What makes the Boston 470 unique: oday, we’re thrilled to feature this one-of-a-kind watch dating all the way back to the 19th century — the Boston 470. The American Waltham Watch Company produced this piece’s original pocket watch, which features a sophisticated dial with a gorgeous white background in 1896. The dial also features thin black hour numerals, red minute numerals, and blued steel fine spade hands. We matched this stunningly elegant pocket watch with our scratch-resistant Machined Titanium case and a nickel-plated crown. Unlike most of our watches, the crown sits on the side of our case rather than the top, making it even more distinct. On the back of the watch, you can see its 19th-century Royal-grade hunting movement with a patent regulator, Breguet hairspring, nickel finish, and pendant setting. The watch also boasts gold-plated gears and 17 jewels within its ¾ plate, and the movement also features intricate, stylish markings. To top the piece off, we equipped it with our comfortable, artisan-designed Cordovan Black leather watch strap, further emphasizing the watch’s sophisticated design.

The American Waltham Watch Company initially produced the Boston 470’s pocket watch in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1896 — the same year that Utah became the 45th state. The United States gained control over the territory making up Utah in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which concluded the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. A year before the United States gained control over the territory, the area was settled by a group of Mormons. In 1849, Mormons petitioned for the territory to become part of the United States as the state of Deseret. Eight years later, public opinion turned against the Church of Latter-day Saints and Utah’s statehood process was halted after the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a mass killing conducted by the Utah Territorial Militia, known as Nauvoo Legion, against the Baker-Fancher emigrant wagon train, leading to 120 deaths. Another point of contention was the early Mormon church’s practice of polygomy, which became illegal in the United States in 1862. Fortunately, the church renounced polygamy in their 1890 Manifesto, leading to the Federal government accepting their application for statehood.