Gents Antique Waltham Maximus Trench Watch

Gents antique Waltham Maximus trench watch.

The watch has a 19-jewel hand-winding movement, Maximus grade, which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed and the serial number 16,054,406 dates it back to 1907. Waltham records tell us that less than 10,000 of these movements were produced in total, and this particular movement was made in a very small run of just 500.

The watch measures 35mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case was made by the Dennison Watch Company who were based in England. They were prolific manufacturers of watch cases for various watch manufacturers but they had a particularly close working relationship with Waltham UK making the majority of their gold plated cases. This particular case is 10ct gold plated and was originally guaranteed to wear for 20 years. The case has a screw-on bezel and case back, another excellent sign of quality.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The signed dial looks good to the naked eye. If viewed closely, there is a scratch running from number 5 up towards the Waltham name. Originally there would have been painted detail on the numbers and hands but, as so often seen with trench watches, this has been removed.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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