FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A SUPER OUTLANDISH 1960s WALTHAM AUTOCHRON 41 JEWEL AUTOMATIC
-
CASE: THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST DARING CASE DESIGNS THAT WALTHAM EVER USED. THIS ANGULAR ALL-STEEL BEAUTY MEASURES A NICE 35.5mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 43mm LUG TO LUG. IT'S AS IF THIS CASE WAS DESIGNED AS A SET PROP FOR THE FIRST SEASON OF STAR-TREK. THIS SPACE-AGE GEM IS IN TREMENDOUSLY GOOD CONDITION AND IS REALLY WELL EXECUTED WITH ALL ITS COMPLICATED ANGLES AND GEOMETRIC WHIMSY.
-
DIAL: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DIAL. IT'S RELATIVELY MINIMALIST WITH ITS 3 LINES OF TEXT AND SIMPLE DATE WINDOW AT 3. BUT, WHEN YOU TAKE A CLOSER PEAK, THOSE TOWERING RECTANGULAR STEEL MARKERS REALLY JUMP OUT CREATING A NICE SENSE OF DEPTH. I LOVE THAT SUNBURST SILVER DIAL WITH SOME MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR OUTLINED BY THAT MIRROR FINISHED RING THAT THE MARKERS SIT ON TOP OF. THE BLACK TIPPED LUMED HANDS REALLY PULL IT ALL TOGETHER AND GIVE IT A SPORTY FLAIR.
-
MOVEMENT: THIS WALTHAM IS POWERED BY A 41 JEWEL A. SCHILD BASED AUTOMATIC WHICH WAS SERVICED BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. WATCH RUNS WELL AND WINDS BUTTER SMOOTH.
THIS SCIENCE FICTION SPACE ODDITY COMES ON A VINTAGE GENUINE LIZARD BLACK STRAP WHICH MORPHS PERFECTLY WITH THE VIBE OF THIS WALTHAM. IN ADDITION TO ITS BOLD DESIGN, THIS AUTOCHRON IS A PRODUCT OF THE "JEWEL WARS" WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE IN THE MID TO LATE 60s. WHILE MAYBE NOT ALL 41 JEWELS WERE NECESSARY, IT DOES ADD A NICE NOVELTY TO THIS PIECE. THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY THE ULTIMATE CONVERSATION STARTER. THIS WALTHAM IS READY TO GO "WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE."
Before purchasing a vintage timepiece, please see the FAQ page.
