Description
This is a size 6, 14t gold pocket watch aufactured by American Waltham in 1893 (based on the lookup of the serial number). It is 11 jewled, Model 1890, Grade: Seaside. It is in excellent condition and works.
This is a size 6, 14t gold pocket watch aufactured by American Waltham in 1893 (based on the lookup of the serial number). It is 11 jewled, Model 1890, Grade: Seaside. It is in excellent condition and works.
Re: 1893 14ct gold American Waltham pocket watch
From the pictures it is hard to tell the overall conditon. Looks like the case is in fairly good shape and not monogrammed which is a plus. The one thing I see that appears to be bad is the front case looks to extend way beyond the crisp 90 degree angle it should open to. At auction you could expect to get $400-$600 due to the overall good running condition and fancy dial.
Re: 1893 14ct gold American Waltham pocket watch
When the American watch industry first began, the first successful company was called the American Watch Co., and it was founded out of the Boston Watch Company, which had failed in 1859. So in 1859, the American Watch Co. was formed, and it’s generally considered to be the first successful company. It had many name changes over the years and a couple of small reorganizations and eventually became the Waltham Watch Company in the early 1900s. The very best, most expensive Waltham watches for all of that roughly 50-year period, from 1859 until maybe 1915 or so, were always labeled American Watch Co. $400-$600 I would have liked to see the movements and ##number.. close up.