Charles Vander Woerd

The Waltham “Crescent Street” Movement: The Model 1870

By Nathan Moore

In Waltham

In 1869, Charles Vander Woerd designed the 18-Size movement that would eventually be known as the "Model 1870" from the "Nashua Department" at the American Watch Company in Waltham. The first movements were keyset from the back, a unique feature for an American full-plate movement....

U.S. Watch Co. Waltham

Project: Reconstructed Serial Lookup Database for U.S. Watch Co. Waltham Production

By Nathan Moore

U.S. Watch Company, Grade 55, 18-Size, Model 1888H, #99685 While sufficient production records exist for most of the larger American watch companies, much of the documentation for smaller companies has.