American Waltham Watch Co. Size 0 Movement 7 Jewel With Stem, Crown, Enamel Dial
This Nice movement is over 120 years old! Serial number 4885049 makes this one from 1890! Size 0, 7jewel stem set, stem wound with Glass enamel dial,... more>>
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This Nice movement is over 120 years old! Serial number 4885049 makes this one from 1890! Size 0, 7jewel stem set, stem wound with Glass enamel dial, light spade hands, and just one spot of crazing on this dial make this one a treasure for sure! It wants to run, and is complete with stem and crown. It probably just needs a cleaning, oiling, and a new case to call home! Thanks for looking, and please view my other listings! Brief History: American Waltham Watch Company Including Waltham Serial Numbers and Production Dates Waltham, Massachusetts 1851 - 1957 The American Waltham Watch Factory on the banks of the Charles River The American Waltham Watch Company had its beginnings in 1850 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The company was founded by David Davis, Aaron Dennison, and Mr. Howard. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce high-quality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts. With financial backing from Samuel Curtis, the first watches were made in 1850, but problems were encountered. They were exploring new ideas in watch manufacturing, such as using jewels, making dials, and producing plates with a high-level of finish which required extensive tooling and resulted in great financial burden on the company. They also found that even though they were using interchangeable parts, each watch was still unique and had its own set of errors to be corrected. It took months to adjust the watches to the point where they were any better than other widely available timepieces. Customer Department at the Waltham Watch Company In 1851, the factory building was completed and the company began doing business under the name "American Horology Company." The first watches produced went to officials of the company, and it was not until 1853 that the first watches were offered for sale to the public. The name was changed to "Boston Watch Company" in September 1853, and the factory in Waltham, Massachusetts was built in October 1854. The movements produced here (serial numbers 1001 - 5000) were signed "Dennison, Howard,& Davis," "C. T. Parker," and "P. S. Bartlett." The Boston Watch Company failed in 1857 and was sold atsale to Royal E. Robbins. It was reorganized as "Appleton, Tracy & Co." and watches 5001 - 14,000 were produced. The first movements carried the Appleton, Tracy & Co. marking. The C. T. Parker movement was reintroduced as the model 1857 and sold for $12, no small amount in those days! In January, 1859 the Waltham Improvement Co. and the Appleton, Tracy & Co. merged to form the American Watch Company. The dial department of the Waltham Watch factory. In 1860, as Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the country found itself in the throes of the Civil War, the American Watch Company was faced with serious financial problems. By 1861, business had come to a standstill and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. The factory was kept in operation through these years by cutting expenses to the lowest possible level... a strategy that proved successful. According to the biography by Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln owned and carried a Waltham "Wm. Ellery" watch. The watch was an 11-jewel, 18 size, key-wind in a silver hunter case, and was produced in January of 1863. In 1865 prices for movements only (no case) were: William Ellery $13, P. S. Bartlett $16, Bartlett-Ladies $30, Appleton Tracy $38, A. T. & Co Ladies $40, and American Watch Grade $175! American Horology owes much to the brilliant visionaries of the Waltham Watch Company. Bacon, Church, Dennison, Fogg, Howard, Marsh, Webster, and Woerd all contributed greatly to American watchmaking. Waltham continued to manufacture watches (and clocks) until 1957, when they ceased production and became the Waltham Precision Instrument Company. The rights to the name "Waltham Watch Company" were sold to the Hallmark Watch Company of Chicago, Illinois who continued to sell imported watches using the Waltham name. Modern Waltham Watches It is still possible to purchase modern quartz watches that bear the Waltham name, but these watches are unrelated to the "genuine" American Waltham Watch Company. In fact, a 1961 ruling by the Federal Trade Commission prohibited any inference that a relationship to the original Waltham Watch Company exists. The bustling traffic outside the Waltham Watch factory at noon American Waltham Watch Company Waltham Serial Numbers and Production Dates Year S/N 1852 50 1853 400 1854 1000 1855 2500 1856 4000 1857 6000 1858 10,000 1859 15,000 1860 20,000 1861 30,000 1862 45,000 1863 65,000 1864 110,000 1865 180,000 1866 260,000 1867 330,000 1868 410,000 1869 460,000 1870 500,000 1871 540,000 1872 590,000 &...
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