Description:

Waltham 18S 17J lever set (LS) adj. grade No. 35 pocket watch #3670006, distinctive silver-flashed full plate movement with screw-down gold jewel settings (GJS), an engraved balance bridge and a wide checkerboard style damaskeen of brushed and polished finish lines, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel dial with large Roman numerals, an outer black minute mark register with black Arabic 5 minute markers and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has some faint hairlines, blue steel open morning glory-style hands.

Re-cased into a heavy engraved yellow gold filled (YGF) hunting case (HC) with engine turning across the surfaces behind the large art nouveau-style line & floral designs accented with vermicelli engraved details, large blank fancy monogram shield, a sculpted pendant with a slightly recessed crown, a large heavy bow and a glass crystal, case is showing normal wear with some notable smoothing to the engraving in some places, some small scratches on the pendant & near the case lips, a small bit of brass starting on the bow and some spots of discoloration on the interior case surfaces, measures approx. 55mm in diameter x 76mm in length x 18mm thick. An early, high quality Waltham from the 1880s in excellent overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1888-1889
  • Company: Waltham
  • Movement Size: 0418S
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: lever set
  • Adjustments: 1-3 positions
  • Model/Grade: No. 35
  • Serial #: 3670006
  • Movement Finish: silver-flashed
  • Movement Details: hunting case movement (HCM), gold jewel settings (GJS), screw-down jewel settings
  • Dial Material: porcelain enamel
  • Dial Details: double sunk (DS)
  • Hand Style: morning glory - open
  • Case Style: HC
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow
  • Case Details: re-cased
  • Case Width/Diameter: 55mm (2.17 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  76mm (2.99 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  18mm (0.71 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Gender: Gentlemen's

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