Pocket Watch Database
New York Watch Co. Size 16s Model 1872: Overview & Production
* Assigned by Researchers
Model 1872* Features
Movement Diagram
Note: Diagrams and photos displayed are intended to serve as a represenation of this model.
Plate cut, finishing style, jewel count, regulator, and other features may differ between grades within the same model designation.
Plate cut, finishing style, jewel count, regulator, and other features may differ between grades within the same model designation.
| Size | 16s |
| Configuration | Hunting |
| Plate | 3/4 |
| Setting | Pendant |
| Finish | Gilt or Nickel |
| Notes | Measures Closer to 17s |
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Model 1872 Production
| Total Production: | ~300 |
| Est. Production Years: | 1874 - 1877 |
| Earliest Serial: | 9,001 |
| Latest Serial: | 9,300 |
| Runs: | ~6 |
| Smallest Run: | 10 |
| Largest Run: | 160 |
| Distinctive Grades: | 4 |
Model 1872 Production Segments
| Model 1872 (All Variations): 300 ETP | ||
| Gilt: 80 (26.67%) | Unknown: 20 (6.67%) | Nickel: 200 (66.67%) |
| Hunting: 300 (100.00%) |
| Lever: 280 (93.33%) | Pendant: 20 (6.67%) |
| ?j: 20 (6.67%) | 17j: 100 (33.33%) | 18j: 180 (60.00%) |
Model 1872 Technical Specifications
| Movement Thickness (with dial): | 8.68mm |
| Pillar Plate Diameter: | 44.16mm |
| Core Diameter: | 43.16mm |
| Weight (with dial and hands): | 54.81g |
| Measurement Notes: | Upper Plate: 40.51mm, Dial Diameter: 44.18mm, Weight Without Dial and Hands: 46.29g |
Note: Measurements may vary slightly depending on features, style, and time of production.
These measurements were taken on movement #9238.