Pocket watch
Pocket watch with a 'skeleton' revolving long-wind movement, which is visible from the front. It has a Waterbury duplex escapement and a brass balance. The watch also has a paper annular dial with Roman numerals and steel hands. It is keyless winding with no hand-setting. The watch has a plated white metal case, with a 'snap-on' bezel and back.
The Waterbury Watch Company in the USA made very inexpensive pocket watches that could be afforded by almost anyone. The Waterbury 'Long-Wind' watch had a very long mainspring to power it, which meant that it took a long time to wind every day.
The Waterbury Watch Company in the USA made very inexpensive pocket watches that could be afforded by almost anyone. The Waterbury 'Long-Wind' watch had a very long mainspring to power it, which meant that it took a long time to wind every day.
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Object Details
ID: | ZAA0358 |
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Collection: | Timekeeping |
Type: | Pocket watch |
Display location: | Display - ROG |
Creator: | Waterbury Watch Company |
Date made: | circa 1880 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Foulkes Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 74 x 51 x 16 mm |