Model 1870

The Waltham “Crescent Street” Movement: The Model 1870: Earliest Advertisements and Initial Production

By Nathan Moore

In Waltham

Earliest Crescent Street Advertisement (Robbins & Appleton), The Watchmaker and Jeweler, December 1869 Despite the flagship "Crescent Street" watch eventually being classified as the "Model 1870," advertisements for the new railroad watch began to appear in late 1869. The earliest known advertisement for the Model...

Waltham

The Waltham “Crescent Street” Movement: The Model 1870

By Nathan Moore

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.