Original-condition 16-size Grade 610 Waltham

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 16-size Model 99, launched in the year 1899, was the ideal platform for many of the factory's grades, since it was durable, efficiently simple, and easy to service. This 7-jewel pendant-set example is in exceptional condition and appears to be an entirely original combination with all of its factory parts present and correct, and was just given a thorough cleaning with a new alloy mainspring to power it through the next fifty years. The Arabic dial is snowy-white and flawless behind matching blued moon hands, but the best part is the green and yellow gold-filled case that is so crisp that it's hard to believe that it's a century old. The original crown is still sharp, the bow is tight, the crystal is glass, and the shield on the back is blank.