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Guest Post: AWC Waltham Model 1870 “Crescent Street”

In History

This post was originally published by Miquel Angel Cladera on his exceptional blog at SaFonaGastroCrono. The English translation has been provided by Google Translate with minor edits for proper clarification. Throughout the entries that we have been presenting in our Railway section, we have been showing how...

Introduction of Marginal Five-Minute Figures on American Watch Dials

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Hand-Painted Chronograph Dial with Red Marginal Five-Minute Figures, Fitted on a Waltham 14-Size Riverside Chronograph, c.1882. The familiar five-minute marginal track featured on a variety of American watch dials.

Famous Watches , History , Waltham

What Happened to Paul Morphy’s Waltham Watch?

By Nathan Moore

Illustration of Paul Morphy's Custom Chess-Themed Pocket Watch The magnificent hand-painted dial by John Webb is the only known part to survive from Paul Morphy’s chess-themed pocket watch presented to.

John Webb’s Magnum Opus: The Watch Dial Designed for Chess Master Paul Morphy

By Nathan Moore

In Dials , Famous Watches , History , Waltham

Paul Morphy Watch Dial by John Webb, Dial Painter at the American Watch Company. Reprinted with Permission from the National Watch & Clock Museum. Paul Morphy is considered to be one of the greatest chess masters of all time. Following a successful European tour in...