![]() " We Guarantee for Five Years All the movements sold by us. 104," Chicago, IL, 1897, reprinted by Chelsea House, Philadelphia, PA, 1968 had this to say on page 371: By the mid-1920’s this was extended to two year intervals. Railroad time service rules varied, but requirements for cleaning on a basis of once every year and a half were typical for railroaders at the turn of the century. Watches that are carried daily need to be cleaned and oiled at regular intervals. Guarantees on B&B cases continued to be honored by Philadelphia, viz.: "A new case of the same grade given free of charge for any case that fails to wear the full guaranteed period, without conditions, without charge and without quibbling." Royal, originally guaranteed for 15 years, after 1897 for 20 years (see link below). which continued the use of the B&B name and the names of their case grades:įavorite, originally guaranteed for 20 years, after 1897 for 25 years In 1901, B&B was bought out by the Philadelphia Watch Case Co. Smaller mail-order retailers would case the watches, typically in a 20-year gold filled case and offer it only that way, with the buyer not having a choice of cases.īates & Bacon (B&B) started making cases in the early 1880’s in Attleboro, MA. Eaton (in Canada), would offer the movements in a variety of cases of different design and quality in their catalogs. Large outfits such as Sears, Roebuck & Co., Montgomery Ward, or T. The jeweler would then fit the movement to the case in a matter of moments. The practice at that time was to go to a jeweler, select the quality of the movement and then pick out the desired style and quality of case. The case companies made cases in those same sizes. Most watch companies just made movements (the "works") in industry standard sizes. Only a small percentage of American watches (or Swiss watches for the North American market) were cased at the factories prior to the mid-1920's. To view, go to the Elgin Watch Collectors Site Home Page at, then copy and paste the address in your browser's address bar and click on 'Go'. 620 movement was in the Waltham line on page W Oskamp-Nolting Catalog at: You can see where a slightly later example of your grade No. Commonly referred to as "Waltham," the company made a full line of watches ranging from modest, affordable watches to some of the finest watches made in this country. ![]() Over the next hundred years or so of its existence, its output of jeweled watches (over 34 million) was only exceeded by one other company, the National Watch Co. It was the first successful company in America to manufacture watches in mass production using machinery to make identical (or at least, near identical) parts. (Waltham, MA) had its origins in the 1850's. ![]() Welcome to the NAWCC Pocket Watch Message Board! ![]()
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