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November 21, 2004, 10:46
Lawrence Fure
Waltham Help.
I have a couple of Walthams that I would like to know the year that they were made. The first one has a serial number of 7753491,and the other one is 6037952.
Thanks for you help.


Larry
November 21, 2004, 11:50
Wayne C. Anderson
Serial number 7753491 is a Model 83, grade P.S. Bartlett, 18size, 17jewel, manufactured in approx 1896.

Serial number 6037952 is a model 88, grade Riverside, 16size, 15jewel, manufactured in approx 1892.
November 21, 2004, 12:12
Bernhard Schmidt
...yes, I thought I was going to give some help for ones but....., maybe Wayne had it direcly in his head Smile Wink
Best regards!
Bernhard
November 22, 2004, 08:59
Tom McIntyre
It is not possible to accurately date watches with serial numbers higher than 7555000. Waltham did not keep any records of production dates for those watches. The list of dates that they published in the printed serial number list are not very accurate.

The earlier watch was part of a run that first shipped in September 1893 and shipped the last watch in May 1896. It consisted of 1,000 Riverside grade 1888 models (6037001 - 6038000).
November 22, 2004, 11:00
Lawrence Fure
Thanks for all the help. It's always nice to know when these old watches were made.


Larry