Vintage 1960's Swiss men's Waltham 17 jewel gold wristwatch. running great!

If you are looking for an affordable start for you vintage watch collection or addition to the one you have, may I suggest this Waltham.

It features a 10K rolled gold plated case that measures 1.32" in diameter, excluding crown and lugs and surrounds soft gold dial complimented by gold hour and minute hands, red center sweep, raised gold numbers and markers, and black outer chapter, all under a clear, bright crystal.

NOTE: There is some light plate loss and patina on the dial as shown in the highly magnified photos. This is common on 60+ old watches, but it remains a handsome watch.

The Swiss manual wind movement, winds and sets as it should, is running well and keeping very good time.

It has a snap-down back and is matched with a supple stitched and embossed genuine leather black 2-piece strap with gold buckle that will fit up to an 8" wrist.

STOCK CODE: W-11

ABOUT THE WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY:

Before the Waltham Watch Company went out of business in 1957, it founded a subsidiary in Switzerland in 1954, Waltham International SA. Waltham International SA retains the right to the Waltham trade name outside of North America, and continues to produce mechanical wrist watches and mechanical pocket watches under the "Waltham" brand.

During their restructuring efforts in the 1950s, Waltham opened an office in New York for the purposes of importing Swiss watch movements and cases. Due to restrictions placed on the company by its main creditor, the Restructuring Finance Corporation, they could not sell these watches directly, so they were sold through an independent company, the Hallmark Watch Company.

Specialized clocks and chronographs for use in aircraft control panels continued to be made in the Waltham factory by the Waltham Precision Instruments Company. In February 1994, Prime Time Clocks purchased the last remaining product line, the mechanical aircraft clock. Waltham Precision Instruments was moved to Ozark, Alabama and changed its name to Waltham Aircraft Clock Corporation.

Historical resources
Every watch movement that the company produced through the early 1950s was engraved with an individual serial number. That number can be used to estimate the date of production. Volunteers have created a database of Waltham serial numbers, models and grades, and descriptions of observed watches.

The archive of the Waltham Watch Company is housed by Baker Library Special Collections department of the library of Harvard Business School, Harvard University. The material, which includes company books primarily from 1854 to 1929, is contained in 52 archival boxes, totaling 111 linear feet.

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