1940s Mens Vintage WALTHAM 42mm Long Gold Watch & BOX -10k gf with AWESOME LUGS

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PLEASE ALLOW TIME FOR LARGE PHOTOS TO LOAD THROUGH THE LISTING 1940's Gents Vintage Waltham 42mm Curved Watch in Original Box with Original Certificate. Here we have a rare Waltham 'Curvex' style watch in good condition which dates back to the 1940s and is fully working and keeping good time. The watch comes complete with leather band so is ready to wear and is signed by Waltham on the Case, Dial and Movement. This also comes with its original box and guarantee certificate. This piece is best noted for its long stylish curved design and its extremely unique lugs. The original 42mm Waltham signed case has a beautiful curved tanq design. The long curved sides have a sweeping step style to the top which gives the smooth bevelled ends a raised appearance. The lugs on each end are high ly curved in a unique horn or bugle fashion and have a fluted design. The whole piece is a rich 10k gold fill and this includes the back which has angled ends and sides. It is all in very good condition with minimal rub. The inside of the back holds the Waltham signature and other case details. The case measures approximately 42mm x 23mm at the longest and widest points (lug to lug). The original Waltham signed dial is silver with a black outer minute chapter and a set of art deco style raised gold numbers at the hour positions except for the 6. The 6 position has a sub second dial with a deep set round centre and its own black markings. It is original and has ageing and marks and specks but I think this makes it all the more endearing. The lucite crystal is in very good condition. The watch is running on the original Waltham signed 750 movement which has 17 jewels to keep it running smoothly. It is fully working and keeping good time. The watch comes complete in its Waltham Box which has a blue leatherette finish with gold piping. Inside it has a blue velvet and ivory satin lining with the blue Waltham wording. It also has the original Waltham guarantee booklet. These are collectors' pieces in their own right. WALTHAM HISTORY In 1850, Roxbury, Massachusetts, David Davis, Edward Howard and Aaron Lufki Dennison formed together the company that would later become the American Waltham Watch Company . The revolutionary business plan was to manufacture the movement parts so precisely that they would become fully interchangeable. The company was renamed "Boston Watch Company" in September 1853. A new factory was built in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Charles River, which grew over the years to its present size. In October 1854 the company moved into the new factory. The next movements manufactured (1001-5000) were marked "Dennison, Howard, & Davis", "P.S.Bartlett", and "C.T. Parker". The company had financial difficulties and Edward Howard left to form E. Howard & Co. Upon bankruptcy, the company was sold at auction to Royal E. Robbins, who reorganised it under the new name "Appleton Tracy & Co" in May 1857. Bearing this name, the next movements produced, Waltham Model 1857, were numbered 5001 to 14,000. Also the "C.T. Parker" was introduced as 1857 model: 399 units were made. Also 598 chronometers were manufactured. January 1853 saw the introduction of the P.S. Bartlett watch. The "Waltham Improvement Co." merged in January 1859 with the "Appleton, Tracy & Co." forming the American Waltham Watch Company (AWWCo). In 1860, as President Abraham Lincoln was elected, the country was in Civil War. Production ground to a halt. However, the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open. It worked: Upon his Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln became the proud owner of a Waltham watch: Model 1857, Grade Wm Ellery, serial number no 67613. Waltham became the main supplier of Railroad chronometers to the various railroads in North America and in as many as 52 other countries of the world. In 1876, Waltham disclosed the first automatic screw making machinery and obtained the first Gold Medal in a watch precision contest at the Phil... read more

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