Description:

Waltham 18S 15J key wind pocket watch #463293, handsome gilt full plate movement with a brushed finish, screw-down jewel settings and an elaborately engraved balance bridge is marked "Waltham Watch Co.", single sunk (SS) porcelain enamel dial with Roman numerals and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register is also marked "American Waltham Watch Co." dial has some faint hairlines, fancy blue steel spade & whip style hands, re-cased into a heavy smooth polish white base metal (WBM) hinge back & bezel (HB&B) case with gold hinges, an extra large heavy bow and an extra thick glass crystal, case is showing normal even wear with a very faint scratch on the crystal and various hand-inscribed initials & names on many of the interior-back surfaces, measures approx. 58mm in diameter x 87mm in length x 22mm thick. A heavy & impressive vintage Waltham from the 1870s in excellent overall condition!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1870-1871
Company: Waltham
Movement Size: 0318S
Jewels: 1315J
Setting/Movement Type: key wind
Serial #: 463293
Movement Finish: gilt
Movement Details: screw-down jewel settings, marked "Waltham Watch Co."
Dial Material: porcelain enamel
Hand Style: spade & whip
Case Style: HB&B
Case Material: Base Metal - Silver/White
Case Details: re-cased, extra-thick glass crystal, gold hinges
Case Width/Diameter: 58mm (2.28 inches)
Case Length, bow included: 87mm (3.43 inches)
Case Thickness: 22mm (0.87 inches)
Crystal Material: glass
Condition: Excellent
Gender: Gentlemen's

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