Pocket Watch Database

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WRH992

  UK

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November 1, 2021

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19

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Waltham Riverside
Serial #17108067

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Manufacturer Waltham
Grade Riverside
Serial Number 17108067
Size 16s
Model 1908
Jewel Count 19j
Setting Pendant
Finish Nickel
Case Material Goldfilled
Case Manufacturer Dennison Watch Case Co.
Case Grade/Model
Case Serial # 558551
Case Details Sun Trademarks Sun, Moon and Star. A.L.D. Dennison Watch Case Co. Serial number 558581 on rear case. Matching number 558581 on front case. Movement cover case has English Make Guaranteed to be made of two plates of 14 CT Gold with plate composition between and to wear 25 years. Number 17 beneath serial number 558581. This hunter case was a high quality gold filled case complete with inner hinged cover.
Dial Material Enamel
Dial Type Single-Sunk
Dial Style Roman
Dial Signing Name waltham
Dial Details Correct script "Waltham" single sunk dial of the period. Believed original to the watch. Roman numerals with outer ring track. Needs a light clean. The scripted signature fits well with the period the Riverside was originally sold.
Movement Markings A.W.W.CO. Waltham Mass. Riverside. 19 jewels, adjusted. Movement number 17108067.

Movement specification: 19 Jewels, Nickel, Church 1882 regulator, raised gold jewel settings, adjusted to 3 or 5 positions. Breguet hairspring. Grade Riverside. 1908

The Riverside was my first pocket watch purchase, before the Riverside I only acquired wrist watches dating from the 1940s to present. A gorgeous movement in its own right featuring a gold coloured star regulator wheel, raised gold jewel setting and demasking on every bridge plate.
Contributed to the database by WRH992 on November 1, 2021.
This collection record was most recently edited on November 14, 2023.