16-size 21-jewel M08 Waltham Crescent Street Wind-indicator

American Waltham kept their model assignments simple, naming them after the year in which they debuted, meaning that their Model 08 was created in 1908. It was a superb 16-size design and the eventual platform for several grades, one of which was the Crescent Street, named after the actual location of the factory, the largest building in America for a time. The wind-indicator feature was technically an add-on, since nothing in the base model needed to be altered to install the planetary stack and idlers necessary to push the indicator hand. In fact, there is nothing on the movement showing that it is a wind-indicator. This exceptional example was well cared for, still retaining all twenty-one of its original jewels, original balance staff, hardware under the dial and dust band even now, a hundred and ten years later. It's been thoroughly cleaned, inspected and timed, ready to keep excellent time for the foreseeable future. The Arabic dial has a light hairline at the 3-minute-position behind all four correct and blued hands, and the Bates and Bacon 20-year gold-filled case has even light, wear with a French bow, a tight crown, and a new glass crystal. Matching lanyard and display stand included.