1867 Waltham Home Pocket Watch Given To Civil War Veteran & Medal Of Honor Recipient by Vice President Elect Schuyler Colfax, 18 size - Silver Nickel Omega's 565 movement

Omega's 565 movement

And the movement was just overhauled by a Master Watchmaker and is keeping time

it is still running strong and true

Movement type: Caliber 1281 Buren microrotor automatic

Light remnants of wear and signs of polishing to the back so that the printing is light

1867 Waltham Home Pocket Watch Given To Civil War Veteran & Medal Of Honor Recipient by Vice President Elect Schuyler Colfax, 18 size - Silver Nickel Omega's 565 movementA very historically important pocket watch made in 1867 given to Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient William H. Smith of Michigan by the Speaker of the House and Vice President Elect, the Honorable Schuyler Colfax from Indiana. One of the iconic American pocket watch companies was American Watch Co., later known as Waltham for the city in which it was founded. They sold watches under a number of different brand names including Home Watch