got my Waltham pocket watch back

martinedwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O25KP7a0Gk

15 jewel
14K gold huntercased size 18s
Waltham pocket watch
Appleton tracey 1883 model
manufactured 1886

belonged to my great grandfather, and my dad passed it on to me 6 months ago. it's taken me this long to gather up the nerve (and the money) to get it serviced, and it arrived back yesterday.

and it's ticking like a 126 year old American watch!

at last I can use it like it's meant to be used!

flutered

i wish you the health to enjoy it.

Wibbs

Gorgeous watch martinedwards. 15 jewel, very elegant dial and in gold too. A lot of the gold cases got melted down over the years especially in hard times like the 1930's and after the move to wristwatches really took over.

The Americans made bloody great watches back in the day. In that era up to the 20's IMHO better overall than the Swiss. The accuracy I've seen reported on the US pocketwatch forums can be impressive. Well may you wear

EDIT looked up the model and found a pic of the movement;

Apparently it has screw down gold jewel settings, a patent micro regulator, expansion balance, and a Breguet hair spring. Very nice. Your great grandfather had good taste and a discerning eye.

martinedwards

well, the story behind it is that He and his elder brother worked on a farm in Donegal for two maiden aunts.

they put in years of service and when the old girls died, the older brother got the farm and my G/Grandfather got this......

it has come to the third child each generation, and my 12 year old already has his eye on it!!!





the chain is almost too heavy to use.......

fishguy

Very Nice. It`s a work of art!!! Whatever you spent on it is money well spent. Wear it in good health for the next 125 years!!!

G.

sarajo5599

Hi, Can you show some images of your watch. I would like to too see it once. 15 jewel and 14k gold its look nice. you put it below the image. Its really beautiful watch.

Menas

The Waltham is a lovely well made watch. Enjoy it. I did a minor refurb
on one for a friend, twas tricky getting the movement out of the front but it cleaned up lovely. His was nickel, not gold so yours will be a different class.