The Boston 402 is the 402nd one-of-a-kind piece in Vortic's "Boston" line of the American Artisan Series. This watch contains the original movement (timepiece), dial (face), and hands from a vintage (1880’s – 1950’s) pocket watch. The American Artisan Series is a line of fully American Made wristwatches powered by restored, U.S. made pocket watch movements.

What makes the Boston 402 Unique: Here we bring you the ever so glamorous Boston 402 to start off the week in an exciting fashion. This brilliant double sunk dial with gold colored accents is reminiscent of a gold record album, with the intricate circular detail. The bright gold numerals add to the flare, and we continued the theme with gold-plated crown and hardware as well. Our machined titanium case balances out the color palette, while the contrast of the dark moss strap ties everything together nicely. We love how the entire build plate of this movement has been delicately demaskeened to show off the different layers of moving parts within this watch. Gold plated gears and a brass balance wheel peer through the gaps in the build plate, turning on 17 friction-set jewels. This beautiful timepiece was originally produced by the Waltham Watch Company in 1924 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Waltham was founded in 1849 by Aaron Lufkin Dennison, who had been making watches for Currier & Trott in Boston at the time. He left to start Waltham with the help of Edward Howard. They produced about 40 million watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time delay fuses, and other precision instruments between 1850 and 1957. They also gained notoriety for the Dennison Gauge, used to accurately measure the different parts of watches, which eventually became the US Standard tool for measurement.

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