American Waltham Watch Company Serial Number
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Waltham Production Dates
to date your watch use the serial number of the movement!
- Waltham, Massachusetts Remember, the serial number being referred to is the serial number on the movement (i.e. “guts”) of the watch. In the beginning of 2003, a few Waltham collectors, including Tom McIntyre and myself began development of the Waltham Database.
- 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. Record the serial number from the movement.
1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 | 50 400 1,000 2,500 4,000 6,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 45,000 65,000 110,000 180,000 260,000 330,000 410,000 460,000 500,000 540,000 590,000 680,000 730,000 810,000 910,000 1,000,000 1,150,000 1,350,000 1,500,000 1,670,000 1,835,000 2,000,000 2,350,000 2,650,000 3,000,000 3,400,000 | 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 | 3,800,000 4,200,000 4,700,000 5,200,000 5,800,000 6,300,000 6,700,000 7,100,000 7,450,000 8,100,000 8,400,000 9,000,000 9,500,000 10,200,000 11,100,000 12,100,000 13,500,000 14,300,000 14,700,000 15,500,000 16,400,000 17,600,000 17,900,000 18,100,000 18,200,000 18,900,000 19,500,000 20,000,000 20,500,000 20,900,000 21,800,000 22,500,000 23,400,000 23,900,000 24,100,000 24,300,000 | 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 | 24,550,000 24,800,000 25,200,000 26,100,000 26,400,000 26,900,000 27,100,000 27,300,000 27,550,000 27,750,000 28,100,000 28,600,000 29,100,000 29,400,000 29,750,000 30,050,000 30,250,000 30,750,000 31,050,000 31,400,000 31,700,000 32,100,000 32,350,000 32,750,000 33,100,000 33,500,000 33,560,000 33,600,000 33,700,000 33,800,000 34,100,000 34,450,000 34,700,000 35,000,000 |
The first step is to determine what type of watch you have.
It has a closed cover over the face of the Pocket Watch. | An Open Face Case Pocket Watch It has no cover over the face of the Pocket Watch. | It has no cover over the face of the Pocket Watch. It winds at the 3 o'clock. It is a hunting Case pocket watch movement in an open face case. It is not a correct case for the movement. |
Next You need to identify all of the information from the movement. Using
The watch on the left above:
1. In this pocket watch we see A.W.W.Co. Riverside Waltham, Mass. Adjusted. This identifies the watch as being made by the American Waltham Watch Co. The grade of the watch is a Riverside. The movement has been adjusted. 2. The serial number (3097487) allows you to date this watch. This pocket watch was made in 1886. You can find this information on the American Waltham page. |
Case Information.
3. On the inside of the cover we find on this watch, the logo AWco and K18. This tells us the case was made by the American Waltham Co. and it is made of 18 carat solid gold. The serial number on the CASE DOES NOT GIVE ANY MORE INFORMATION. |
So now in this example, you know you have a Waltham Riverside 18K gold hunting case pocket watch made in 1886.
American Waltham Watch Company
Once you have armed your self with the information about your watch, you can go to the Information pages to determine the age of the watch. Some of the pages will be able to provide additional information. Value will not be given over the phone, so don't ask.
American Waltham Watch Co Pocket Watch Serial Number Lookup
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