Waltham
Waltham 18 Size Model 1892 Open Face 23 Jewel Vanguard with 24 Hour Canadian Railroad Dial
Waltham 18 Size Model 1892 Open Face 23 Jewel Vanguard with 24 Hour Canadian Railroad Dial
This is a nice, clean massive Waltham 18 Size Model 1892 Open Face 23 Jewel Vanguard with 24 Hour Canadian Railroad Dial. This watch has it all; quality, form and condition. This watch has a good glass crystal, good blued heavy spade and poker RR hands, good, blued sub second hand, and a genuine factory double sunk enamel RR dial made specifically for the Canadian railroad. This dial has 24-hour numerals and Arabic hour numerals. The inside of the sub second dial has a full set of 24-hour numerals for the Canadian railroad. The dial does have a pair of very slight hairlines. One is at the 18-minute marker, and one is at the 50 9-minute marker. These are very hard to see especially with both sets of Arabic and 24-hour large black numerals. This is a genuine Waltham produced enamel double sunk dial. The watch is in a large 56-millimeter open face nickel case with huge bow, large ball style crown, good stem and sleeve. This is a stem wind and lever set open face railroad pocket watch case. The front cover screws on and off with ease. This is a swingout style dustproof case. The watch has the desirable Waltham 18 size 23 jewel vanguard. The watch winds, sets and runs with brisk motion. This is a clean running quality 23 jewel railroad pocket watch sold to the Canadian market. This is a scarce and hard-to-find watch especially with the Canadian railroad dial.