SCARCE 1892 US WATCH CO 18s BOX HINGE GOLDFILLED HUNTER CASE POCKET WATCH RUNS Click images to enlarge Description 1892 US WATCH CO 18s BOX HINGE GOLDFILLED HUNTER CASE POCKET WATCH 11J RUNNING WOW 132 YEARS OLD STILL TICKING, THIS CO HAS BEEN OUT OF BUSINES NEARLY 120 YEARS AGO These vintage watches are getting tough to find, especially in this nice condition, a very nice watch for a very SPECIAL person!!! This watch will last for years to come! CIRCA 18921 Pocket Watch, Serial number 91919, Grade 47. Model 1888H from the U.S. Watch Co. OF WALTHAM, MASS HUNTER movement. The GILT 11 jewels Movement HALLMARKED U.S. WATCH CO., 91919, WALTHAM, MASS. is running very strong AND accurately within a minute or two, no service record this running movement needs to be serviced, cleaned, and oiled to maintain the running condition. White SINGLE SUNK PORCELAIN dial with Black Roman numerals Dial is in an Excellent CONDITION, with No visible Hairline cracks, (see Photos) the Dial is Hallmarked U.S. WATCH CO. WALTHAM CRYSTAL WITH SOME SCRATCHES Pocket watch movement is a size 18s. Pendant wind and LEVER set, The HUNTER BOX HINGED GOLD FILLED CASE IS Hallmarked; CAMPION, 2957025, with wear from age and use, SOME BRASSING SHOWING, some scratches, ON COVERS, COVERS OPENS A LITTLE PASS 90 DEGRESS (SEE PHOTOS) It is good as a "TIME PIECE AND SHOW" item of what the Gents would carry in the 1890'S From the American Horology Archive: U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass) Grade: 47 Manufacturer: U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass) Manufacturer Location: Waltham, Massachusetts Movement Serial Number: 91919 Grade: 47 Model: 1888h Estimated Production Year: 1892 Run Quantity: 500 Grade/Model Run: 7 of 10 Grade/Model Total Production: 4,900 Size: 18s Jewels: 11j Jewel Setting: Screw-Set Movement Configuration: Hunting Movement Finish: Gilt Movement Setting: Lever Plate: Full Plate Regulator: Plain Hairspring: Flat Standard Dial Type: Single-Pressed Adjusted: No Railroad Grade: No Movement Markings: U.S. Watch Co. Waltham, Mass. Case: Various Run ID: 136.47G7.18S51.M45.H94.L94.11J38 Database Version: v52.383 We accept Payment using ebay checkout, electronic full Payment must be received within 4 days from end of auction, if not received the unpaid item assistant will open a case automatically 4 days after the listing ends, and the nonpaying buyer will be reported to ebay, for a non-payment strike. If you purchased more than one item, please do NOT pay until the ebay invoice is received. 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Shipping by USPS, Insurance is included in our shipping and Handling, international shipping ONLY USING ebay GLOBAL SHIPPING. Good Luck and Thanks!!! I?ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. As additional visual descriptions, they take precedence over any and all of the written descriptions. They are very clear and should Brief History: U.S. Watch Company Including Serial Numbers and Production Dates Waltham, Mass. 1885 ? 1905 The U.S. Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. is NOT the American Waltham Watch Company. The U.S. Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. should also not be confused with the United States Watch Company which operated in Marion, New Jersey. The U.S. Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. began business as the Waltham Watch Tool Company in 1879, and was reorganized as the U.S. Watch Company in 1885. The founders of the company were Charles V. Woerd (Woerd's patent), formerly of the American Waltham Watch Company, and the Nutting Brothers, owners of a watch tool and machinery company in Waltham. Financial backers E. C. Hammer and T. B. Eaton became Treasurer and President of the company respectively. A new factory was constructed, with a planned production of 50 watches per day. The directors of the new company wanted to name the company the Waltham Watch Company, but a suit was filed by the American Waltham Watch Company and the use of the Waltham name was prohibited in 1899. The first watches produced were 16-size, 3/4 plate and were made in 3 grades. These early watches are called "Dome Watches" because they used a wide mainspring barrel, the top of which was domed upward in the center to accommodate the balance wheel. The pallet fork was made of aluminum alloy and used a square ruby impulse jewel. The Dome Watch movement required a special case, which proved unpopular, and in 1888 a new watch was produced which would fit into a standard American case. The top grade watch produced by the company was "The President," an 18-size, double-roller watch which an 1894 advertisement claimed was accurate to within 6 seconds a month! The U.S. Watch Company was purchased by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company in 1901, which subsequently merged with the Keystone Watch Case Company in 1904. It was through this acquisition that Keystone gained control of the factory, wherein they began production of their Keystone-Howard watches in 1905. Even though watches were produced with serial numbers up through about 850,000 it is believed that the total production of watches from the U.S. Watch Company of Waltham, Mass. was significantly less than this number. U.S. Watch Company of Waltham, Mass U.S. Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates Total Production: Approx. 800,000 Watches Year S/N Year S/N 1887 3000 1896 300,000 1888 6500 1897 350,000 1889 10,000 1898 400,000 1890 30,000 1899 500,000 1891 60, (description exceeds maximum possible length)