Waltham Pocket Watch
Waltham pocket watches are unique in their strict adherence to serial numbering throughout the company’s history. They had the then revolutionary idea of producing large quantities of Waltham pocket watches by using machinery set up to mass produce parts in order to make watches more easily affordable than they were at the time. They used to make all Waltham pocket watches with 14,400 beats to the hour (or 4 to the second); this is called "slow train," and is now obsolete except for one-quarter second watches. Pocket watches are not common in modern times, having been superseded by wristwatches, however Waltham pocket watches continue to capture the attention of true watch enthusiasts world wide. The Waltham pocket watch was a masterpiece for its time. The Waltham pocket watch was very popular right from the start. Out of the American Waltham Pocket Watch Company all the others have originated.