| Waltham - 100 Jewels, Solid 14K Gold Case and Back with a Gorgeous White Linen Style Dial (circa '60s) | |
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| Description/Comments: | |
| Just when I thought I've seen about every style of wrist watch ever made along came this one. A real live 100 jewels automatic movement by Waltham! Well guess what--I just had to have it so I bought it and here it is for you curiosity seekers and doubters to view. Curiosity got the best of me...and now I'm a believer...and after I looked it over I found it to be in near mint condition! | |
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| Case: | |
| The round shaped case is 14K solid yellow gold. It measures 1 7/16" across (including the crown) and 1 5/8" (lug to lug.) It is 5/16" thick. The case back is marked with the Waltham symbol and 14K Gold. The inside of the back 14K solid gold cover is marked Waltham and the number 49991. The gold domed crown is located at the 3 o'clock position. | |
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| Dial: | |
| The round dial is absolutely stunning in appearance
with its white linen style textured finish. Near
the outer edge of the dial there is a 60 seconds and minutes scale that
is marked with thin black lines. The hour marker at the 12 o'clock
position is a raised and applied gold Arabic numeral. And, the
hour markers at the 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 o'clock positions are
rectangular shaped slim gold raised and applied; the 3, 6 and 9 o'clock
positions are rectangular shaped and are thicker with arrow points and
are gold raised and applied as well.
It is marked Waltham 100 (with the Waltham emblem that is red in color) below the 12 o'clock position, and Self-Winding and Incabloc above the 6 o'clock position, and Swiss below 6 o'clock position. The dauphine pitched style hour and minute hands are gold in color. The straight thin sweep seconds hand is gold in color as well. The crystal is flat on its surface and rounded around its edges. It is raised 3MM above the case. |
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| Band: | |
| A brand new 18MM genuine leather lizard texture that is light and dark brown in color and it has a gold tone buckle. | |
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| Movement: | |
| A Swiss made 100 jewel self-winding automatic signed Swiss, Waltham Watch Co., Hundred 100 Jewels. (There is 100 jewels located under the outer rim of the automatic movement and there are 17 jewels actually touching the functions of the movement itself.) | |
