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Rare 21-Jewel Model 92 Waltham Vanguard Railroad Pocket Watch Up/DN Indi C1909
Estimated price for orientation: 2 700 $
Category: RARE 21jewel Mod
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Description Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Features: 12-hour Dial, Up/Down Indicator Dial, Subsidiary Seconds Dial, Red 5-Minute Numeral Track Year of Manufacture: Pre-1920 Country Made: USA Brand: Waltham Model: Vanguard Material: Yellow Gold Filled MPN: Model 92 Closure: Open Face Serial Number: 17,077,297
Rare 18-Size 21-Jewel Waltham Man’s Up/Down Indicator Open Face Railroad Pocket Watch
USA; Waltham; Man’s; Serial# 17,077,297; Circa: 1909
Complications: Wind indicators.
CASE: The yellow gold filled, 18-size (50-55MM) No. 6,539,147 plain case features an open face and is signed “B & B Royal”. Open face cases were the only ones approved from railroad use. Railroad men sought a case that the tough and durable; one that would provide a dust-free environment for the movement.
DIAL: This white porcelain triple sunk dial including a subsidiary seconds dial and an Up/Down Wind indicator dial. Arabic hour numerals, red five minute numerals, spade hands and is signed Waltham. Railroad watch dials are distinguished by their simplicity. A true railroad watch dial contained no fancy lettering or beautiful backgrounds. The watches were designed to be functional and in order to achieve that, the dials contained bold black Arabic numbers against a white background. This facilitated ease of reading the time under even the most adverse conditions.
MOVT: This 21-jewel lever-set No. 17,077,297 movement is adjusted with lever escapement with a full plate layout and is signed “Vanguard Waltham”. Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements - Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads.
RARITY: Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare, this watch rates a 9.
Scarce – two stars in book 18-size Waltham Vanguard 21-jewel watch with wind indicator, Model 92, nickel movement. It has raised solid gold screwed in jewel cups, yellow gold-filled railroad case. The dial is mint with 36-hour power reserve section. AI-174-23te
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34236 INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be pri
Description
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Features: | 12-hour Dial, Up/Down Indicator Dial, Subsidiary Seconds Dial, Red 5-Minute Numeral Track |
| Year of Manufacture: | Pre-1920 | Country Made: | USA |
| Brand: | Waltham | Model: | Vanguard |
| Material: | Yellow Gold Filled | MPN: | Model 92 |
| Closure: | Open Face | Serial Number: | 17,077,297 |
USA; Waltham; Man’s; Serial# 17,077,297; Circa: 1909
Complications: Wind indicators.
CASE: The yellow gold filled, 18-size (50-55MM) No. 6,539,147 plain case features an open face and is signed “B & B Royal”. Open face cases were the only ones approved from railroad use. Railroad men sought a case that the tough and durable; one that would provide a dust-free environment for the movement.
DIAL: This white porcelain triple sunk dial including a subsidiary seconds dial and an Up/Down Wind indicator dial. Arabic hour numerals, red five minute numerals, spade hands and is signed Waltham. Railroad watch dials are distinguished by their simplicity. A true railroad watch dial contained no fancy lettering or beautiful backgrounds. The watches were designed to be functional and in order to achieve that, the dials contained bold black Arabic numbers against a white background. This facilitated ease of reading the time under even the most adverse conditions.
MOVT: This 21-jewel lever-set No. 17,077,297 movement is adjusted with lever escapement with a full plate layout and is signed “Vanguard Waltham”. Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements - Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads.
RARITY: Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare, this watch rates a 9.
Scarce – two stars in book 18-size Waltham Vanguard 21-jewel watch with wind indicator, Model 92, nickel movement. It has raised solid gold screwed in jewel cups, yellow gold-filled railroad case. The dial is mint with 36-hour power reserve section. AI-174-23te
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Phone 1-800-424-5353 Contact: Rick Gilbert Hours:9 - 5 EST, Monday - Friday Address: eAshland_net Sarasota Arts & Antique Center 640 South Washington Blvd, Suite 200 Sarasota, FL 34236 INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be pri