DESCRIPTION:
WW - Waldan International triple calendar chronograph, automatic, 42mm x 51mm to lug tips, 21mm lug width, original 18K white gold screwed back exhibition case with rectangular pushers and oversized fancy stepped lugs, brown crocodile strap and 18K white gold buckle signed Waldan, original white dial with applied silver Arabic numerals and a date scale along perimeter, two inset apertures at 12 for day and month, three inset subregisters for minute recording that doubles as day and month, hour recording with inset phases of the moon and subsidiary seconds with an inset 24 hour indicator, 25J cal 7751, s#1/50, triple signed. Gross weight of assembled watch without strap 66.7 dwt (103.5 g). Waldan has an incredibly interesting history with the founder having been taught watchmaking as a young man at the Buchenwald concentration camp during WWII. He was able to use his status as a watchmaker's apprentice to survive and gain preferential treatment. Following the war, he built up his business and client base to become a true force to be reckoned with in the industry, going as far as to be the person who convinced Rolex to utilize the famed El Primero in its new line of Daytonas.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, chronograph and calendar function and reset properly, mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, no oxide; flawless dial; mint hands; unpolished case shows hardly any wear, no dents or dings; original signed crown shows no wear; good sapphire crystals.
ESTIMATE:
$3000
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$6000
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