Waltham Chromium Tonneau Shaped Three

Creator: Waltham Watch Company
Case Shape: Tonneau
Movement: Manual Wind
Style: Modern
Place of Origin: Switzerland
Period: Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture: 1960s
Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use. It is worth noting that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.


FACTORY / HOUSE: Waltham Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Chronograph / Tonneau Shaped
METAL / MATERIAL: Chromium on Bronze
CIRCA: 1960s
DIMENSIONS: Length 46mm X Width 38mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels
DIAL / HANDS: Original Black and Silver Dial With Baton Markers / Baton Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Alligator 19mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement.
This rare chronograph was produced in Switzerland for Waltham, an American company sometime in the 1960's. By this time America was no longer manufacturing watches for domestic use. The Swiss had taken over watch production. This watch, slightly oversized for the day is done in bronze and chromium plated. The finish shows a nice even patina on it and is rather striking. It keeps excellent time and all the functions work correctly as well.
By the way, the tonneau shaped watch was first created by Louis Cartier in France around 1914. He saw barrels on the docks in Marseille and realized it would be a perfect shape for a watch. Hence, the name tonneau, French for barrel.

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