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Any 2-Tone Waltham '88 ? "Click" to Login or Register 
Jerry Freedman
posted October 12, 2004 17:40
I have just seen a two tone '88. I have never seen one before. I know Lindell has one, but how common are they?
 
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Lindell V. Riddle
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posted October 13, 2004 00:36

Waltham Riverside 1888 Model 5075485 from 1891 production...

 
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Tom McIntyre
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posted October 13, 2004 08:16
Both the Riverside and the Royal grades were made in two tone finish.

The Waltham records list the first Riverside at 4986501 and there appear to be 8 runs that are either entirely or "a few made" listed.

I have found them to be fairly common in the Riverside grade.

When Pat Caruso fitted the Cole's escapement to my 88 model we chose a two tone Riverside because it was pretty but not a technically important movement.

Some are both two tone and non magnetic. Those are probably scarce.
 
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Tom Huber
posted October 13, 2004 22:04
Lindell, I have a 15J, Riverside with exactly the same pattern as yours. Yours is marked adjusted and mine is not. Mine is in the 9 million range.

Tom
 
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Jim McKinney
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posted October 14, 2004 06:21
Mine (6614205 - ca, 1893)) has the same pattern as well but is marked 17 jewels and adjusted. It also has the gold "star" regulator.
 
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Tony Dukes
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posted February 06, 2006 09:56
I was delighted to pick up a waltham model 88 riverside at our local chapter meeting yesterday. It looks exactly like to one Lindell posted in this thread except for the serial number-4970568. Smile
 
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Tony Dukes
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posted February 06, 2006 21:25
Hey Guys,
How many of you have a waltham model 1888? In imho this is one beauty of a movement. What say you.
 
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Lindell V. Riddle
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posted February 07, 2006 20:12

Tony and I talked about our similar watches earlier today. Turns out Tony's is a hunter and mine (scroll to the image shown above) is open-face but otherwise identical.

Cool movements!

Wink
 
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