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Waltham Pocket Watch

This Waltham pocket watch features a white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, red five-minute indicators, and a seconds sub-dial positioned at the bottom of the face. The case is gold-toned and includes a looped bow and crown at the top for winding. The back of the case is engraved with text referencing a boxing championship event, including the weight class, the name “James Doolittle,” and the date “Nov. 7, 1912.” The watch demonstrates early 20th-century American craftsmanship in mechanical timekeeping and represents both personal memorabilia and functional design from its era.

ID: A gold-toned Waltham pocket watch, including the engraved back of the case displaying award text related to a boxing championship. The watch face showing the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a seconds sub-dial.

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Waltham Watch Company, “Waltham Pocket Watch,” Aegis Digital Museum, accessed June 25, 2026, https://aegisdigitalmuseum.kennesaw.edu/items/show/237.