Waltham Pocket Watches: a short history
Waltham Pocket Watches are readily available and relatively inexpensive, even for a working model in good condition, so they are a great watch to start a collection.
The American Waltham Watch Company was the first company to mass produce watches in the USA. The company was started in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1851 as the American Horologue Company and then went through various name changes. In 1854 when its new factory was built in Waltham, Massachusetts and despite more name changes the watches started to bear the name Waltham somewhere on its movement.
Waltham finally ceased manufacturing in 1957, but in its time it had made more than 35 million watches. Many of the watches were intended for the mass market so were low to medium quality, although Waltham also produced some excellent watches.
Waltham Pocket Watches are readily available and relatively inexpensive, even for a working model in good condition, so they are a great watch to start a collection. In fact, many collectors specialise only in this watch.
On eBay UK: | Sterling Silver Waltham Full Hunter Chronograph Pocket Watch Model 1874 £ 495.00 |
 | Antique American Waltham Watch Co. Grade: No 210 1907 7j Working £ 70.00 |
 | A Solid Silver 1898 Open Faced Pocket Watch Waltham Mass £ 55.00 |
 | VINTAGE WALTHAM GOLD PLATE SLIMLINE POCKET WATCH – REQUIRES ATTENTION £ 45.00 |
 | Pocket Watch Waltham Mass Watch Working For Recasing American Made U.S.A £ 50.00 |
 | Waltham Mass Pocket Watch £ 65.00 |
 | Waltham 18s Pocket Watch Spring NOS £ 12.00 |
 | 16s Waltham full hunter gents pocket watch. Runs well. £ 165.00 |
 | Antique rolled gold Waltham pocket watch c1921 £ 100.00 |
 | Antique 1908 Waltham Goldfield pocket watch ~ working. £ 125.00 |
 | Waltham Pocket Watch P S Bartlett 19 Jewel Movement c.1924 WORKING £ 70.00 |
 | WALTHAM A.W.W Co Pocket Fob Watch Movement Mechanical Men’s UNTESTED £ 14.99 |
 | A.W.W. Co / Am Watch Co Waltham Mass pocket watch for spares or repair £ 10.00 |
 | waltham pocket watch movement Special £ 100.00 |
 | ANTIQUE GOLD PLATED POCKET WATCH A.M WATCH CO WALTHAM FULL HUNTER NOT WORKING £ 95.00 |
 | 👀R/R GRADE, GOLD PLATED WALTHAM VANGUARD, 16s, 23Js OPEN FACED POCKET WATCH,FWO £ 295.00 |
 | Rare Masonic Waltham Octagonal Not Hexagonal Pocket Watch. £ 395.00 |
 | ANTIQUE WALTHAM ROLLED GOLD POCKET WATCH, GENTS/ MENS, WALTHAM 610, USA c1921 £ 170.00 |
 | Superb Antique Waltham Vanguard Gents 23 Jewel Pocket Watch. Size 16. 1918. £ 385.00 |
 | 1900s American Waltham Watch Co. (Massachusetts) Silver Gents Pocket Watch #DNW# £ 48.00 |
On eBay USA: | Waltham Pocket Watch 18S 11J Serviced Mod. 1884 Yr. 1890 $ 149.99 |
 | American Waltham Antique Gold Filled Manual Wind Green Dial Men's Pocket Watch $ 299.00 |
 | 1940 Waltham Premier Colonial Grade 217 Model 1924 17J 12S Pocket Watch Runs $ 140.00 |
 | ANTIQUE 16S GOLD FOIL FANCY DIAL 1899 WALTHAM GOLD FILL POCKETWATCH, RUNNING! $ 275.00 |
 | Waltham 16s pocket watch serviced $ 100.00 |
 | Waltham 21 Jewel Adjusted Riverside 16s Antique Pocket Watch 10K RGP Case Runs $ 154.00 |
 | Vintage Waltham 17 Jewels Gold Tone Mechanical Pocket Watch Pendant Runs $ 44.99 |
 | 1908 WALTHAM POCKET WATCH 17103502 GRADE: PS BARTLETT 18s 17j FOR REPAIR (F4H2) $ 74.95 |
 | 1901 Waltham Crescent St (mod 1892) 18s 21J RR Pocket Watch w/20Yr Case Running! $ 225.00 |
 | Vintage American Waltham Pocket Watch 18S 15J Grade 25 Swing out MT. Runs $ 125.00 |
 | Vintage Waltham pocket watch Large Numbers $ 52.99 |
 | Vintage Waltham Pocket Watch 15 Jewels Size 18s Open Face Large Case PW PS Works $ 84.95 |
 | BEAUTIFUL 1903 WALTHAM 16S 17J No 630 Mainliner Railroad Pocket Watch Runs $ 195.00 |
 | Norman Rockwell 100th Year of Baseball Pocket Watch Waltham $ 24.99 |
 | American Waltham Watch Co pocket watch --WORKS PERFECTLY $ 150.00 |
 | Waltham Premier 8 Day Travel Pocket Watch Car $ 54.99 |
 | Waltham 1871 WM Ellery Key Mod 1857 Coin Silver POCKET WATCH 18 7j RUNS Flip $ 199.00 |
 | Antique 1913 Waltham Model 1890 J Pocket Watch Movement Fancy Dial Running 6s 7j $ 99.95 |
 | 1906 Waltham two tone pocket watch, 18S 17J, Grade 825, Serviced November 2023 $ 175.00 |
 | Waltham 16S 21J 645 RAILROAD GRADE Open Face Lever POCKET WATCH Movement $ 97.00 |
