1885 Waltham 6s 13j Pocket Watch With Great 14k Case, Super Rare Only 17,329 Ma
GREAT 14K CASE / SUPER RARE ONLY 17,329 MADE / 1885 WALTHAM 6S 13J POCKET WATCH. Working and was tested over an 18 hour period and kept poor time, lost approx 8 minutes, balance staff & wheel ok. It will need a service or repair to keep perfect time, has sat idle for years. The very nice / decorative 14k gold case is 40mm in diameter and is in good condition, some minor scratches & wear, weighs approx 56.6 grams. Waltham c1885, Grade Royal, Model 1873-6, 6S, 13J, lever set, stem wind with date serial number 2704061. Super rare movement, only 17,329 were produced making it very collectable, more so in a 14k gold case. Dial has some cracks, inner case back engraved and dated 1888. Local Brisbane pick-up welcomed. This is the buyers / importers responsibility. We are constantly adding to our ever increasing range and have a large assortment of American Railroad Grade Pocket Watches. American Railroad Pocket watches. Were amongst the highest grade watches made, having been made for the railways makes them a great choice to use every day, mainly for their durability over time. Their lower production quantities and of course their high grade movements make them also a great gift or investment. A typical railroad’s requirements for a pocket watch in the early 20th century might include. Only American-made watches may be used (depending on availability of spare parts). Only open-faced dials, with the stem at 12 o. Minimum of 17 functional jewels in the movement. Size 16 or 18 only. Maximum variation of 30 seconds (approximately 4 seconds daily) per weekly check. Watch adjusted to at least five positions: Face up and face down (the positions a watch might commonly take when laid on a flat surface); then crown up, crown pointing left, and crown pointing right (the positions a watch might commonly take in a pocket). Occasionally a sixth position, crown pointing down, would be included. Adjusted for severe temperature variance and isochronism (variance in spring tension). Indication of time with bold legible Arabic numerals, outer minute division, second dial, heavy hands. Lever used to set the time (no risk of inadvertently setting the watch to an erroneous time, when winding the watch with the stem). Anti-magnetic protection (after the advent of diesel-electric locomotives). The minimum requirements were raised several times as watch-making technology progressed, and the watch companies produced newer, even more reliable models. By WW2, many railroads required watches that were of a much higher grade (as many as 23 jewels, for example) than those made to comply with the original 1891 standard. _gsrx_vers_841 GS 7.0.16 (841). The item “1885 WALTHAM 6S 13J POCKET WATCH WITH GREAT 14K CASE, SUPER RARE ONLY 17,329 MA” is in sale since Wednesday, October 24, 2018. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “hnco” and is located in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Gender: Unisex
- Number of Jewels: 13Jewels
- Casing: 14k Gold
- Pocket Watch Size: 6S
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
- Display: Analog
- Model: 1873-6
- Year of Manufacture: 1880-1889
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Closure: Full Hunter
- Brand: Waltham
- Serial Number: 2704061