One of the very first watches, created by a locksmith. Today it is nearly impossible to find watchmakers to service or repair vintage mechanical pocket and wristwatches, so we have to do it ourselves.

For decades, Waltham manufactured millions of mechanical pocket watches at a sprawling brick factory on the Charles River. They went out of fashion, but now a pair of young entrepreneurs are ...

The Waltham Watch Co., a once-pioneering, now-defunct company, supplied the nation with pocket watches for 100 years. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/Globe Staff ...

Watch Paul Winicki appraise an 1871 Waltham gold presentation pocket watch in Vintage Atlantic City, Hour 2. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.

A gold pocket watch recovered along with the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest passenger on the Titanic, is up for auction.

Makes you think that a watch is probably a great investment piece, which is also part of the reason why they’re given as the classic graduation gift.

For just $187,000, you could be the proud owner of a pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest Titanic victim. The 14-carat gold Waltham timepiece once owned by business magnate John Jacob ...

Watch Peter Planes's appraisal of gold Waltham pocket watch, ca. 1880, in Palm Springs Hour 1.

April 29, 2024 A Gold Pocket Watch Recovered From the ‘Titanic’ Just Sold for a Record $1.5 Million The Waltham timepiece belonged to the wealthiest passenger on the world-famous liner.

Founded in 1850, the Waltham Watch Company was a giant of American timekeeping for more than 100 years.