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Here's another acquisition. This one was bought "cheap" as a fixer-upper. As you can see, the condition is rough, but the movement is solid(despite a broken balance staff). It even ran with the broken staff, although admittedly not very well.

In any case, here's the watch, a 21 jewel Waltham Crescent Street from 1915. This is a 16 size model 1908 movement, with all of the standard railroad features for the time(lever set, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, steel escape wheel, double roller). In addition, it has a gold center wheel and gold jewel settings. In short, a very nice and beautifully damaskeened movement.





Interestingly enough, the hairspring collet on this movement is gold(as are the balance screws-as typical of American high-grade watches).



Unlike most other 21 jewel American watches, these Crescent Streets(one of Waltham's more popular RR movements) had a jeweled main wheel. Most 21 jewel watches had cap jewels on the pallet fork instead.

I have a balance staff ordered, and have all the other parts I need on hand. Once finished, this should be a quality, good running watch.