufactured millions of mechanical pocket watches at a sprawling brick factory on the charles river.
Determining the date of your waltham pocket watch involves opening the back cover. Railroad grade vintage mens waltham pocket watches in this section, you will find a nice selection of vintage railroadgrade waltham or the earlier american waltham watch co. Elgin railroad grade pocket watches collectible pocket. Waltham 845 pocket watch gold filled 21 jewels 1892 railroad. Antique and vintage pocket watches, antique silver longines pocket watch and chain.
A large number of pocket watch collectors focus on railroad watches. Railroad pocket watches o gauge railroading on line forum. Offered with heavy yellow goldfilled railroad grade chain and unusual goldore fob. Unfollow waltham pocket watches to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In the 18th century english watchmakers began creating gold and silver cases to.
The year of production for this waltham mass key wind movement is 1882 and run like day one and keeps time. Check out kevin zavians antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1926 waltham railroad pocket watch from spokane, hour 2. This had the combined effects of increasing productivity and lowering the prices of walthams watches to its customers. Wonderfully early 18 size pocket watch by hamilton watch company, featuring a gorgeous doublesunk porcelain dial, extrafancy blued hands and a solid nickel, 21 ruby jeweled movement and expressive damsaskeening. A pocket watch or pocketwatch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist they were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after world war i during which a transitional design, trench watches, were used by the military. Waltham watches can also bought and sold on online auction sites such as ebay. Waltham watch company was the first watchmaker to massproduce watch movements on an assembly line. Montclaire, my big problem is that once i get one, i dont want to get rid of it. See todays waltham pocket watches for sale, best offer and auction. These movements were unique in that engraved on them was the cpr logo of a beaver and shield. Some of the technical specifications for railroad watches mandated that each watch have. The waltham pocket watch is equally celebrated and is part of the companys history from its very beginning. Get the best deals on waltham silver antique pocket watches when. Nice 1800s pocket watch 773f19 gold overlay sterling silver noted 3203 2964.
In 1857 the american watch company in waltham, massachusetts. Most model 57 pocket watches were in a coin silver one nine fine, a 90% pure silver. Another variant commissioned by cp from waltham was the canadian railway time service watch, again, mostly 1883 and 1892 models. Waltham 18size ps bartlett, silver swingout case c1879.
Get the best deal for waltham antique pocket watches from the. How to identify a waltham pocket watch our pastimes. This is my fathers pocket watch, and he wore it every day. Thus, the american railroad pocket watch was born, and each watch was a masterpiece of precision engineering, durability, and accuracy. Unfollow waltham railroad pocket watch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. See more ideas about jewelry, railroad pocket watch and railroad wife. B w raymond elgin railroad pocket watch silver antique. They went out of fashion, but now a pair of young entrepreneurs are.
What materials are waltham pocket watches made out of. Shop our extensive collection of unique and original waltham vintage pocket watches. Buying or selling a waltham watch is relatively straight forward. It should have given waltham an immediate and early edge over the competition. The case is marked fahys, 925 fine, 5882963 and the clock parts serial number is 8858229.
American waltham pocket watches ashtonblakey vintage watches. After 1908, watches approved for railroad service were required to be cased in. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The dial is an early enamel waltham factory dial as well the hands are waltham and in good clean condition. Waltham serial number lists indicate that between 1897 and 1919 4570 of these cpr walthams were produced for the railway. There is a ready market for waltham watches and many antique and vintage watch dealers are happy to deal with these collectible watches. Waltham pocket watches are popular with antique collectors and retailers who specialize in watches. Railroad grade pocket watches with vern bottles, relics. In exchange for rights to the name, existing waltham watch company mass shareholders received 1 share of the new company for every 5 shares of the original company.
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