Fogg's Patent Safety Pinion When the "Crescent Street" movement first debuted, it included several new features designed to quickly capture the growing railroad market. These features were detailed 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 Two features already proven successful in other Waltham products were also implemented when the Model 1870 Crescent Street was designed - Charles W. Fogg's Patent Safety Pinion and B.D... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 3 days ago

Waltham Crescent Street Movement with Back-Set Key Arbor Highlighted When the "Crescent Street" movement first debuted, it included several new features designed to quickly capture the growing railroad market. These features were detailed in advertisements published by Robbins & Appleton, general sales agents for the American Watch Company (Waltham). Earliest Crescent Street Advertisement (Robbins & Appleton), The Watchmaker and Jeweler, December 1869 In addition to the new micrometric regulator and a patented ratchet click, the Model 1870 was the first standard full-plate American movement equipped with a hand-setting mechanism from the back. The 18-Size full-plate key-set movements on the market at the time were all set using the key arbor in the center of the hands dial-side... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 1 week ago

When the "Crescent Street" movement first debuted, it included several new features designed to quickly capture the growing railroad market. These features were detailed 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 Woerd's Patent Ratchet Click One of the more intriguing mechanisms was Charles Vander Woerd's patent ratchet click. At the time, American watch companies were attempting to find ways to provide an easy and efficient way to "let down" the mainspring when the watch required service... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 2 weeks ago