Waltham Pocket Watch Railroad Grade
Vintage estate american waltham 17 jewel railroad dial pocket watch l256.
Waltham pocket watch railroad grade. For instance a riverside grade watch will have a w w co. Railroad grade watches following the great train disaster in america in 1891 the tragedy occurred due to a faulty timepiece waltham and a number of other watch brands such as elgin and hamilton produced watches to a new set of standards. Waltham pocket watch highest railroad grade 23 jewel vanguard with up down wind indicator housed in this beautiful 10k gf case circa 1924 folks we have a wonderful offering for your consideration in this 23 jewel waltham vanguard railroad pocket watch circa 1924. 6 hrs 31 mins.
Elgin bw raymond 18s pocket watch railroad grade 27 15j hunter runs grt rr 1888. Details buy now for 224 10 buy. 175 00 waltham pocket watch sharp crecent st. On dial appleton tracy co.
Riverside waltham mass on the movement. To be a railroad grade watch the following criteria must be met. A railroad grade pocket watch is simply a watch that was approved by a particular railroad organization for use by conductors on their rail. Waltham railroad grade watches not all were railroad approved the following is from list of railroad grade watches which is general attributed webb c.
3 450 00 ball illinois pocket watch 16s 23j 810 official standard railroad. 179 99 1923 hamilton railroad grade 992 pocket watch 21j ruby 16s of case. To qualify as railroad standard watches were required to meet the following criteria. Decatur il usa zip 625 shipping type.
252 00 vintage railroad hampden pocket watch runs bismarck case nice. Explanation of various waltham grades. Be 16s or 18s have 17 or more jewels. 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.
Nice waltham vanguard pocket watch railroad grade 16s 8 pos. The specific definition of railroad grade evolved quite a bit over the years. 21 jewel 16 size railroad grade model. This will also include the grade of the watch.
The waltham watch company which had a variety of locations over the many years it was in operation including waltham massachusetts was in business from 1851 1957 and was one of the most prolific of the american watch companies. As described elsewhere the model of a watch is the overall design of the watch s movement i e the the size and shape of the plates and or bridges the layout of the gear train and the design of the vast majority of the parts whereas the grade of a watch indicates particular variations between examples of the same model that are usually though. Not all of these were railroad approved even though all are railroad grade. Collectible pocket watches.