1919 Waltham Pocket Watch

[Bill C]

I Recently inhereted this beautiful pocket watch, when my mother passed away, actually she had been holding on to it for me since 1969 when my great uncle passed away. The Chain has a label that Say's H.M.H.CO. 14k the chain weighs .88 troy Oz or 27.4 grams. the watch is also 14K gold. I am not sure who the HMH Company is.

Thanks for looking

 

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[Mackaydon]

Notation on item 10313 here: http://www.broadwaterrosejewels.com/Religious Jewelry.htm

"Company (HMH Co.) was in operation from 1910 to 1962 and was considered the premier manufacturer of religious jewelry." (Possibly out of Providence R.I.)

Beautiful watch, indeed.
Don.....

 

[Chug And Red]

Please tell me that that Beautiful watch still runs!!! Chug

 

[Bill C]

Yes it runs like a charm.

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like a serial number that corresponds to 1919.
http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/waltham.html

 

[Chug And Red]

Glad to hear its still runs, I just had to look at the pictures again!!!!

 

[colorado14ers]

that is a fine Waltham!! very nice

 

[oneeye]

I love pocket watches. Wish I knew more about them, as i would love to start collecting them.
Thanks for sharing. It is a beautiful watch.
Dan

 

[ootpik]

Hello, I don't post often, but I am a watch collector. The watch you have is a high grade Railroad watch with the wind indicator under the 12. But it is in the wrong case. It is in a Hunter case and should be in a standard railroad open face case. A pocket watch in a hunter case has the 12 where the 9 is now, so when it is held in the right hand in your palm, opened by pressing the crown, the front lid flips open towards your fingers and the 12 is at the top. Someone, somewhere along the line has transposed it into a hunter case, which it doesn't belong in. To a collector it lowers the value greatly because it is not original, but it is still a beautiful watch. Enjoy the watch, it is a very good one. One of Walthams highest grades. ootpik