Nickel Finish KW16 with Abbot's Patent Setting Attachment
This is a KW16 American
Watch Co. grade movement in nickel finish from the last run of American grade.
It is nearly identical in appearance to the 1868 model stem wind product. It can
be distinguished by the small crescent beside the winding arbor boss.
This watch, in common with all the pure Waltham production, has 19 jewels with the center jeweled and the escape wheel capped. There are no cap jewels on the pallet arbor.
This watch is in its original 18K American Watch Co. case that has been converted to stem winding with the addition of Abbot's stem winding mechanism. The original holes in the cuvette have been expertly filled in.
This watch was obtained along with the Am'n grade 1868 model that sacrificed its case for the American grade 1868 model in the collection..
The dial is the rather scarce and very beautiful 3 line version of the American Watch Co. Waltham Mass script dial.
The serial number is 501,530.
Front, Front Mark, Dial Back, Case Mark, Cuvette, Cuvette Mark, Movement, Movement 2nd View
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