Rare 19th-Century American Waltham Hanging Watch & Seth Thomas Clock Offered by Schmitt Horan & Co.

Schmitt Horan & Co.’s upcoming live auction will present a rare, late-19th-century Waltham crystal plate pocket watch. The watch was made in 1872 by the watchmaking and clockmaking company American Waltham Watch Co. Aaron Lufkin Dennison (1812 – 1895) was the brain behind the company. Dennison approached Edward Howard, a clock and scale maker from Boston in 1849, and the American Horologe Company was born. This size-16 model is a rare specimen with 17 jewels, stem wind, and lever-set movement with a transparent rock crystal top plate. The bottom plate is gilded and has ornate damascening. It also has a cut bimetallic balance with gold screws, a gold wheel train, polished steel winding wheels with engraved gold washers, and Fogg tadpole micrometric regulator in 18-karat yellow gold. 

A Seth Thomas “Regulator No. 10” clock will also be offered in this sale. It is an 1879 hanging wall clock that has a walnut casing. The back has a mahogany veneer panel and ebonized trim. The door features burl walnut accents, spandrels, and a crest. The brass dial has Roman numeral silvered numbers with sweep second hand and spade hands. It is an eight-day weight-driven timepiece movement with the mercury pendulum. Seth Thomas (1785 – 1859) was an American clockmaker and a pioneer of mass production offering longcase clocks, mantel, wall, and table-top clocks. The auction features more than 400 rare American and European pocket and wristwatches, precision regulators, clocks, and antiques including the Vern Playton collection of wrist and pocket watches. To view the complete Live Auction of April 27 & 28, 2024 in Candia, New Hampshire sale and other online auctions, visit Bidsquare.