Where is the serial number on a Waltham wrist watch?

Where is the serial number on a Waltham wrist watch?

All Waltham pocket watches have a serial number stamped on the movement (the “works”) inside the watch. The serial number can be checked against an online Waltham pocket watch list, which will give the approximate year of manufacture. Waltham pocket watch serial numbers can be accessed by opening the case back.

How do I identify my Waltham pocket watch?

Open the back cover of the watch with your fingernail and look for identifying names — a magnifying glass or loupe may be necessary. A Waltham pocket watch will have “A.W.W. Co.” and “Waltham, Mass.” on the movement, which is the inner workings of the pocket watch. This will also include the grade of the watch.

How old is my Waltham pocket watch?

Each timepiece has been engraved with a serial number since 1852, starting with number 50. The serial number will pinpoint the year of manufacture but not the exact date. Additionally, Waltham identified each pocket watch’s model name on the movement. Serial numbers to date the watch are only found on movements.

What is an up down pocket watch?

The Up/Down Wind Indicator is the sub register at the 12:00 position on the dial, this tells you how much time you have left on that wind or mainspring as to not accidentally let the pocket watch run out of mainspring and stop timing.

How do you date a Waltham watch?

Digits in the serial number will range from two to eight depending on the year of production. For example, 1856-1857 Waltham pocket watches will have a serial number between 4000 and 6000. A 1957 Waltham watch will have a serial number of 35,000,000 or greater, according to oldwatch.com.

How do I know if my Waltham pocket watch is real gold?

Open the case’s rear cover and look for the markings “10k,” “14k,” or “18k.” This should be easy to see, as it will be impressed into the inside back cover. If one of those markings is visible, then your pocket watch is gold.

Are Waltham watches any good?

Waltham watches are very collectible and can be a great addition to a collection. They are also a good vintage watch to own if you are looking for a slice of real American history.

Do they still make Waltham watches?

While operations at the Waltham Watch Company have long since ceased, many of the Waltham watches it produced keep on ticking. That’s when we started diving into the realm of vintage watches, to look for American-made movements. It became clear that pocket watches were the coolest thing we’ve ever seen.”

How do you wind a Waltham pocket watch?

To wind the watch turn the crown in the clockwise direction anywhere from 30-40 half turns until it stops. Push the crown back down into the normal operating position. Winding and setting of the time should be done daily. However, do not over wind, as this can damage the spring mechanism.

What does the grade of a pocket watch mean?

A railroad grade pocket watch is simply a watch that was approved by a particular railroad organization for use by conductors on their rail. This makes evaluating older watches as railroad grade a very difficult task, i.e. a watch may have met the standards of one company but not another.

When did Waltham Watch company go out of business?

1957
The company’s historic 19th-century manufacturing facilities in Waltham, Massachusetts have been preserved as the American Waltham Watch Company Historic District….Waltham Watch Company.