Pocket Watch Database

Seth Thomas Size 18s Model 12: Overview & Production

Model 12 Features

Seth Thomas Model 18s 12 Diagram

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.
Size 18s
Configuration Openface
Plate 3/4
Setting Lever
Finish Gilt or Nickel
Jewels 7j
Notes New Century Series
Model 12 Image Gallery

Model 12 Production

Total Production: ~294,000
Est. Production Years: 1898 - 1910
Earliest Serial: 1,000,001
Latest Serial: 4,070,000
Runs: ~39
Smallest Run: 1,000
Largest Run: 69,000
Distinctive Grades: 4

Model 12 Production Segments

Model 12 (All Variations): 294,000 ETP
Two-Tone: 25,500 (8.67%) Nickel: 251,500 (85.54%) Gilt Damaskeened: 17,000 (5.78%)
Openface: 294,000 (100.00%)
Pendant: 247,000 (84.01%) Lever: 47,000 (15.99%)
7j: 284,000 (96.60%) 15j: 10,000 (3.40%)