1862 Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch with Soldier Provenance - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Automatic caliber 1332

caliber 1332

Cartier's iconic Tank watch symbolized speed and achievement

and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $695 value)

dated stamped third quarter of 1965

Band: Tag Heuer

1862 Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch with Soldier Provenance - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Automatic caliber 1332One of the iconic American pocket watch companies was American Watch Co., later known as Waltham for the city in which it was founded. In 1860, as President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the country was in Civil War. Production ground to a halt. However, the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open. It worked: Upon his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln became the proud owner of a Waltham Model 1857 "Wm.