Waltham · 17 jewels · 18s · 1894 into the 1910s
Waltham designed this 18-size movement for railroad service, and the first Vanguards were built on it. It reached the market in 1894, so the 1892 in its name is a little early. After the first five runs Waltham began finishing it in other grades, and the model went on to carry the Appleton Tracy & Co., Crescent Street, P.S. Bartlett, No. 845, Riverside and Royal names, plus private labels for the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian railway time service. There's no cheap version. Waltham never made a 7-jewel or unadjusted Model 1892. The 17-jewel grades are where most buyers start. A 17-jewel Appleton Tracy & Co. was accepted for railroad service in 1902 with three-position adjustment, and the Appleton Tracy & Co. Premier that followed later that year was adjusted to five positions. Find the grade name on the plate first, then date the watch by its serial number.
The grade
Model 1892 names the movement design, and the grade is the name engraved on the plate. Most were Vanguard, Appleton Tracy & Co., Crescent Street, P.S. Bartlett or No. 845, and Waltham never made a 7-jewel or unadjusted one. This page covers the 17-jewel grades, while the 21-jewel Crescent Street and the Vanguard have their own pages.
After a century of use many Model 1892s have been re-cased or carry replacement dials. The Gray Book sometimes lumps grades together in one run, so a serial lookup can name the wrong grade, and the plate is the better guide.
Buying guide
We'd buy the 1904 Appleton Tracy & Co. titled 17 jewels and running at $406 delivered, near the bottom of the $400–2,175 most of the about 15 for sale ask delivered. The band is that wide because Canadian Pacific and Canadian railway time private labels ask $987–2,530 and two solid 14K gold hunters ask $7,505–7,920, while plain 17-jewel A.T. & Co. and P.S. Bartlett watches sit around $290–410. Read the grade name off the plate, since a serial lookup can name the wrong grade on these, and look for the word Adjusted. eBay's cards here don't show seller feedback, so check it on the item page.
$287.98est. delivered
The lowest fixed-price Model 1892 here at $288 delivered, titled A.T. & Co. grade with 17 jewels. It isn't titled running, so budget for a service and check the plate for the grade name and Adjusted.
Antique Waltham 18s Size 1892 A.T. & CO Grade Open Face 17 Jewel Pocket Watch
$406.17est. delivered
Titled Appleton Tracy & Co., 17 jewels and running, near the bottom of the band. That's the grade railroads accepted in 1902, for about $400 delivered.
1904 Waltham Appleton Tracy & Co 18S 17J Model 1892 Pocket Watch Running.
$850.00delivered
Titled Appleton Tracy & Co. Premier, the five-position version, at $850 delivered, well inside the band. Waltham engraved Premier on the barrel bridge of every one, so check for it in the movement photo.
WALTHAM 1892 Model Appleton, Tracy & Co. PREMIER 17j C: 1902
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Used$287.98est. delivered
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A.T. & Co. grade, open face. Not titled running.
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Used$406.17est. delivered
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Appleton Tracy & Co., 1904, titled running.
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Titled A.T. & Co. Premier. Look for Premier on the barrel bridge.
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Used$311.66est. delivered
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P.S. Bartlett, two-tone per the title. Ships from the UK.
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Used$408.16est. delivered
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A.T. & Co. in a gold-filled case. Not titled running.
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Used$986.60est. delivered
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Canadian Pacific Railway private label. Ships from the UK.
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Used$1,009.00est. delivered
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Canadian railway time private label, titled runs. Listed as refurbished.
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Used$7,919.99est. delivered
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Solid 14K multi-color gold hunter, which explains the ask.
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