Dave Bush   34 Blossom St.  Portsmouth NH 03801  USA    (603) 436-9721 Email me at Dave@NHwatchsite.com     Waltham Vanguard 23 jewel railroad watch item WW745 Price $375       This is a 16 size with an outer case diameter of 49mm(2 inches)    
   

Excellent bold numbered double sunk white porcelain enamel dial   Has glass crystal           The movement is signed "Vanguard, Waltham Mass., 23 jewels adjusted" and has raised gold jewel settings, gold center wheel, gold timing screws on the balance, and highly polished steel surfaces

Also has diamond endstone on the balance

The Waltham factory was one of the highest producers of pocket watches during the period of American watch manufacture.  They made some of the finest quality railroad watches ever produced.  This particular model Vanguard was one of the most popular railroad watches ever made, and had among the highest production of any railroad grade If you are looking for a railroad grade watch this model is a good choice because the high production makes parts readily available should you ever need repairs done, and the long running production of this model tells us today that it was very well regarded in its day when the mechanical pocket watch was king   It fills all of the requirements of a railroad watch in any era              

The case is completely plain and smooth without any engraving at all - it has a uniform yellow gold coloring, and any variation in coloring you see in the photos is a reflection from surroundings  when the photos were taken       
      It is lever setting to set the hands- that is, there is a little lever at the edge of the dial at about the 1:00 position that you pull out away from the dial, at which time if you turn the winding crown the hands will move.  Push it back in, and now turning the winding crown will again wind the watch.  This lever setting system was required on all railroad grade watches so that you would not accidentally change the time when you were winding the watch   You can see the lever in the out position at the 1:00 in the photo above


                   
 
        The case is marked "Warranted 20 years" it is gold filled    Manufacturer's movement serial number dates this watch to about 1904           Home Click here for watch listings main page Ordering information         Dave Bush   34 Blossom St.  Portsmouth NH 03801  USA    (603) 436-9721 Email me at Dave@NHwatchsite.com