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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, 4 days ago


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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Watch: What's in a Name?

The American Watch Company debuted the first "Crescent Street" movement in March 1870 as a watch designed for railway service and advertised as the "American Railroad Watch." The "Crescent Street" represented the grand ambitions of the watch company, aiming to dominate the growing need for precise railroad watches. Advertisement Promoting the New "American Watch Co. Crescent St." Railroad WatchThe Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, June 1870 When the company attempted to find a name for the new railroad watch, inspiration was found just beyond the front door. The factory of the American Watch Company in Waltham was located on Crescent Street, aptly named for the moon-shaped curve directed by the banks of the Charles River... Continue Reading

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Pocket Watch 101: What is a Safety Pinion?

The power that allows a pocket watch to operate is provided by the mainspring. This large spring is coiled tightly inside the mainspring barrel as the watch is wound. Once the watch is running, the power is slowly expelled by the escapement, located at the end of the wheel train. With each "tick" a small amount of force from the mainspring is released, and the wheels rotate slightly... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 2 weeks ago



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Serial No.: #4238484
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:G
Size:1s
Model:1882
Jewels:9j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:January 1889 - June 1890
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Serial No.: #3042300
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:A.W.W.Co.
Size:6s
Model:1873
Jewels:7j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:July 1886 - October 1886
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Serial No.: #1393007
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:Riverside
Size:8s
Model:1873
Jewels:13j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:February 1881 - May 1881
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Serial No.: #22135720
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:Lady Waltham
Size:10l
Model:L-10
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1918
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Serial No.: #9441510
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:233
Size:12s
Model:2
Jewels:15j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1902
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Serial No.: #5976596
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:No. 60
Size:0s
Model:1891
Jewels:7j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:April 1893 - November 1894
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Serial No.: #15156021
Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:381
Size:16s
Model:6
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1911
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Serial No.: #18059082
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:Maximus Diamond
Size:6/0s
Model:Opera
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1910
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Serial No.: #95903
Manufacturer:Hampden
Grade:Hayward
Size:18s
Model:1
Jewels:11j
Setting:Key
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1878
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