1890 A.W. CO. WALTHAM 18s OPEN FACE HINGED BACK AND BEZEL CASE RUNNING For Sale

1890 A.W. CO. WALTHAM 18s OPEN FACE HINGED BACK AND BEZEL CASE RUNNING 1890 A.W. CO. WALTHAM 18s OPEN FACE HINGED BACK AND BEZEL CASE RUNNING

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1890 A.W. CO. WALTHAM 18s OPEN FACE HINGED BACK AND BEZEL CASE RUNNING
 
NEARLY 140 YEARS OLD AND STILL TICKING!
 
 
These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! This watch will last for years to come! 
 CIRCA 1890 Pocket Watch, size 18s Serial number 4257568, Grade BROADWAY, Model 1883, from the American Waltham Watch Co. OPEN FACE CONFIGURATION. (MOVEMENT CONFIGURATION IS ADAPTABLE IT COULD BE CHANGE BETWEEN OPEN FACE AND HUNTING CONFIGURATION) 
NOTE: KEY IS INCLUDED, IT IS NOT THE ORIGINAL KEY IT WORKS FINE FOR THE WINDING BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULL WHEN SETTING TIME KEY DOES NOT GO IN THE SQUARE STEM ALL THE WAY
 
 
The GILT,  7 Jewels Movement was wound and started to run at the time of listing, it ran for over 24 hours, watch was not timed, however it is running fairly accurate,
 
THIS FINE RUNNING MOVEMENT NEEDS A FULL SERVICE TO MAINTAIN THE RUNNING CONDITION, OILING, CLEANING. TIMING, AT TIME OF LISTING THE WATCH WAS WOUND AND THE MOVEMENT RAN FOR OVER 24 HOURS DID NOT CHECKED FOR ACCURACY
WATCH IS SOLD AS-IS NO GUARANTIES PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BUYING
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This great running movement is Hallmarked;
4257568, SAFETY PINION, BROADWAY, WALTHAM MASS KEY WIND AND KEY SET
 
 
 
 
Movement is cased in an open face HINGED BACK AND BEZEL CASE: is Hallmarked, SILVEROID 1392755
CASE HAS WEAR FROM AGE AND USE, A COUPLE OF SMALL DINGS ON BACK (SEE PHOTOS)
 
White   PORCELAIN   dial with Black ROMAN NUMERAL , Dial is in VERY GOOD CONDITION NEAR PERFECT (see Photos) the Dial is Hallmarked;A.W.CO.,
WALTHAM 
 Nice matching set of blue spade hands   
CRYSTAL: BEVELLED GLASS CRYSTAL WITH MINOR SCRATCHES FROM AGE AND USE
 Pocket watch movement is a size 18s. KEY wind and KEY set.  
 
 
It is good as a \"SHOW\" item of what the   Gents would carry in the late 1890’S 
 
 
From the American Horology Archive:
American Waltham Watch Co.
Grade: Broadway
 
Movement lookup details
 
 
Manufacturer: Waltham
Manufacturer Location:                Waltham, Massachusetts
Movement Serial Number:                    4257568
Estimated Production Date: January 1890 - April 1890   
Run Quantity: 2,000     
Grade/Model         29 of 57 
Grade/Model Total Production:            133,919 
Movement Configuration:                     Adaptable     
Movement Setting: Key        
Wind Mechanism:  Key        
Plate:      Full Plate               
Regulator:      Plain              
Adjusted:        No  
Railroad Grade:     No  
Case:      Various  
Run ID:
 
 
Data Research:      c.1900 Waltham Factory Ledger Book 2 [NAWCC]
1954 Waltham \"Gray Book\" List
NAWCC Waltham Serial Digest    ?
Database Version: v52.992
 
 
We accept Payment using checkout, electronic full Payment must be received within 4 days from end of sale, If not received the unpaid item assistant will open a case automatically 4 days after the listing ends, and the nonpaying buyer will be reported to , for a non-payment strike. If you purchased more than one item, please do NOT pay until the invoice is received.
 
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR ITEMS ARE SHIPPED FROM THE UNITED STATES
 
 PLEASE NOTE: Import duties, taxes, and charges (typically collected upon delivery or pickup) are the buyer’s responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Please check with your country’s customs office prior to offerding/buying to determine what this additional cost will be.
 
 
 
Vintage watches are completely mechanical and their time keeping accuracy can be affected by many things including position changes, temperature, internal cleanliness, lubrication, magnetism, and maintenance. AS A general rule most are satisfied if the watch is accurate within a few minutes per day, we do not warranty or guarantee their time keeping accuracy. 
 
 
     Watch is sold as is and we do not offer any guarantees. This is your chance to add a nice collectible watch and a piece of American History to your collection.  U.S. Buyer pays calculated shipping and handling. Shipping by USPS, Insurance is included in our shipping and Handling, international shipping ONLY USING GLOBAL SHIPPING.  Good Luck and Thanks!!! 
 
I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should
 
 Brief History: American Waltham Watch Company
Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates1851 - 1957
Waltham, Massachusetts 
The American Waltham Watch Company had its beginnings in 1850 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The company was founded by David Davis, Aaron Dennison, and Mr. Howard. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce high-quality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts. With financial backing from Samuel Curtis, the first watches were made in 1850, but problems were encountered. They were exploring new ideas in watch manufacturing, such as using jewels, making dials, and producing plates with a high-level of finish which required extensive tooling and resulted in great financial burden on the company. They also found that even though they were using interchangeable parts, each watch was still unique and had its own set of errors to be corrected. It took months to adjust the watches to the point where they were any better than other widely available timepieces.
In 1851, the factory building was completed and the company began doing business under the name \"American Horology Company.\" The first watches produced went to officials of the company, and it was not until 1853 that the first watches were offered for sale to the public. The name was changed to \"Boston Watch Company\" in September 1853, and the factory in Waltham, Massachusetts was built in October 1854. The movements produced here (serial numbers 1001 - 5000) were signed \"Dennison, Howard, & Davis,\" \"C. T. Parker,\" and \"P. S. Bartlett.\"
The Boston Watch Company failed in 1857 and was sold at sale to Royal E. Robbins. It was reorganized as \"Appleton, Tracy & Co.\" and watches 5001 - 14,000 were produced. The first movements carried the Appleton, Tracy & Co. marking. The C. T. Parker movement was reintroduced as the model 1857 and sold for $12, no small amount in those days! In January, 1859 the Waltham Improvement Co. and the Appleton, Tracy & Co. merged to form the American Watch Company.
In 1860, as Abraham Lincoln was elected President and the country found itself in the throes of the Civil War, the American Watch Company was faced with serious financial problems. By 1861, business had come to a standstill and bankruptcy seemed inevitable. The factory was kept in operation through these years by cutting expenses to the lowest possible level... a strategy that proved successful.
According to the biography by Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln owned and carried a Waltham \"Wm. Ellery\" watch. The watch was an 11-jewel, 18 size, keywind in a silver hunting case, and was produced in January of 1863.
In 1865 prices for movements only (no case) were: William Ellery $13, P. S. Bartlett $16, Bartlett-Ladies $30, Appleton Tracy $38, A.T. & Co Ladies $40, and American Watch Grade $175!
American Horology owes much to the brilliant visionaries of the Waltham Watch Company. Bacon, Church, Dennison, Fogg, Howard, Marsh, Webster, and Woerd all contributed greatly to American watchmaking.
Waltham continued to manufacture watches until 1957. It is still possible to purchase modern quartz watches that bear the Waltham name, but these watches are not related in any way to the \"genuine\" American Waltham Watch Company.American Waltham Watch CompanyApproximate Serial Numbers and Dates  Year Serial No Year Serial No Year Serial No 1852 50 1887 3,400,000 1922 24,100,000 1853 400 1888 3,800,000 1923 24,300,000 1854 1,000 1889 4,200,000 1924 24,550,000 1855 2,500 1890 4,700,000 1925 24,800,000 1856 4,000 1891 5,200,000 1926 25,200,000 1857 6,000 1892 5,800,000 1927 26,100,000 1858 10,000 1893 6,300,000 1928 26,400,000 1859 15,000 1894 6,700,000 1929 26,900,000 1860 20,000 1895 7,100,000 1930 27,100,000 1861 30,000 1896 7,450,000 1931 27,300,000 1862 45,000 1897 8,100,000 1932 27,550,000 1863 65,000 1898 8,400,000 1933 27,750,000 1864 110,000 1899 9,000,000 1934 28,100,000 1865 180,000 1900 9,500,000 1935 28,600,000 1866 260,000 1901 10,200,000 1936 29,100,000 1867 330,000 1902 11,100,000 1937 29,400,000 1868 410,000 1903 12,100,000 1938 29,750,000 1869 460,000 1904 13,500,000 1939 30,050,000 1870 500,000 1905 14,300,000 1940 30,250,000 1871 540,000 1906 14,700,000 1941 30,750,000 1872 590,000 1907 15,500,000 1942 31,050,000 1873 680,000 1908 16,400,000 1943 31,400,000 1874 730,000 1909 17,600,000 1944 31,700,000 1875 810,000 1910 17,900,000 1945 32,100,000 1876 910,000 1911 18,100,000 1946 32,350,000 1877 1,000,000 1912 18,200,000 1947 32,750,000 1878 1,150,000 1913 18,900,000 1948 33,100,000 1879 1,350,000 1914 19,500,000 1949 33,500,000 1880 1,500,000 1915 20,000,000 1950 33,560,000 1881 1,670,000 1916 20,500,000 1951 33,600,000 1882 1,835,000 1917 20,900,000 1952 33,700,000 1883 2,000,000 1918 21,800,000 1953 33,800,000 1884 2,350,000 1919 22,500,000 1954 34,100,000 1885 2,650,000 1920 23,400,000 1955 34,450,000         1956 34,700,000                     1957 35,000,000   
 
  

Payment We accept Payment by , electronic full Payment must be received within 4 days from end of sale, If not received the unpaid item assistant will open a case automatically 4 days after the listing ends, and the non paying buyer will be reported to , for a non-payment strike. Please do NOT pay until the invoice has been received.


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DEAR BUYERS: Please understand that shipping your item is more than just the actual postage cost!! Shipping and handling charges are VERY REASONABLE and include a small charge for boxes, packing materials, envelopes, etc. I package all items that I sell with great care. I buy packing peanuts, bubble wrap, special boxes, padded envelopes and other shipping materials. It also includes insurance cost on the item as 0f 9-22-09 permitted by new rules The shipping and handling fees cover these costs.

I want ONLY happy, satisfied customers who can give me a FULL 5 stars for shipping/handling (and all of the other categories too) I will combine shipping whenever possible. If the items can be shipped together without damage, the shipping charges will be reduced for the second item when invoice is sent.

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