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Description:
Stunning workmanship and engravings adorn this 14Kt gold 1800's Hunter Case Pocket Watch, with chain. Case marked Boston Watch Co. with the serial #G5060. Also marked inside works cover, Boston Watch Co., Boston, Mass. USA - Pat Pend. A.W. Co. Serial #G5360 14Kt.
The condition of this extradinary timepiece is Very Good to Excellent, with NO flaws of any kind.
17-19 Jewels. Size 20. Wonderful substantial 14KT watch chain.
BRIEF HISTORY & DATES:
1850, September - Howard, Davis and Dennison, Roxbury Mass
1851 (for 6 months.) American Horology Co., Roxbury Mass.
1851-1853 The Warren Mfg. Co., Roxbury Mass.
1853 (Sept) - 1857 (May) Boston Watch Co., Roxbury Mass & Waltham Mass.
1857 Tracy Baker & Co., Waltham Mass.
1857-1859 Appleton Tracy and Co., Waltham Mass.
1859-1885 American Watch Co., Waltham Mass.
1885-1923 American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham Mass.
1923-1957 Waltham Watch Co., Waltham Mass.
Also commonly referred to as the "Waltham Watch Company," the American Waltham Watch Company was the first watch company to mass produce watches in America and is generally considered to be the most important American watch company. The history of the company is a little complicated, but it all started in 1850 when Edward Howard, David Davis and Aaron Dennison got together in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and decided to start their own watch company. They formed the "American Horologue Company"in 1851 and 17 prototype watches were produced in 1852 with "Howard, Davis & Dennison" engraved on the movements. The name of the company was then changed to the "Warren Mfg. Co." [named after a famous Revolutionary War hero], and the next 26 or so watches produced bore the name "Warren" on their movements. The name was officially changed to the "Boston Watch Company" in 1853, and in 1854 a factory was built in Waltham, Massachusetts. The founders of the company certainly knew how to make great watches, but weren't so hot at managing money, and the Boston Watch Company failed in 1857. The story doesn't end there, though! The defunct company was sold at a sheriff's auction to a man named Royal Robbins, and he reorganized the company and renamed it the "Appleton, Tracy & Co."
In 1859 the Appleton, Tracy & Co. merged with another company called the Waltham Improvement Company, and "The American Watch Company" was born. Soon after that, the company name was changed to "The American Waltham Watch Company," and in later years the watches simply bore the name "Waltham".
We are a ten year old New Hampshire business; selling an electic mix of Antique & Vintage Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Pocket Watches, Jewelry, Artist Signed Mosaics, Turn of the Century Clocks, and many unique items!
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: GO1066 |
| Condition:
Very Good |
Year:
1854-1885
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Boston Watch Co. |
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| Title:
Boston Watch Co. Hunter Case Pocket Watch 14KT |
Style:
Hunter Case Pocket Watch |
| Materials:
14KT |
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