Beautiful Rolled Gold Waltham Traveller Full Hunter Pocket Watch Dated 1914

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Here For Auction Is A Beautiful Full Hunter 10 ct Rolled Gold Waltham, Traveller. Pocket Watch In A Top Wind Case. Dated 1914.This lovely pocket watch, Case No 4000647 is in very good condition the gold filled case Made in America has one or two tiny general wear marks, but no dents or scratches and just very little pocket wear to the gold, The glass is perfect, the beautiful pale cream unsigned dial has no chips, stains or hairlines, it has gold spear and whip hands and black Roman numerals, with a sub seconds dial at 6 o,clock. All the catches and hinges are perfect and the covers close perfectly. The watch measures 50.5mm across.American Watch CompanyThe Waltham Improvement Co. merged in January 1859 with the Appleton, Tracy & Co. forming the American Watch Co. (AWCo). In 1860, as President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the country was in Civil War. Production ground to a halt. However, the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open. It worked: Upon his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln became the proud owner of a Waltham watch: Model 1857, grade "Wm. Ellery", serial number no 67613.Waltham became the main supplier of Railroad chronometers to the various railroads in North America and in as many as 52 other countries of the world. In 1876, Waltham disclosed the first automatic screw making read more