1936 WALTHAM Dress Pocket Watch 17 Jewels No. 1217 Openface 12s - In Original Display Box

"Waltham Watch Company made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957." Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Company, was founded in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1850. The company played a significant role in the history of watchmaking in the United States and produced some of the most highly regarded timepieces of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. WALTHAM   17 Jewels   Grade No. 1217    Pocket Watch     In box!  In pristine condition, this vintage Waltham dress pocket watch dates back to 1936. It is a manual wind pocket watch, powered by an original Waltham mechanical movement grade No. 1217 featuring 17 jewels, model 1894, size 12s. This open-face timepiece features a sub-second hand and was made in the U.S.A. It has an analog display with the original two-tone silver dial, adorned with gold Arabic numerals, a black "railroad" minute track, and matching blued steel hands. The sub-second hand is pos