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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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Grade:999h
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Est. Date:1905
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Est. Date:1927
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Manufacturer:Elgin
Grade:419
Size:3/0s
Model:2
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Est. Date:1917
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