Waltham serial # 19355532 identification

it will have a stamp with 9K or 22K or if plated it will say gold filled

don't know but don't stop find out

Hi Mark,
It's highly unlikely to be English since the Waltham Watch Company was American, trading from 1850 to 1957. I searched online for this company, getting the information from Wikipedia. See
http://wikipedia.com/

Check to see if your watch or one closely resembling it, is for sale on Ebay. This generally gives an idea of value, at least in terms of resale and value. Watches, other than Rolex and very high end types, don't have very good resale value. Of course, all of the value may be in the diamonds or 14K cases, no matter who is the maker.

Back Plate:
About 1 1/4'' inches wide. Inside inscription/stamp reads:
FOSSIL INC. HONG KONG 1
Battery:
Energizer 373
Movement plate:
There are 3 inscriptions/stamps
1) S (May be a # 5)
2) 1A
3) TMI TIME MODULE INC. JAPAN VX3J
(The above number stamp may also read UX3J)

Your watch is a 1896 model, manufactured near the end of the production runs for that year. Check this link to verify Waltham Pocket Watch age, and manufacturing info:

http://www.pocketwatchsite.com/walthamserials.html

Get a copy of the "Complete Price Guide to Watches by Cooksey Shugart", and check out pricing for thousands of watches. I've found that many of the common Walthams and Elgins for that series will be valued between 75-250.00 for standard production runs. If the watch is rare and has a 14 k or 18K gold case, then the sky is the limit, depending upon condition and the actual weight of gold in the case, and/or movement.

Try going to "http://www.antique-pocket-watch.com/".

This site seems to be a good point in the search for information on antique watches.

It has a few links to other sites.

Manufactured 1948 - 1949

If you go to the web site "www.antique-pocket-watch.com/waltham-pocket-watch.html", you will find information about Waltham watches and if you read the serial number off the movement (open the back and read it off the back plate), you may be able to find out the year of manufacture.