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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Movement: The Model 1870: Woerd's Patent Micrometric Regulator

Woerd's Patent Micrometric Regulator Fitted on a Waltham Model 1870 Crescent Street Movement When the "Crescent Street" movement first debuted, it included several new features designed to quickly capture the growing railroad market. These features were promoted in advertisements published by Robbins & Appleton, general sales agents for the American Watch Company. Earliest Crescent Street Advertisement (Robbins & Appleton), The Watchmaker and Jeweler, December 1869 The first improvement was a new micrometric regulator designed by Charles Vander Woerd. Even though the patent had not been granted for the regulator, the company was eager to introduce the watch to the market... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 3 days ago


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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Movement: The Model 1870: Earliest Advertisements and Initial Production

Earliest Crescent Street Advertisement (Robbins & Appleton), The Watchmaker and Jeweler, December 1869 Despite the flagship "Crescent Street" watch eventually being classified as the "Model 1870," advertisements for the new railroad watch began to appear in late 1869. The earliest known advertisement for the Model 1870 Crescent Street appeared in the December 1869 issue of The Watchmaker and Jeweler (Volume 1, No. 4, Page 70). The advertisement was published by the firm of Robbins & Appleton, the sales agent for the American Watch Company at the time... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 1 month ago


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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Movement: The Model 1870

In 1869, Charles Vander Woerd designed the 18-Size movement that would eventually be known as the "Model 1870" from the "Nashua Department" at the American Watch Company in Waltham. The first movements were keyset from the back, a unique feature for an American full-plate movement. When the watch was introduced in March 1870, it represented the finest full-plate movement ever delivered from the Waltham factory. Advertisements boasted of the new regulator, ratchet click, patent safety pinion, and dust ring... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 1 month ago



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Serial No.: #7006490
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:A.T. & Co.
Size:18s
Model:1892
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:May 1897 - October 1899
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Serial No.: #B000950
Manufacturer:Omega Watch Co.
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Manufacturer:Various
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Size:16s
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Jewels:15j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
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Serial No.: #816527
Manufacturer:Swiss American Imitation
Grade:No Assigned Grade
Size:18s
Model:Time Ball Special
Jewels:21j
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Finish:Nickel
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Serial No.: #6048150
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:146
Size:18s
Model:5
Jewels:15j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Half-Nickel
Est. Date:1896
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Serial No.: #3014093
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:922
Size:12s
Model:2
Jewels:23j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gold Flashed
Est. Date:1930
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Serial No.: #981409
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:948
Size:18s
Model:1
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1913
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Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:A. Lincoln
Size:16s
Model:5
Jewels:21j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1912
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Serial No.: #4016135
Manufacturer:Seth Thomas
Grade:Production Gap
Size:6s
Model:18
Jewels:7j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1910
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