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howdydave

 Rochester, NY

Member Since
October 21, 2017

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Waltham Vanguard
Serial #25401474

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Manufacturer Waltham
Grade Vanguard
Serial Number 25401474
Size 16s
Model 1908
Jewel Count 23j
Setting Lever
Finish Nickel
Case Material Goldfilled
Case Manufacturer American Watch Case Co. of Toronto, Ltd.
Case Grade/Model Fortune
Case Serial # 3911141
Case Details Fortune cases are specified as 10k, 20 yr. guarantee cases.

Case is stamped:
Fortune
Winged wheel trade mark
Gold filled
Made in Canada
3911141

Crystal size approx. 20 13/16 (46.9 mm ).
Dial Material Enamel
Dial Type Double-Sunk
Dial Style Arabic
Dial Signing Name Waltham
Dial Details Dial Type: Double-Sunk dials with a wind indicator are sometimes, erroneously, called "Triple-Sunk."

Hairline fracture between sunk seconds and sunk up-down wind indicator.
Fracture is more pronounced in the photo than it is visually.

The hairline fracture put this Vanguard in my budget range.
Most Vanguard with these features go from $1000 to $2000.
Movement Markings Vanguard
Waltham, Mass.
U.S.A.
23 Jewels
Adjusted
6 Positions
25401474
Lossier Inner Terminal Hair Spring
Contributed to the database by howdydave on September 9, 2019.
This collection record was most recently edited on August 3, 2020.