Pocket Watches...

I suggest you don’t be in a hurry to spend a bunch of money fixing any of these. Consider the money you spend repairing watches as being no longer available to acquire more watches. There are only so many dollars to devote to watch collecting, and the less you spend repairing means the more left with which to buy more watches. Spend more time learning about pocket watches, how to judge them for condition, quality, relative rarity, and desirability as a collectible. A lot of money spent fixing up a basket case will result in a watch that is still not as good as better ones available if you wait to invest. Seven jewel ones like the Waltham are often more badly worn that their 15, 17, or 21-jewel counterparts. The best you will do repairing the chipped dial will result in a blemished dial that will always deface the watch. The one you can’t open? Forget it! The Swiss one is not collectible in my view. If they run, save any money you might spend trying to make them run better.

The Waltham Traveler was a model that the Waltham agent in England, imported into England, for installation into an English case. The 10 years marked inside the case back was the case maker’s mark (A L Dennison) which referred to thickness of gold plating, based on life expectancy of the plating. A 20 year case is a better quality case. That Waltham movement was made in 7,15, 17, 19, 21, and 23 jewel versions. The 15 and 17 jewel versions will likely be engraved on the movement, WALTHAM. The 19 and 21 jewel versions often marked as Crescent Street. The 23 jewel one will likely be marked VANGUARD. Find one in good shape, and the price will be higher. Probably amounting to about what you paid for the 7-jewel Waltham, PLUS whatever you might have had to pay to service it. But you’ll end up with a better watch. It is clear you have done your research on the Waltham. Many collectors prefer to collect American watches since information such as you uncovered is more readily available than on a Swiss watches. That is, unless you are dealing with a prominent, high quality, brand name of a Swiss watch. Finally, the better the condition of the watch you collect = less spent servicing it, and the closer it will be to original, once it is done. Learning to judge condition cannot be picked up quickly. But once you learn to judge, you’ll end up with better watches, for no more money.