Waltham 1857 dust ring

[Mike Miller]

I am looking for a dust ring (I think that's the proper term) for a Waltham 1857 KW/KS movement (Home Watch Co). Let me know if anyone has ideas for sources. I'll post on the eMart also.

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Mike Miller

NAWCC Member #154831

[This message has been edited by rmiller3 (edited 07-31-2002).]

[Mike Miller]

I am looking for a dust ring (I think that's the proper term) for a Waltham 1857 KW/KS movement (Home Watch Co). Let me know if anyone has ideas for sources. I'll post on the eMart also.

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Mike Miller

NAWCC Member #154831

[This message has been edited by rmiller3 (edited 07-31-2002).]

[BrianC]

Hi Mike,
I have one of those. E-mail me if you still need it.
Brian C.

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[Mike Miller]

Thanks Brian C.

This MB works great.

[Tom McIntyre]

What serial number of 1857 model are you planning to put a dust ring on? If the watch pre-dates Tremont, it may not have had one originally.

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Tom McIntyre
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[Mike Miller]

Tom,

The serial is 283K, This might predate the patend on the dust ring, but unfortunately, the case that the watch is housed in seems to need it to fit properly. I hadn't thought about this, but I have another '57 (317K) that came with a dust ring (pat Feb 4 1868). Even though both of these watches were probably produced a year or two prior to that.

Anyone have any thoughts on this? Would this have been something that a watchmaker might have put on a movement when a watch was recased?

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Mike Miller

NAWCC Member #154831