"Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Watch Company, made over 40 million watches, clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957."
WALTHAM PREMIER
17 Jewels
Wristwatch
EXTREMELY RARE, this is a Waltham Premier timepiece, a vintage wristwatch with a wind up high quality movement date from 1940.
This is a manual wind watch with an original Waltham high quality movement caliber 870, 17 jewels, sub-second hand, U.S.A. made.
It still has the original champagne dial with bold Arabic Numerals, bold minute tracks and blue steel hands.
It is cased in a very handsome 22x27mm rectangle shape case and fancy lug design, all in 10K Rolled Gold Plate.
After 70 years, it still has the original and beautiful champagne dial with bold hour Arabic Numerals, bold minute tracks and blue steel hands. Also, the dial is signed with Waltham Premier top.
This watch is coming with a new-old-stock Genuine Leather brown snake printed two-piece strap.
It is in good condition. It runs very well and keeps great time.
Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any questions, or respectful offers.
Movement:
Waltham Premier U.S.A.
17 Jewels
30725 209
Cal. 870
Case Back Marks:
Premier Waltham
10K Rolled Gold Plate
198314
10K Rolled Gold Plate
APEX
Measurements (mm):
Case 22 x 27
Case Lug to Lug 34
Case Thickness 7.8
Lug Width 17
Band Width 18
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men's watches typically measure between 29-36mm (some larger, some smaller) wide excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women's watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than todays offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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Thanks for looking and good luck with your bids.
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