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American Waltham Watch Company Factory, c.1890

By Nathan Moore

Original Photograph of the Waltham Watch Factory on the St. Charles River, c.1890 This early photograph features the Waltham factory on the banks of the St. Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts. When this scene was captured around 1890, approximately 5,000,000 watches had been assembled within...

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Play Ball! c.1890 American Waltham Watch Co. Baseball Theme Dial

By Nathan Moore

c.1890 American Waltham Watch Co. Baseball Theme Dial Today's post celebrates the recent start of a new Major League Baseball season. In the late 1880s, as dial design techniques became.

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c.1918 Waltham Duo-Tone P.S. Bartlett with Nickel and Gilt Damaskeened Finish

By Nathan Moore

Waltham P.S. Bartlett #22295427 with Duo-Tone Plates For a short time in the late 1910s, the American Waltham Watch Company produced 16-Size P.S. Bartlett and No. 620 movements with duo-tone.

c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch with an Odd Fellows Emblematic dial

By Nathan Moore

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c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch #5995794 Dial #2612 c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch - 18-Size, Model 1883, 15 Jewels, Gilt Trim, Gold Balance Screws with an Odd Fellows Emblematic dial. c.1894 American Waltham Watch Co. Watch #5995794 Dial #2612 This particular watch is...

Catalogs & Resources , Dials , History , Waltham

1886 Robbins & Appleton Catalog with Waltham Special Named “Private Label” Pricing

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Excerpt from 1886 Robbins & Appleton Price List Catalog By the 1880s, the most prominent American watch companies offered special named movements and dials for retailers, jobbers, and wholesalers.

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American Waltham Watch Company Dial No. 2531, c.1901

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: American Waltham Watch Company Dial No. 2531, c.1901 The No. 2531 dial furnished by the American Waltham Watch Company is strikingly similar to the Elgin No. 2399 dial featured.

“The Thinnest American Watch” – Advertising the Lord Elgin and Colonial Series

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , Elgin , History , Trends , Waltham

Pictured: “The Thinnest American Watch” Advertisement by The Non-Retailing Company, Published in the September 1908 Issue of The Keystone By the end of 1908, the demand for extra thin watches was quickly increasing in America. Waltham and Elgin went head-to-head, each claiming to produce the...

Dials , Factories , History , Trends , Waltham

Waltham’s Introduction of the Extra Thin Colonial Series

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Waltham “Colonial Series” Advertisement, Published in the May 1908 Issue of The Keystone The trend of thin watches in America was spurred around 1904 with the introduction of “extra.

Dials , History , Trends , Waltham

The Growing Trend of Metal Watch Dials as an Alternative to Enamel Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Excerpt from the 1909 Waltham Material Catalog Highlighting Metal Dial Options During the 1890s, fancy enamel dials were the fashionable trend in the watch market. After the turn of.

Venetian Hard Enamel vs. English Soft Enamel Dials: Part 1

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , History , Waltham

Pictured: 18-Size Hard Enamel Dial by the Elgin National Watch Company, showcasing the slightly diffused reflection of direct light When the early American watch industry was sparked in the 1850s, the process of making enamel dials proved to be a challenge. Early attempts were unsuccessful,...

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