list of serial numbers for waltham pocket watches

The hands of nineteenth and twentieth century men (American watchmaking's heyday.) only made so many. These crisp gold cases get harder and harder to come by. The engine turning is very fresh and the cartouche is un-engraved. I must also say that melting the case would be a shame, as it is a very crisp quality gold case.

It is possible that you'd get more from a collector who wanted to upgrade the case for their export Maximus grade, which was made with the same plate layout (Model 1899/1908) as yours.

If the '88' gram weight is for the total weight of this watch, the case would be around 1/2 the total weight, FWIW. If serical number records are available for your watch, here's how to use them: You will notice that there are many numbers stamped at various locations inside and outside your watch. The case does not have the look of one of AWCCo's heavier cases to me. Serial number records are available for many of the old pocket watch companies like AM Waltham, Elgin, South Bend etc. I do not know how common it was to use the Canadian AWCCo's cases for such watches.īased on the gold present in the case, mixed with Engle, Gilbert, and Shugart's opinion on case prices in 2013 (Based on similar gold prices as today.), I'd guess you'd probably be looking at around $1,200-1,500 for the watch. And the dial is very much in the style of Waltham's exports to Britain. The case in particular, with the 'buckle-shield' cartouche calls that out to me. The watch reminds me of a style, dial-wise and case-wise, that would have been an export to Britain.

While it is a very clean watch overall, the movement is fairly common and is somewhere near the middle of the road for Waltham's wares. The value of the watch is mostly tied up in the gold in the case.

List of serial numbers for waltham pocket watches