If you are using a hunting case you have to press down the crown publish this will open the front cover and the case back then you will need to your fingernails to pry it open. You can also use rubberized jar lids for those to unscrew the case. When you locate the clue unscrew it by rotating the case counter clockwise. If you have a screw down you need to locate the seam in between the case back and case. And use your other finger to grasp the pendant to pull it lifting the lip, by doing this you will detach the case. It is in working condition, however the case is worn. If your pocket watch has a clamshell case you need to use a blunt blade or your fingernails at the 3 o’clock position below the back lip of your pocket watch. The serial number is XXXXX(NNN) NNN-NNNN(1890) or 12544816 (1904). But first you have to recognize first if the watch has a clamshell, screw down or a hunting case.
#WALTHAM POCKET WATCH SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBERS#
Looking at the table of Waltham serial numbers (see example below), you can see that number 20,900,000 was made in 1917 and 21,800,000 was made in 1918 (marked in. Note that we're using the serial number from the watch movement, not from the watch case. So in order for you to see the serial number you need to open the back case of your pocket watch. Let's say you have a Waltham watch with serial number 21,607,210 as shown in the photo below. You could also check the serial number on an online list of Waltham serial number in the net to see what year it has been manufactured. You can find all the Waltham pocket watches serial number inside the watch it is stamp on the movement. Here are some tips on where you could find the numbers on your Waltham pocket watch. The lists above are just few of the long list of serial numbers of Waltham pocket watches. Here are some lists of serial numbers in which you could find in your watch.
The third and last source was distributed by Waltham in 1954, this list were use by repairmen in ordering parts. It is numbers only and from two to eight digits. Not all movements will have a serial number but most will. You must use the serial number on the movement itself NOT the case. The second d source was copied by Joe Brown from a book at Charles River Museum. This tool decodes the serial number from a Waltham watch, pocket watch or clock to give its date of manufacture. There are 3 major source of Waltham serial numbers, the first source is from the ledger book of Boston Transcription firm. Most items especially watches have serial numbers it serves as their id. However, Marsh was working on a history of Waltham, possibly with the assistance of Keith at the time the books were prepared.The first change of the fellowships name was on 1853 when it was sold to Boston Watch Company, after that they changed their name some times and in 1859 they had their final change of name which is the American Waltham Pocket Watch Company. No one knows why Waltham had the other volumes produced. Watches after 7,500,000 can only be identified from the 1954 book that was intended to allow parts to be ordered accurately. Watches before 7,500,000 can be identified much more accurately as to date of production and size of run than the later watches. One of the originals is at the Charles River Museum in Waltham.
The second volume was copied in a small number by Joe Brown a couple of years ago and the copies were sold locally in Boston. The first volume that goes up to 1,500,000 has been published in condensed form by Heart of America Press. This was transcribed in hand in two volumes by a transcription firm in Boston. The second is the "hand written" ledgers that were created around 1900 by Waltham from the job cards that were on file in the factory. The most common is the repair and identification list that was published last in 1954 and has been reproduced by Roy and others.
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