Pocket Watch: Antique Waltham Lancs & Yorks Railway Pocket Watch

The watch has a grade 820 15-jewel stem-winding movement which is working nicely. This is a good quality movement with an Ohlson 1906 patent regulator and Breguet hairspring. The movement is fully signed and it carries the serial number 21,471,430 which dates it back to 1917. The watch measures 58mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is signed with the case maker’s name inside the screw-on case back, Philadelphia Watch Case Company. It is also stamped Silverode, an alloy often used in watch cases around this time and it came under various names such as Silveroid and Silverine. The case is in lovely condition. The back of the watch is stamped L & Y for Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. The glass lens is in lovely condition. The signed dial has its original blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute track. The dial looks good to the naked eye… upon close examination, there are a couple of very faint hairlines. The watch comes in a new presentation box. All prices include UK postage (because of GPSR legislation, we no longer post items less than 100 years old to Europe, including Northern Ireland). Please contact us regarding international shipping costs. Some countries do not allow the importation of antiques / watches / precious metals. Please contact us prior to placing an order if you are unsure about your country and we can check this for you. The international buyer is responsible for paying any import duties and taxes. All of our watches are checked over before listing and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch. We are a VAT registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations. Credit / debit card purchases up to £300 can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the red 'Buy Now' button on each listing page. We are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. With regards to appraisals / valuations, we receive a huge number of information requests each day and unfortunately do not have the manpower to deal with them all individually. Our advice would be to contact a local auctioneer for a full appraisal.