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Waltham Vanguard 23J Up Down Indicator Railroad Pocket Watch CA1926
Estimated price for orientation: 1 300 $
Category: Antique
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Description Brand: Waltham Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Material: White Gold Filled Case Serial Number: 25,342,216 Closure: Open Face Model: Vanguard Features: 12-hour Dial, Up/Down Indicator, Subsidiary Seconds Dial, 23 Jewel Movement, Lever Set, 6 Adjustments, Railroad Grade Country Made: USA
Waltham Vanguard Man’s Open Face Railroad Pocket Watch
USA; Waltham; Man’s; Serial# 25,342,216; Circa: 1926
Complications: Railroad grade and up down wind indicator.
CASE: The white gold filled 16-size (45-49MM) plain case features an open face. The case is in very good condition. 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, double sunk dial displays Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, up/down wind indicator and has spade hands. The dial is in very good condition, note there has been restorations done to the dial.
This dial has an Up/Down Wind Indicator. Some of the highest quality pocketwatches were equipped with a wind-indicator also called an up-down indicator. The up-down indicator is a small dial indicating the amount of "power reserve" left in the wound mainspring. Most up-down indicators have a scale that points to zero when the watch is fully wound and then gradually indicates to a higher number as the watch runs down. This can be thought of as the number of hours that have elapsed since the watch was last wound.
You should always stop winding when the needle on the indicator reaches zero. On most watches, it's possible to wind a little past the zero mark, but the spring was "set-up" to provide the best time-keeping by stopping at zero. Similarly, you should wind the watch before it drops below the 30 mark to keep it operating in the "middle of the mainspring".
Up-down indicator watches are somewhat rare and are highly-prized by collectors. 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 23-jewel, lever-set movement with lever escapement is nickel with a bridge style layout and is 6 adjustments. The movement is in very good condition. Railroad Grade Watch Adjustments - The railroad watch, as well as other fine timepieces, had to compensate for several factors in order to be reliable and accurate at all times. These compensations, called adjustments, were for heat and cold, isochronism, and five to six different positions. These adjustments were perfected only after experimentation and a great deal of careful hand labor on each individual movement. This movment has one of the highest jewel counts at 23 jewels. Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies. AI-RR72015-12
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Description
| Brand: | Waltham | Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding |
| Material: | White Gold Filled Case | Serial Number: | 25,342,216 |
| Closure: | Open Face | Model: | Vanguard |
| Features: | 12-hour Dial, Up/Down Indicator, Subsidiary Seconds Dial, 23 Jewel Movement, Lever Set, 6 Adjustments, Railroad Grade | Country Made: | USA |
USA; Waltham; Man’s; Serial# 25,342,216; Circa: 1926
Complications: Railroad grade and up down wind indicator.
CASE: The white gold filled 16-size (45-49MM) plain case features an open face. The case is in very good condition. 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, double sunk dial displays Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, up/down wind indicator and has spade hands. The dial is in very good condition, note there has been restorations done to the dial.
This dial has an Up/Down Wind Indicator. Some of the highest quality pocketwatches were equipped with a wind-indicator also called an up-down indicator. The up-down indicator is a small dial indicating the amount of "power reserve" left in the wound mainspring. Most up-down indicators have a scale that points to zero when the watch is fully wound and then gradually indicates to a higher number as the watch runs down. This can be thought of as the number of hours that have elapsed since the watch was last wound.
You should always stop winding when the needle on the indicator reaches zero. On most watches, it's possible to wind a little past the zero mark, but the spring was "set-up" to provide the best time-keeping by stopping at zero. Similarly, you should wind the watch before it drops below the 30 mark to keep it operating in the "middle of the mainspring".
Up-down indicator watches are somewhat rare and are highly-prized by collectors. 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 23-jewel, lever-set movement with lever escapement is nickel with a bridge style layout and is 6 adjustments. The movement is in very good condition. Railroad Grade Watch Adjustments - The railroad watch, as well as other fine timepieces, had to compensate for several factors in order to be reliable and accurate at all times. These compensations, called adjustments, were for heat and cold, isochronism, and five to six different positions. These adjustments were perfected only after experimentation and a great deal of careful hand labor on each individual movement. This movment has one of the highest jewel counts at 23 jewels. Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies. AI-RR72015-12
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: