Waltham 14K Yellow Gold Box-Hinge Pocket Watch

Technical characteristics

Type

Hunter-case watch

Maker

Waltham Watch Company

Movement

15-jewel mechanical movement

Case Material

14K yellow gold

Serial Number

3429799

Place recorded

United States

Date of Production

Circa 1887

Maker / attribution

American Waltham Watch Company

Design

Visible features

• White porcelain dial signed 'AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY' below 12 o'clock. • Black Roman numerals for the hours and an outer chapter ring for minutes. • Blued steel spade hands with a blued seconds hand on a sunken subdial at 6 o'clock. • Fluted onion-style crown enclosed by a rounded yellow-gold suspension bow. • Box-hinge hunter case configuration open to the left displaying engraved rim borders.

Dial and Visual Presentation

Visual observation shows a white porcelain dial bearing the printed signature 'AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY' positioned below 12 o'clock. The dial displays black Roman numerals for the hours, an outer track for minutes, and blued steel spade hands with an auxiliary blued seconds hand set within a sunken subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock. The hunter case is displayed open to the left, showing engraved borders along the case rim and the open box-hinge architecture. At the top, a fluted onion-style winding crown is enclosed within a rounded yellow-gold suspension bow.

Movement and Verification Limits

The seller catalogues the watch with serial number 3429799 and dates it to circa 1887, driven by a 15-jewel mechanical movement. The dealer also claims the piece has received a full restoration. Direct visual inspection is limited to the single open-dial view. The movement, inner cuvette, and interior case hallmarks are not visible in the provided photograph. Likewise, the exterior case engravings and the described stag motif cannot be verified from the image and remain solely as reported by the source.

Case Construction and Exterior Ornamentation

The source describes the watch as housed in a 14K yellow gold box-hinge hunter case, stated to measure 45 mm and described in the dealer listing as a size 18 case. The seller notes that the box structure is believed to enhance protection and longevity for the hinge. The exterior of the case is reported to feature engine turnings and engravings. Both the front and reverse covers are described as bearing a foliate motif centering an oxford frame surmounted by a crown, with one side left blank for engraving and the other depicting a stag in a mountain landscape.

Identification

Serial number

3429799

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.