Waltham 17 Jewels Grade No. 1217 Openface Dress Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1936
This openface dress pocket watch from the Waltham Watch Company is reported to date to 1936. Sized at 12s, it contains a 17-jewel manual-wind movement, Grade No.
1217 (Model 1894), bearing movement serial number 28847907. The round 44.4 mm yellow-tone case is marked as Keystone Victory 10K rolled gold plate with serial number 4761497. The two-tone dial displays a vertically textured center, applied or printed gold Arabic hour numerals, a peripheral railroad minute track, and blued open-diamond steel hands, complemented by a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Size
- 12s
- Type
- Open-face watch
- Case Serial
- 4761497
- Jewel Count
- 17 Jewels
- Case Diameter
- 44.4 mm
- Movement Grade
- No. 1217
- Place recorded
- United States
- Movement Serial
- 28847907
- Maker / attribution
- Waltham Watch Company
Design
- Visible features
- • Two-tone light dial featuring a circular center zone with vertical line texturing and a rectangular cartouche labeled 'WALTHAM'. • Open diamond-motif blued steel hour and minute hands. • Subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock with concentric circular finishing and a railroad seconds track. • Gold-toned Arabic numeral hour markers styled in an Art Deco typeface. • Arched, shaped bow above a fluted winding crown set on a round yellow-gold-toned case.
- Visual Dial and Case Design
- The open-face pocket watch features a light two-tone dial configuration highlighted by a circular center zone with vertical line texturing and a dedicated rectangular cartouche labeled "WALTHAM". Time indication is handled by blued steel open diamond-motif hour and minute hands paired with gold-toned Arabic numeral hour markers. A black peripheral railroad minute track surrounds the dial, complemented by a subsidiary seconds dial located at 6 o'clock. The sub-second register features concentric circular finishing along with a railroad seconds track displaying Arabic numerals at 10-second intervals. The round yellow-gold-toned case is appointed with an arched bow and a fluted winding crown.
- Case Construction and Dimensions
- The case has an outer diameter of 44.4 mm, increasing to 47.6 mm including the crown, and measures 10.5 mm in thickness. The vendor identifies the metal composition as 10K yellow rolled gold plate. Case markings are reported in the listing text as "KEYSTONE Victory 10K Rolled Gold Plate 4761497". However, the movement and internal or external case back stampings are not visible in the provided primary photograph.
- Reported Movement and Accessories
- The watch is powered by a reported Waltham manual-wind mechanical movement designated as Grade No. 1217, Model 1894, built in a 12s size. The listing transcribes the movement engraving as "Waltham 17 Jewels 28847907 U.S.A.", signifying a 17-jewel assembly. The seller dates the watch to 1936 based on the movement details. Included with the pocket watch are a two-piece watch chain measuring 27 cm on each side and an original Waltham display presentation box.
Identification
- Reference
- Grade No. 1217
- Serial number
- 28847907
- 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 movement and interior case back markings are described in the listing text but not visible in the provided primary photograph.