by Watch Museum | May 27, 2021 | Antique Pocket Watches
American Waltham Watch Company (Waltham, MA. 1851-1957) Also commonly referred to as the “Waltham Watch Company,” the American Waltham Watch Company was the first company to mass produce watches in America and is generally considered to be the most important American...
by Watch Museum | May 27, 2021 | Antique Pocket Watches
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t get e-mail from somebody wanting my help in identifying an old pocket watch that they just bought or inherited. Often the person includes a ton of detail about the watch, but at the same time fails to give me the information I...
by Watch Museum | May 27, 2021 | Antique Pocket Watches
Although silver isn’t nearly as valuable as gold, it’s still nice to know if your watch is in a silver case or just a silver-colored case. Watch cases made in Europe were often stamped with hallmarks to guarantee that they were silver, but this was not the...
by Watch Museum | May 27, 2021 | Antique Pocket Watches
For obvious factors, it’s crucial to understand whether your watch is in a strong gold case or whether it is merely gold-filled or gold plated [” gold-filled” includes a base metal such as brass sandwiched between 2 thin layers of gold] The only way...
by Watch Museum | May 27, 2021 | Antique Pocket Watches
Many collectors feel that American watchmaking reached its pinnacle with the invention of the railroad watch. In an effort to meet the stringent and rigorous demands of the railroads, where the incorrect time could and did prove disastrous, American watchmakers were...
