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Post by catkicker on Feb 18, 2017 9:09:16 GMT -8
Spotted this one a few days ago. I've done a lot of searches on the inter web and found nothing on these. I found one picture of a similar Waltham. Anyone know About these divers?  |
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Post by small on Feb 18, 2017 18:37:46 GMT -8
I don't know much other then most sellers of Waltham watches want more then "I" think they are worth. I search the listing looking for Waltham's using As or ST movements to harvest spare movements...Waltham was a better good watch in their day...I have a copy of the Arnie on right now...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 18:52:28 GMT -8
I don't know much other then most sellers of Waltham watches want more then "I" think they are worth. I search the listing looking for Waltham's using As or ST movements to harvest spare movements...Waltham was a better good watch in their day...I have a copy of the Arnie on right now... Before WWII, Waltham, Illinois and a couple of other US watch manufacturers were producing watches far superior to the junk the upstart Swiss were making. After WWII the Swiss began dumping inferior(read CHEAP) watches on the market and in attempts to counter this, the US makers reduced quality and anything else they could do to survive. So most Waltham and other US made watches were not even faint shadows of what they once were. Sadly, today those brands are owned or stolen by really cheap Chinese knockoffs. I don't really consider Walthams or other US makers with AS, ST or any other Swiss or Chinese movements as worth collecting. |
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Post by small on Feb 18, 2017 19:35:58 GMT -8
I don't know much other then most sellers of Waltham watches want more then "I" think they are worth. I search the listing looking for Waltham's using As or ST movements to harvest spare movements...Waltham was a better good watch in their day...I have a copy of the Arnie on right now... Before WWII, Waltham, Illinois and a couple of other US watch manufacturers were producing watches far superior to the junk the upstart Swiss were making. After WWII the Swiss began dumping inferior(read CHEAP) watches on the market and in attempts to counter this, the US makers reduced quality and anything else they could do to survive. So most Waltham and other US made watches were not even faint shadows of what they once were. Sadly, today those brands are owned or stolen by really cheap Chinese knockoffs. I don't really consider Walthams or other US makers with AS, ST or any other Swiss or Chinese movements as worth collecting. Oh I'm not looking at collecting Waltham's because they have the AS/ST movements I just need spare parts for those I have broken...I've noticed one Waltham where they call it an "All American" watch with a UT (read Seiko) movement... They want hundreds for it...For American Made I'm partial to many, Hamilton and Gruen being top on the list. Hamiltons case designs and their movements even for a tie when they were having them "Swiss made"... |
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Post by philsinclair on Feb 19, 2017 14:25:40 GMT -8
Although Gruen were an American brand. All movements were from their Swiss factory except for the Cincinnati movement and a few from Aegler (Rolex). I have Nos AS and ST movements and parts. Cheers Phil
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