1863 American Watch Co. / Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Date expert restoration

expert restoration

The case presents as just short of mint with light signs of polishing

Extremely efficient movement designed to wind with the slightest movement of the wrist

It winds smoothly and is keeping very accurate time

So with the additional of a deployment buckle

1863 American Watch Co. / Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Date expert restorationOne of the iconic American pocket watch companies was American Watch Co., later known as Waltham for the city in which it was founded. In 1860, as President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the country was in Civil War. Production ground to a halt. However, the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open. It worked: Upon his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln became the proud owner of a Waltham Model 1857 "Wm.