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Sorry, no pictures. I'm looking at a watch whose movement is identical to movement in upper left corner of pg 141 in '06 price guide, Model #1874. Watch has upper date of Oct. 3 1876 and Sept. 28, 1880. On movement is pat pinion and under balance, Woerds patents. S#1787627

Dial A.W.Co Waltham. Arabic #'s with three dividing marks between each minute. Corresponding numerical #'s on outer edge from 5-60. Hr, Mn, second hands are blue. Large sweep hand which moves one minute per revolution of seconds hand. Button on side resets this hand to 12.

Case is A W Co 14kt gold. Box hinged heavy engraved hunter. #'s match Watch appears to be near mint. Can you identify this watch in price guide? Value? Thanks Bob
 
Posts: 61 | Location: Catlin, Illinois USA | Registered: May 28, 2006
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Sounds like a nice watch....
hard to tell for sure without a picture of the movement..The picture on page 141 it is a chronpgraph movement what sounds good is the 14 k original case.. Smile
 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
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Thanks Samie. I should add that the inner numbers are Roman Numerals and not Arabic. Thanks
 
Posts: 61 | Location: Catlin, Illinois USA | Registered: May 28, 2006
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ROBERT
HERE IS A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM THE WALTHAM BOOK BY THE EHRHARDTS ((PRICES ARE FROM 1976)) MAYBE THEY WILL HELP..

 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
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Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
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Samie, Thanks for all your efforts. From your pictures and the location of the serial#, etc I believe it is a Model 1874. The front of the case appears like the one in picture 8019 except HC. I was told this watch is a 15J, split second, min regulator, which according to guide is a valuable watch. Thanks again.
 
Posts: 61 | Location: Catlin, Illinois USA | Registered: May 28, 2006
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Samie, Will add that the dial appears to be the same as in 8120 picture and movement very close to 1085 but not exactly. Thanks
 
Posts: 61 | Location: Catlin, Illinois USA | Registered: May 28, 2006
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The front of this watch is identical to your picture 2(8120) Is this a register, min register, split second, or ??
 
Posts: 61 | Location: Catlin, Illinois USA | Registered: May 28, 2006
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ROBERT

your welcome sounds like you have one of the good ones. Smile

i sent you a email
 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
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Watch 8120 in the illustrations is a simple chronograph in a hunting case. It has neither a split nor a register. The value difference is around 30x between the simple chrono and the split with register.

I have most of these watches pictured on my web site at http://www.awco.org/AWCo/Complications.htm
 
Posts: 633 | Location: Boston, Massachusetts USA | Registered: November 25, 2002
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Tom is right i have only saw 1 split second with the minute register and they are rare.. Smilebut any Waltham chronograph in the original 14k case is nice..
 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
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