info needed on waltham 6S sn119276xx

[pickpocket]

Hi all

i have aquired another small watch to work on and though I believe it is a 6s 15J i am not sure what model it is. i am replacing the mainspring and the book list 2 model 1889 and 1890. I dont have the old spring to compare but i think it uses 1890. mainspring 2219. thanks , Mike

[pickpocket]

Hi all

i have aquired another small watch to work on and though I believe it is a 6s 15J i am not sure what model it is. i am replacing the mainspring and the book list 2 model 1889 and 1890. I dont have the old spring to compare but i think it uses 1890. mainspring 2219. thanks , Mike

[Steven Mercer]

Mike

The serial number list in, "Waltham Pocket Watch Idenification and Price Guide" which is still available at www.hoapress.com (http://www.hoapress.com) lists this watch as a model 90, grade Seaside.

Hope this helps you in finding a mainspring.

Steve

[pickpocket]

Steve

is this the book. i need, i know they have an old one from 1000-1.5mil . Most of my watches are over 4 mil. #
(WAL1) WALTHAM (American) POCKET WATCH Identification & Price Guide Ehrhardt, 1976, 172, 8 1/2x11" Spiral Bound Copier Reprint pgs, Serial Numbers, 2lbs (ISBN: 0-913902-17-8) $25.00

I have a book but doesnt list SN just pictures and price american pocket watch id and price guide. roy ehrhart book2. thanks Mike

[Steven Mercer]

Mike

I have 3 books from hoapress that I use;

(APWBE1) - American Pocket Watches Identification and Price Guide, Beginning to End 1830-1999.

This one has all American Watch Companies (I think) in it. No serial numbers. I use the pictures of the movements in this book to compare to what I am looking at.

(WAL1) - Waltham Pocket Watch Indentification adn Price Guide.

This one has the serial numbers from 1 - 33,820,900. It gives you the size, model, grade, jewels, setting,style, and grade of material.

(APWSN2) - American Watch Company Serial Numbers 1,001 - 1,500,000 and parts catalog.

This one is in the handwriting of American Employees and breaks down the runs a little more than the Beginning to End book.

I use all 3 books for researching watches and serial numbers. All 3 are a wealth of information.

If you have to get one, get WAL1. This will give you the basic information of the runs of watches produced. But as I am learning, there could be and are many differences in what is listed and what was produced.

As I have learned from many on this message board, "stare and compare, it's the watches that tell the story".

Steve

[Jerry Treiman]

The 1890-model 6-size Waltham takes the 2219 mainspring. If you can't locate one based on part number, the dimensions are:
width - .205-.210 cm (D12)
thickness - .012-.016 cm (D7 or D8)
length - 16 inches

for your grade watch you would probably want a strength in the middle of the range.