American Waltham Watch Co. 18k gold open face pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
March 1891
This American Waltham Watch Co. open face pocket watch is housed in a 49 mm 18k gold hinged case and accompanied by a short gold-toned chain with T-bar. According to the auction catalogue, it is powered by a heavily decorated keyless wind movement numbered 5000000, jewelled to the centre with screwed chatons, an overcoil hairspring, and fine adjustment.
The white enamel dial exhibits black Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds display at 6 o'clock. The source records that the inner cuvette bears an engraved presentation to company owner Royal E. Robbins (catalogued as Royal G. Robins) from company foremen dated March 1891.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face pocket watch
- Diameter
- 49mm
- Case Material
- 18k gold
- Place recorded
- United States
- Movement Number
- 5000000
- Maker / attribution
- American Waltham Watch Co.
- Presentation Inscription
- Presented to Royal G. Robins by the Foremen in the employ of The Amn Waltham Watch Co, March 1891
Design
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer railway track minute divisions • Subsidiary seconds register located at 6 o'clock • Dial signed 'A.W.W.Co. WALTHAM, MASS.' below the 12 o'clock marker • Fitted with a short gold-coloured link chain terminating in a T-bar
- Dial Configuration
- The watch features a white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour markers and outer railway track minute divisions. A subsidiary seconds register is located at 6 o'clock. The dial is signed 'A.W.W.Co. WALTHAM, MASS.' below the 12 o'clock marker.
- Movement Specifications
- The movement is described by the source as a keyless wind caliber numbered 5,000,000. It is described as heavily decorated and jewelled to the centre, featuring screwed chatons, an overcoil hairspring, and fine adjustment. Internal movement details are not visible in the current photographic record.
- Case and External Presentation
- The timepiece is housed in an 18k gold hinged case measuring 49 mm in diameter. It is accompanied by a short gold-coloured chain with a bar. The inner cuvette bears an engraved presentation to Royal G. Robins from company foremen, dated March 1891. Access to the internal case back or cuvette is not captured in the available imagery.
Identification
- Serial number
- 5000000
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement details and serial number 5000000 are not visible in the photograph and rely entirely on the auction description
- Research required: Cuvette presentation inscription is concealed inside the case and cannot be independently confirmed from the primary image