Antique silver Waltham Riverside Maximus wristwatch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1904 (movement), 1914 (case)
This early twentieth-century silver wristwatch features a movement signed by Waltham with serial number 14,150,420, which the source dates to 1904. The seller describes a 19-jewel Riverside Maximus grade mechanism equipped with screw-set gold jewel settings, a Breguet hairspring, and an 1892 Church patent regulator, enclosed by an inner hinged dust cover.
The circular silver case measures 34.5 mm across excluding the crown and fixed wire lugs, with Birmingham hallmarks inside both case backs for 1914 and maker's marks for Aaron Dennison. The white enamel dial is signed 'Waltham U.S.A.' with Arabic numerals, skeleton hands, and subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Trench wristwatch
- Case Hallmarks
- Birmingham 1914 by Aaron Dennison
- Place recorded
- United States
- Case Dimensions
- 34.5mm diameter
- Regulator Patent
- Church 1892 patent regulator
- Maker / attribution
- Waltham
- Movement Serial Number
- 14,150,420
- Movement Grade and Jewels
- 19-jewel Riverside Maximus grade movement
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial signed 'Waltham U.S.A.' with black-outlined Arabic numerals and outer minute track. • Subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock. • Skeleton hands with spade/poire-shaped hour hand. • Fluted onion-style winding crown at 3 o'clock. • Circular polished silver case with narrow fixed wire lugs fitted to a black leather strap.
- Dial and External Features
- The watch features a circular polished silver case measuring 34.5 mm in diameter, excluding the winding crown and fixed wire lugs. In visible observation, the piece presents a white dial signed 'Waltham U.S.A.', black-outlined Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, skeleton hands (with a spade- or poire-shaped hour hand), a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, and a fluted onion-style crown at 3 o'clock. According to the seller's description, the signed dial has a light scratch beneath the number 2, and the lens exhibits light marking. The piece is fitted with a new leather strap and presented with a modern presentation box.
- Case Construction and Hallmarks
- The silver case incorporates an inner hinged dust cover to protect the movement. The dealer notes some unevenness on the back of the case. Hallmarks are reported inside both case backs for Birmingham 1914, accompanied by a maker's mark for Aaron Dennison, described by the dealer as a Birmingham-based case manufacturer for Waltham UK. These interior markings are not directly visible in external photographs.
- Reported Movement and Dating Analysis
- The internal mechanism is not visible in front photographs. The dealer reports a fully signed 19-jewel Riverside Maximus grade movement equipped with screw-set jewels in gold settings, a Breguet hairspring, and a Church 1892 patent regulator. The movement serial number 14,150,420 is dated by the seller to 1904. The seller addresses the ten-year span between the 1904 movement date and the 1914 case hallmarks, noting no sign that the movement is a later replacement and suggesting Waltham UK either cased earlier movements from stock or that a period replacement occurred with an identical grade.
Identification
- Serial number
- 14150420
- 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: The seller notes a date discrepancy between the 1904-dated movement and 1914 case hallmarks, hypothesizing either stock movement usage by Waltham UK or a period replacement.
- Research required: Movement details and interior hallmarks are reported by the dealer and are not directly visible in the front photograph.