Waterbury Watch Co Pocket Watch with Original Box

An antique ‘The Trump’ Series I pocket watch by the Waterbury Watch Company, with original box.

Westbury Watch Company was set up in 1880 with a capital of $400,000. They went from strength to strength and invested half a million in a new factory which was designed by the same architect who carried out work for Waltham and Elgin.

For the first eight years, the company manufactured only long-winds, but these watches attracted the wrong kind of attention and were the subject of many jokes because they needed so much winding. From 1888, they concentrated more on short wind watches. They contained more parts then the long-winds, but still significantly less than most watches, and all of them were capable of excellent time keeping. All Waterbury short winds used the duplex escapement.

Like most watch companies, Waterbury also occasionally experimented with products unrelated to horology. The most noteworthy example is a 10,000-mile bicycle cyclometer released in 1890. Named "The Trump", it accompanied the "Series I" watch of the same name. When purchased to accompany the cyclometer, the watch came with a special stand to clamp it to a bicycle frame.

The fully signed movement in this particular watch is working nicely.

The watch itself measures 51mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The nickel case has the odd mark but overall is in good condition.

The watch glass is in good order.

The white enamel dial is signed with the Waterbury Watch Co name. There are several hairline cracks radiating from the centre. The hands are initially set by pushing the crown in and turning the hands clockwise.

The watch comes in its original cardboard box.

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