2.1131 WALTHAM ‘NEW WORLD’ AUTOMATIC, SWISS 1978

£540.00

Large and gorgeous automatic watch by the Swiss division of Waltham USA. Absolutely gorgeous experimental model, top grade Auto/Day/Date stainless steel case. Name this shape – TV-screen drawn into ellipse, hard to describe. A perfect catch for unique shape watch collectors.

Key features

  • Unusual space-age shape, TV-screen dial
  • Large size 38 x 41 mm, 20mm lugs width
  • Case finishing restored in our workshop (polishing / brushing combo)
  • Near-perfect dial with applied indices, silver & blue combo
  • Day-Date window at ‘3’
  • Swiss Made automatic FHF 908 movement
  • 20mm Alaska type rubber strap
  • ‘Australia-1978’ engraving on the caseback
  • Please mind all vintage watches are not suitable for real diving
  • 12-month movement warranty is applied, see Terms and Conditions

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Case and Strap

  • Stainless steel case, unusual shape with a TV-screen dial opening
  • Shaped acrylic crystal
  • Recessed and protected winding crown with a ‘W’ sign
  • Polishing / brushing updated in our workshop
  • New high quality rubber strap 20mm

Dimensions

  • Width w/o crown: 38 mm
  • Width w/crown: 40 mm
  • Height: 41 mm
  • Thickness: 12.5 mm
  • Lugs width: 20 mm

Dial

  • Silver dial, TV-shape dial frame with applied indices and blue stripes
  • Signed ‘WALTHAM – NEW WORLD – automatic – T SWISS MADE T’
  • Framed Day-Date aperture at ‘3’
  • Silver hands with lume infill, blue central second hand

Movement

  • FHF 908 automatic Day-Date
  • Quick date change by crown at 3rd position

Testing

  • Accuracy grade 15-30 sec/day
  • Tested for 1 week

Servicing and Warranty

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