Waltham Watch Company Vanguard
Waltham's premier railroad-grade line, introduced in the 1890s and sold across many jewel counts into the 20th century.
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“Differs” marks a spec with different recorded values. — means not recorded.
| Spec | Vanguard, 18 Size 18s, 21 jewel, early railroad-grade configuration predating 16s standardization | Vanguard, 21 Jewel 16s, 21 jewel, adjusted 5 positions and temperature, gold-filled railroad case | Vanguard, 23 Jewel 16s, 23 jewel, adjusted 6 positions, temperature and isochronism (8 total adjustments), gold train | Vanguard, Model 1908 Up-Down 16s, 23 jewel, up/down mainspring wind indicator, lever-set, sub-seconds dial | Vanguard, Model 1908 (late production) 16s, 21 jewel, lever-set, WWII-era/postwar production, Elinvar-type hairspring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Differs | gold-filled | gold-filled | gold-filled | gold-filled | nickel |
| Caliber Differs | 18 size | 16 size | 16 size | 16 size, Model 1908 | 16 size, Model 1908 |
| Movement type | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Jewels Differs | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| Dial | white | white | white | white | white |
| Indices | Arabic numerals | Arabic numerals | Arabic numerals | Arabic numerals | Arabic numerals |
| Produced Differs | 1894–1914 | 1899 | 1899–1950 | 1908–1949 | 1940–1949 |