Pocket Watch Database
U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass) Size 18s Model 1892: Overview & Production
Model 1892 Features
Movement Diagram
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Example Image
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Dial Plate Image
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 | 18s |
| Configuration | Openface |
| Plate | Full |
| Setting | Lever |
| Finish | Gilt or Nickel |
| Notes | Introduced September 1892 |
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Model 1892 Production
| Total Production: | ~19,670 |
| Est. Production Years: | 1892 - 1902 |
| Earliest Serial: | 100,001 |
| Latest Serial: | 614,000 |
| Runs: | ~35 |
| Smallest Run: | 20 |
| Largest Run: | 3,000 |
| Distinctive Grades: | 14 |
Model 1892 Production Segments
| Model 1892 (All Variations): 19,670 ETP | |||||
| Gilt: 7,600 (38.64%) | Nickel: 8,420 (42.81%) | Gilt Damaskeened: 100 (0.51%) | Acid Etched: 1,670 (8.49%) | Unknown: 1,300 (6.61%) | Two-Tone: 580 (2.95%) |
| Openface: 19,670 (100.00%) |
| Lever: 19,670 (100.00%) |
| ?j: 1,300 (6.61%) | 7j: 4,200 (21.35%) | 11j: 7,100 (36.10%) | 11/15j: 800 (4.07%) | 15j: 4,800 (24.40%) | 16j: 400 (2.03%) | 17j: 1,070 (5.44%) |
Model 1892 Technical Specifications
| Movement Thickness (with dial): | 12.29mm |
| Pillar Plate Diameter: | 45.81mm |
| Core Diameter: | 42.76mm |
| Weight (with dial and hands): | 62.08g |
Note: Measurements may vary slightly depending on features, style, and time of production.
These measurements were taken on movement #406383.