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The American Waltham Watch Co traced its roots back to 1850 with three Massachusetts businessmen who had a new approach to the cottage industry of watchmaking - the novel concept of interchangeable parts. Their 18-size Model 83, launched in the year 1883, was the ideal platform for many of the factory's grades, since it was durable, efficiently simple, and easy to service. This 17-jewel pendant-set example comes with an unusual set of gilded plate screws, which was an upgrade over the plain steel package. It was just serviced with a thorough cleaning and is now keeping excellent time, but the best part is the marked fancy dial with blue Arabic numerals and gold filigree behind a full set of gilded Louis XIV hands. The gold-filled Premier case is a very uncommon internal-thread design, which takes some getting used to, but the rope detail on the edges on the bezel and the rear cover make them easy to remove. The bow is tight, the pendant operates smoothly, and the crystal is glass.