Rather than blow my paycheck on a State Lottery that nobody ever seems to win, let alone working stiffs, I occasionally like to bid on Door Number Three watches.

I threw a $15 bid on this watch, which was advertised with this sole picture:

After opening it, cleaning it thoroughly, adding hands, and recasing it ...

... I couldn't believe my eyes.

My thanks to Brian Cavanaugh for again supplying the necessary parts to resurrect this rare two-tone 21j Model 92 Crescent St.

very nice! good job.

Sweet Baby Jesus - Nice 1

Good going Eric, that movement is stunning!

holy COW what a transformation! A beauty! Enjoy it

Very nice Eric! There's an Elgin 'grab bag" on the bay that I'm thinking of bidding on...in hopes it turns out like this! Brad

simply magnificent!!!! Wow ,and even Pretty nice too

Very nice. These are stunning watches and for the money.....Wow

7904340, Premium adjusted grade Crescent street 21 Jewel c.a. 1896, Lever Setting. Absolutely spetacular.

very nice David!!

WOW! is right. Nice!

Thanks, boys.

It's got a place next to my two-tone PS Bartlett. Now I need the two-tone M92 Royal to complete the hat trick.

What a great post, sorta brings a tear to my eyes, and only goes to prove one thing, and that is that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now & then.

Super find to a well deserving guy.

Marty

Those 2 tone beauties are SOOOO attractive and that is great work Eric.

Sometimes you've just got to go out on a limb to win the prize. You certainly did it with this one, beautiful. the photography is also extraodinary. Thanks for sharing/

jg

I bid $80 on this lonely picture, and another Waltham came home:

Recased temporarily in a display case, it faces up with a perfect dial and matching spade and javelin hands:

But the best part is the 17j Model 99 movement with a complete set of gilt hardware and the Adjusted to Temperature and 4 Positions markings on the barrel bridge.

Can anyone assign a grade, and are there run numbers available for SN 19053978?

Wow Eric! You've been having some pretty good luck! Regards, Brad

Nice Walthams Eric, that 16S is a grade 636, I don't know the number made, but they're kind of scarce.They made an 18S, like it, model 1883, same markings, gr. 836.They were the only Waltham marked "double roller' .I also have a 636 like yours, SN 19054256.They're almost RR grade, except for the brass escape wheel.As Brad said, you're on a roll!Take care, Ted.

According to a Roy Ehrhardt book I have , only 2500 grade 636's were made, model 1908.They also have a whiplash micro-regulator, pretty unusual for a Waltham.I often wonder what they sold for new, you can see the finish is top shelf on these.I've never seen any advertizing either...

It is extremely rare for waltham to add all the features that way as well, "double roller" for example.

What a catch! What an absolute Beauty as well!

Dave, ever wonder why, when you consider all the innovations Waltham came up with and pioneered, they put the bare minimum marking on their movements.They never marked motor barrel, and never double roller, until the 6 & 836's came out, yet they used those features way before the rest.They always had beautiful lettering, but never used much of it!That's why this grade is so nice, they went all out on the finish and lettering.Even a Premiere Maximus had next to nothing for markings!...Ted.

Thanks for the info, Ted.

I've not seen a Waltham marked WWCo before - AWWCo, yes, but not Waltham Watch Co. The choice of the font is interesting, too.

Thats a beauty Eric, unusually marked. It looks like they ran out of room for "A" because the WW Co is placed a little higher and at a different angle than normal.

Here's a link to the unknown Waltham I bought today.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120900...id=p3984.m1497.l2649

Eric,
Maybe not as rare as we think. Here is one marked alike for sale on our site. Serial numbers are fairly close, so I wonder how many more are out there
https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...6021842/m/9143997177

I know about Kevin's, and a couple days after I posted mine another one went up on eBay and closed at $120.

These things always happen in threes.

A modest $60 bid, and it's another Model 99:

Properly cased in a factory display case:

And it's a two-tone 17-jewel pendant-setting AWWCo.

Can someone give me a grade assignment and run totals for this watch, SN 14394527?