For sale is an antique 1912 GOLD PLATED WALTHAM 15 JEWEL POCKET WATCH, Grade No 620, from the the Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Mass. This is a size 16s Model 1908 pocket watch. The watches’ serial number is 18899257. The watch winds and runs but the accuracy of the watch is untested. The fully encased watch has wear consistent with age and is in very good condition. The case lid on the side of watch that protects the watch movement does not snap shut. Both sides of the watch case has an ornate floral design. A great watch from an iconic American watch company.
Prior to 1850, watches in America were generally supplied either from England or Switzerland. In 1850, David Davis, Edward Howard, and Aaron Lufkin Dennison founded the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Mass. Waltham was known for its production of elaborately decorated, premium-priced pocket watch movements. Every Waltham pocket watch created after 1852 has a unique serial number engraved that can be used to date when the watch was made.
