Your will receive a FREE signed copy of my latest book, "Waltham Trench Watches of the Great War" with this purchase!
Be sure to pick up a copy of my first book "Elgin Trench Watches of the Great War".
Up for sale today is an exceptionally beautiful and extremely desirable 10k Gold Filled WWI Waltham Trench Watch that features a high grade 15 jewel movement that dates back to 1918! This absolutely remarkable piece of American craftsmanship is in SUPERB condition and has been beautifully restored! Our Great Grandfather's knew how to make things that would last for generations! The movement was just completely taken apart and serviced on 10-17-2016 and a brand new mainspring has also been installed. It's in superb running condition and keeping excellent time. This watch has been tested on a professional timegraph 5000 Machine for accuracy so rest assured! Take another look at picture number three again, this movement is clean as a whistle and stunning in it's beauty! I'm sure that you have noticed by now that this is not your ordinary trench watch case by a long shot! This is a 10k gold filled "cushion" shape trench watch case that was manufactured by the Star Watch Case Company, circa 1918. This case is highly prized by collectors for its beauty and design features. The case back and bezel both snap together crisply, just as they should. Plus, this case still has the very unique original factory crown! The case has been nicely hand polished and now has beautiful finish once again and looks simply fantastic! The enamel dial on this trench watch is among the most desirable that Waltham ever produced, the BOLD Roman Numeral Dial! The dial features a bright white face, BOLD Roman numerals, outer minute markers, the correct hands for this dial, a sub-second at 6 o'clock and is signed WALTHAM near the center. This historic and iconic American trench watch has been fitted with a black genuine leather Kitchener Strap that absolutely makes the watch!
The strap will fit a wrist up to about 8.25 inches and has a matching gold tone buckle. It will have a bit of wear on it because I seriously could not resist wearing this one for a few days, can you blame me? It's kind of like Ferris Bueller and that Ferrari, if you had access to one would you just leave it in a garage? I think not! Here are the movement details: 1918 Waltham, 15 jewels, size 3/0s, serial number 21266748, grade 365, model 1907. This movement has been beautifully decorated using several gold tone parts! They just don't make them like this anymore! The case measures 40mm lug to lug, 31mm without the original factory crown with 10mm lug diameter. A brand new glass crystal was just installed using UV cement and a UV curing machine. I also installed a brand new inner sleeve on the crown tube, it now has a nice firm pop, just as it should. This watch is ready to be worn and shown off, it will surely get noticed! I put a lot of time and effort into this Waltham,
I'm sure that you will appreciate the quality and quantity of work that has been done. Solid old World craftsmanship at it's finest!
All watches being shipped Domestically and Internationally will be shipped in a hard shell watch gift box from now on for the MAXIMUM amount of protection during shipment.
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I spend hours, days, weeks and sometimes months searching the globe to bring you the most unique and rare Elgins and Walthams. I specialize in the most desirable and collectible timepieces like black dials, RED 12 dials, military dials, trench cases, wire lugs, scrolled cases, solid gold cases, sterling cases and offset crowns most with high jewel counts. All of my watches will be dated pre-1940. If you like what you see please mark me as one of your favorites as I usually list watches on a weekly basis.
The watch will ship within 3 days of cleared payment. If you are using the "buy it now" feature payment must be made at the time of purchase. If this is an auction listing payment is expected within 3 days when the auction ends, if not the item will be re-listed and ebay will be notified of non-payment. I only accept paypal. All of the above listed item(s) will ship "AS IS". I will not accept returns. Please look closely at the pictures because you will get exactly what you see once you pay for it. Any and all import duty, taxes and customs fees are the sole responsibility of the buyer. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will answer to the best of my ability. Thanks for looking and good luck !
Although vintage watches may be working on a bench test or in the pictures used to describe the item, they probably have not been used for many decades and need be serviced by a professional watchmaker to ensure optimal performance, unless otherwise stated. Overseas buyers and other buyers outside of the United States should be aware that high altitude flights can have an adverse effect on oils inside a vintage watch and should be serviced upon delivery. No guarantees given about future reliability or timekeeping.
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