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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat we have here is a classic, Swiss Made, Waltham watch from the late 50’s or early 60’s.\u00a0 It features a clean, black dial, a hand-wound movement and classic look you have to pay big money for in a modern equivalent.<\/p>\n
The dial is a charcoal black and has held up very well, with no discolorations.\u00a0 The hour markers are applied rectangles, except for 12, 6, and 9 O’clock, which are a neat, blocky font.\u00a0 The hour and minute hands are simple sticks, with lume.\u00a0\u00a0 The second hand has a red arrow tip, which really stands out against the dial and adds a lot of character to the watch.\u00a0 An easy to read date window in located at 3:00.\u00a0 The lume on the hands and dial are pretty much dead, which is to expected to a 50 year old tritium marked watch.\u00a0 The dial is simply marked Waltham and Incabloc, 17 jewels.\u00a0 t -Swiss -t, indicating a tritium lume.\u00a0 The crystal is acrylic and lightly domed.\u00a0 It was in pretty rough shape when I bought it, but I got most of the worst scratches out.<\/p>\n
The case is chrome plated base metal\u00a0 The case back is stainless, screw down and marked Waltham, Base Metal Bezel, Stainless Steel back.\u00a0 The crown is signed with a W and is easy to wind and set.\u00a0 The movement is a 17 jewel Swiss, with incabloc.\u00a0 The is some brassing on the crown, which is to expected.\u00a0 The lugs are 17mm, which means you are squeeze in an 18mm leather band.\u00a0 I have the watch on aged Fossil leather.\u00a0 The movement keeps good time and seems to have at least 36 hours of reserve.\u00a0 It tics at 18,000 beats per hour.\u00a0 The date is semi quick-set, using alternating between 10:00 and midnight.<\/p>\n This is a classic looking watch, but may be a little small for modern tastes, at 34mm. Luckily, with my smaller wrists, it looks fine.\u00a0 It has held up quite well, and looks good on the wrist.\u00a0 It is one of the few Swiss made watches in my collection, and I enjoy wearing it in my rotation of watches.\u00a0 It does get at least\u00a0 one or two days of wear a month.\u00a0 I have about four Walthams\u00a0 in rotation in my collection, and I am happy with every one of them.<\/p>\n Features: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vintage Waltham Black Dial. What we have here is a classic, Swiss Made, Waltham watch from the late 50’s or early 60’s.\u00a0 It features a clean, black dial, a hand-wound movement and classic look you have to pay big money for in a modern equivalent. The dial is a charcoal \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCase: 34mm,\u00a0 chrome plated base metal.
\nBack: Stainless Steel, screw down
\nCrystal: Acrylic, domed.
\nMovement: Waltham 18,000 BPH movement, 7 jewels Swiss Made, hand wind.
\nComplications: Date.
\nOther: On Fossil leather band,\u00a0 17 mm lugs.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>by <\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"