Here is my waltham Vanguard 23 jewel I think it has been recased but it a real nice case.

You have a beautiful watch, Mike....I really like the damaskeening of the movement....

You are correct, the case is super and the combination is something you can be proud of for years to come....

How long have you had the watch...? Just wondering is all....

Regards,
Jerry

Jerry
Got it about 2 years ago there was a shop in Niles they use to film silent movies in that town it could of been Hollywood but that did not work out but there was a cool store there and watches and clock was all he delt with he just closed up the shop one less place to look for watches.
Mike

Yeah, it's too bad on a number of accounts....

At one time a lot of the smaller towns in California was used as 'sets'....Niles, Monrovia, Porter Ranch, Calabasas, Sonora just to name a few....Then Hollywood started to going outside the country because of taxes and we started to lose that industry altogether....

Of course when that happens the smaller 'Mom & Pop' businesses seem to disapear as well....

That is what 'They' call progress....

Regards,
Jerry

I was looking with a lupe and the screw marks match and they are deep old marks could this case be original to movement the case just looks to good.Did waltham use this type of case on a vanguard?

Mike,

I'd suggest you run the serial number though the Waltham database in the technical library section and get the production date.

The 16S Vanguard started before the factory cased era, but I'm sure the later ones would have been factory cased. Not sure of the cutoff date on availability of Vanguards as movement only. Perhaps one of our Waltham collectors can give us some specifics on that.

This style of case (basket bow) would have been available circa 1895-1920 or perhaps even longer at a small rural jeweler.