Description:

Waltham 16S 23J lever set (LS) adj. 6p Vanguard U&D wind indicator pocket watch #26665392, beautiful nickel bridge movement with raised gold jewel settings (some screw-down), a gold center wheel, diamond balance endcap and an elaborate mixed checkerboard & fancy concentric circle damascene pattern, this model has the time set lever at 11 o'clock, double sunk (DS) porcelain enamel Montgomery dial with bold Arabic boxcar style numbers, red & black Arabic minute markers, a black-marked subsidiary wind indicator register at 12 o'clock, a black-marked subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock and is marked "Waltham Vanguard 23 Jewels", dial does have some small faint hairlines, bold blue steel spade & whip style hands.

Heavy Waltham model 7G yellow gold filled (YGF) screw back & bezel (SB&B) case with a smooth polish back engraved with a detailed scene of a locomotive pulling cars on a double track, deeply engraved comets or fancy half circles on the bezels, geometric design heavy short shoulders with a recessed crown, a fancy bow with engraving matching the bezels and a glass crystal, case is showing normal moderate wear with some notable smoothing on the bezel & bow engraving, a few patches of light scuffing on the back cover and some brass starting to show in small lines across the bezels, frame & bow, measures approx. 51mm in diameter x 62mm in length x 13mm thick (crystal included). A very attractive & desirable triple signed Waltham railroad grade watch from the 1920s in excellent overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: 1928-1929
  • Company: Waltham
  • Movement Size: 0516S
  • Jewels: 0523J
  • Setting/Movement Type: lever set
  • Adjustments: 6 positions
  • Model/Grade: Vanguard
  • Serial #: 26665392
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: wind indicator, bridge layout, diamond endstone, gold jewel settings (GJS), screw-down jewel settings, raised jewel settings, gold center wheel
  • Dial Material: porcelain enamel
  • Dial Details: double sunk (DS), Montgomery style, boxcar style numbers, marked "Vanguard 23 Jewels"
  • Hand Style: spade & whip
  • Case Style: SB&B
  • Case Material: Gold Filled - Yellow
  • Case Details: factory case, model 7G, fancy bow, recessed crown
  • Case Width/Diameter: 51mm (2.01 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  62mm (2.44 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  13mm (0.51 inches)
  • Crystal Material: glass
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Gender: Gentlemen's