Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Please note that we are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Non-UK buyers are welcome but payment can be made by Paypal only. We are a VAT registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations.Ĭredit / debit card purchases can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the 'Buy Securely' button on each listing page. ALL OF OUR PRICES INCLUDE UK & WORLDWIDE POSTAGE.Īll of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch. The watch will be sent in a new presentation box. The white enamel dial is in good condition, with blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track. The watch glass has minor marking but is very acceptable. The case is gold plated and it is in good condition, just a small indentation to the back and a slight unevenness. The watch itself measures 52mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The movement has 17 jewels, four adjustments and there is a patent date on the movement of May 1904 the applicant was Henri Frédéric Sandoz, the founder of Tavannes, and it relates to the keyless workings. This particular watch has a good quality stem-winding movement which is working nicely.
The Tacy was a combination of the names Tavannes and Cyma. It was reorganized as Appleton, Tracy Co.Photos A 1920s Tacy Admiral pocket watch. The Boston Watch Company failed in 1857 and was sold at auction to Royal E. The movements produced here (serial numbers 1001 - 5000) were signed Dennison, Howard, Davis, C. The name was changed to Boston Watch Company in September 1853, and the factory in Waltham, Massachusetts was built in October 1854. The first watches produced went to officials of the company, and it was not until 1853 that the first watches were offered for sale to the public. In 1851, the factory building was completed and the company began doing business under the name American Horology Company. It took months to adjust the watches to the point where they were any better than other widely available timepieces. They also found that even though they were using interchangeable parts, each watch was still unique and had its own set of errors to be corrected. With financial backing from Samuel Curtis, the first watches were made in 1850, but problems were encountered. Their vision was to form a watch company that could produce high-quality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts. The company was founded by David Davis, Aaron Dennison, and Mr. The American Waltham Watch Company had its beginnings in 1850 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Watch 2: 1893 Warranted then years means that it is gold filled. VICTORY WARRANTED TEN YEARS 4056437 (This one has a more elaborate case with floral design on both sides) Watch 3: Tobias Et Co LIVERPOOL, No 40788, DETACHED LEVER, 13 JEWELS, case has the numbers 1148 on it.įace has roman numerals, very delicate hands and looks like silver with gold floral accents Thanks for all your help with further information on the originage of these Answer Watch 1: 1892 Crescent Watch Case Co. SAFETY BARREL 6175569, case is CWC Co 581555 Watch 2: American Waltham Watch Co. I have more information about this (and two other watches), if you dont mind. If you can tell me what is written on the movement itself, I can probably tell you. Thais Gloor, Burlington, MA ANSWER: Thais, C.W.C. My parents were having a hard time remembering who the watch originally belonged to. In addition to dating the watch, Im wondering if you can tell me where it might have been sold.įor instance, were these only sold from the Boston area, or distributed to other cities, etc. The outside case is smooth gold with just some design along the very edge of the case covers. I dont have quite as much detail about this watch, but inside one cover are the letters C.W.C.
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