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.
The American Watch Company debuted the first "Crescent Street" movement in March 1870 as a watch designed for railway service and advertised as the "American Railroad Watch." The "Crescent Street".
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.
