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Fitch tried to improve the financial picture by doubling the number of grades between 1881 and 1896, cutting prices by 20% in 1891, creating the watch trust which proved to have no impact in Waltham profits, reorganizing the capital structure in 1906 by selling an additional $4 mil Common and $7 mil Preferred stock (New Company) and trying to ...
Learn how to identify the maker, karatage and type of Waltham pocket watch cases from experts and fellow collectors. See photos, tips and links to resources on American watch case history and trademarks.
The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., was a company that produced about 40 million watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time delay fuses, and other precision instruments in the United States of America between 1850 and 1957.
Re: Need Help Identifying Watch from C.W.C.Co The case is gold filled, made by the Crescent Watch Case Company, of New York and Newark, NJ. You can read more about them here. I believe this is their mark from before the 1904 merger with Keystone, and it should be for a 20-year case.
Learn about the history, models, grades, and features of Waltham watches, the first successful company in America to manufacture watches in mass production. Find serial numbers, production dates, and catalog information using the NAWCC Waltham Serial Number Database and other resources.
Waltham 1873 model 720529 Centennial Exposition watch This watch is in contrast to the high performance 1872 model watches that were tried at the Centennial Exposition. This watch would have been displayed in the jewelry/ladies section of the watch exhibit. Waltham set up a watch assembly line at the Exposition and manufactured watches on site.
Compare against the ones shown above (and on other "American Watch Company" threads.) Which grade looks best to you? In terms of technology / materials / features / timekeeping / fit & finish / adjustments / maintainability etc - once we go above a certain level, the difference between any two grades or models of any American PW manufacturer is ...
A forum thread where a user asks how to date a Waltham pocket watch inherited from his great grandfather. Experts reply with advice on using the serial number on the movement, the NAWCC database, and the Waltham production date chart.
In 1959, the Waltham Watch Company merged with the Hallmark Watch Company, giving the new company access to replacement parts to service existing Waltham watch owners. The company came under much scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission throughout the 1960s, and ultimately was forced to change its advertising and branding policies to clearly ...
"The directors attempted to name the company the 'Waltham Watch Company' but because of objections by the American Watch Company, use of the name Waltham was prevented. Some time after the United States Watch Co. (USWC) had been established, in November 1898, Waltham brought a suit against the company over the use of "Waltham" on the dials and ...