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art deco gents waltham 10k gold plated wrist watch newly serviced c1940's

Description

For your consideration is this fabulously stylish Art Deco late 1940's Gents manual wrist watch by the American watch company Waltham. Very attractive watch that has been cared for over the years which has resulted in a very good condition vintage time piece with minimal signs of age and use.
This watch looks great on the wrist, a good size 42 mm X 34 mm. The 10k Gold Plated case shows very little evidence of wear. The crystal is clean and clear and free from scratches . Running well on the 17 jewel movement 60/OD, with a hacking system movement no N 4690 . The movement with hacking system was used in WW2 Waltham Military Watches and continued for a few years after the War ended. Having been recently serviced this watch is keeping good time and comes with a new high quality black leather strap .
A perfect watch for both for everyday wear and for adding to the collections. A watch any gentleman would love to wear. The case back is free of any engravings, shows no wear-through to the gold. All of our jewellery & watches are sent out in a complimentary presentation box, ideal for gifting and to store for personal collections. FREE UK delivery.
BIO of Waltham Watches :
The idea for the Waltham Watch Company came from watchmaker Aaron Lufkin Dennison. In 1833 he became a journeyman watchmaker in Boston, Massachusetts, leaving in 1839 to go into business for himself. In 1885 the company name changed to the American Waltham Watch Company.
In 1907 the company name changed to Waltham Watch Co. and in 1923 briefly to the Waltham Watch and Clock Company and finally in 1925 to the Waltham Watch Company. The company closed its factory doors and declared bankruptcy in 1949. Before the Waltham Watch Company also founded a subsidiary in Switzerland, 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.
Waltham watches have many claims to fame and are indeed renowned for the high quality. Abraham Lincoln was presented with a William Ellery, key wind watch Waltham Model 1857. The 1937 Ford sedans had Waltham speedometers, reputedly the only speedometer in a Ford to display the name of its manufacturers. A tester at the time was quoted as saying that accuracy had to be "plus or minus 10 MPH".
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