Waltham Pocket Watch Serial Numbers

Use this table to look up your Waltham Pocket Watch serial number of and hence the year of manufacture. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. (See below)

Waltham Serial Numbers

Below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case. This bears no relation to the movement.

Pocket Watch Case Serial Number

Year	Serial No:	Year	Serial No:	Year	Serial No:
1852	50	1887	3,400,000	1922	24,100,000
1853	400	1888	3,800,000	1923	24,300,000
1854	1,000	1889	4,200,000	1924	24,550,000
1855	2,500	1890	4,700,000	1925	24,800,000
1856	4,000	1891	5,200,000	1926	25,200,000
1857	6,000	1892	5,800,000	1927	26,100,000
1858	10,000	1893	6,300,000	1928	26,400,000
1859	15,000	1894	6,700,000	1929	26,900,000
1860	20,000	1895	7,100,000	1930	27,100,000
1861	30,000	1896	7,450,000	1931	27,300,000
1862	45,000	1897	8,100,000	1932	27,550,000
1863	65,000	1898	8,400,000	1933	27,750,000
1864	110,000	1899	9,000,000	1934	28,100,000
1865	180,000	1900	9,500,000	1935	28,600,000
1866	260,000	1901	10,200,000	1936	29,100,000
1867	330,000	1902	11,100,000	1937	29,400,000
1868	410,000	1903	12,100,000	1938	29,750,000
1869	460,000	1904	13,500,000	1939	30,050,000
1870	500,000	1905	14,300,000	1940	30,250,000
1871	540,000	1906	14,700,000	1941	30,750,000
1872	590,000	1907	15,500,000	1942	31,050,000
1873	680,000	1908	16,400,000	1943	31,400,000
1874	730,000	1909	17,600,000	1944	31,700,000
1875	810,000	1910	17,900,000	1945	32,100,000
1876	910,000	1911	18,100,000	1946	32,350,000
1877	1,000,000	1912	18,200,000	1947	32,750,000
1878	1,150,000	1913	18,900,000	1948	33,100,000
1879	1,350,000	1914	19,500,000	1949	33,500,000
1880	1,500,000	1915	20,000,000	1950	33,560,000
1881	1,670,000	1916	20,500,000	1951	33,600,000
1882	1,835,000	1917	20,900,000	1952	33,700,000
1883	2,000,000	1918	21,800,000	1953	33,800,000
1884	2,350,000	1919	22,500,000	1954	34,100,000
1885	2,650,000	1920	23,400,000	1955	34,450,000
1886	3,000,000	1921	23,900,000	1956	34,700,000
1887	3,400,000	1922	24,100,000	1957	35,000,000
Remember to use the serial number on the movement, not the case.