Waltham Vanguard Railroad Pocket Watch with Wind Indicator | 23 Jewel

Product Details

Some of the highest quality pocket watches were equipped with a "wind-indicator" also called an "up-down indicator". The up-down indicator is a small dial indicating the amount of "power reserve" left in the wound mainspring. Most up-down indicators have a scale that points to zero when the watch is fully wound and then gradually indicates to a higher number as the watch runs down. This can be thought of as the number of hours that have elapsed since the watch was last wound.

You should always stop winding when the needle on the indicator reaches zero. On most watches, it's possible to wind a little past the zero mark, but the spring was "set-up" to provide the best time-keeping by stopping at zero. Similarly, you should wind the watch before it drops below the 30 mark to keep it operating in the "middle of the mainspring".

Up-down indicator watches are somewhat rare and are highly-prized by collectors.

Details:
MAKE
Manufacturer: Waltham
Model: Vanguard
Country: USA
Type: Man's
Serial #: 25342902
Circa Date: 1926
CASE
Size: 16 Size.
Style: Open Face.
Material: Yellow Gold Filled.
Decorations: Plain.
Conditions: C 3 (The case is in Very Good condition)
DIAL
Color: Two Tone Tan/Silver.
Type: Single sunk metal dial.
Numerals: Arabic Numerals.
Hands: Spade Hands.
Conditions: D 3 (The dial is in Very Good condition)
MOVEMENT
Jewels: 23 Jewels.
Setting: Lever Set.
Escapement: Lever Escapement.
Material: Nickel.
Layout: 3/4-Plate Layout.
Signed: Yes.
Conditions: M 2-7 (The movement is in Perfect condition - slightly oxidized)