1862 Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch with Soldier Provenance - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Hour and Date Case condition: Mint with one

Case condition: Mint with one tiny short hairline on the back

The retail price for a 18K gold Piaget like this today would be approx

this is the first 18K one we have ever owned

yet on the wrist it look essentially like new

1862 Waltham Civil War 18 Size Pocket Watch with Soldier Provenance - Same Model Given to Abraham Lincoln Quick-Setting Hour and Date Case condition: Mint with oneOne 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.