Rare 9ct Rose Gold Waltham Chevalier Wrist Watch, 1930

Rare 9ct rose gold Waltham Chevalier wrist watch, 1930.

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The watch has a seven jewel hand-winding movement, grade 561, which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed and the serial number 26,267,047 dates it back to the late 1920s.

The watch measures 28mm wide excluding the replacement winding crown, and 28mm high excluding the lugs. The case is 9 carat gold and it is hallmarked for Birmingham, 1930 with a case maker’s mark for Aaron Dennison. The Dennison Watch Case Company made the majority of cases for Waltham UK.

This style of watch is known as Chevalier, and similar models were produced by Illinois and Elgin. The bezel has beautiful blue enamel, which is in lovely condition. The case back has a little unevenness but nothing too serious at all for such an early piece.

Trade adverts for the Waltham version first appeared at the end of 1928, ‘presenting tomorrow’s style sensation – today’.

The Chevalier watches came in various combinations, usually with the black enamel bezel and usually with a chrome plated case so it is lovely, and rare, to have blue enamel on a gold case, especially in such lovely condition.

The signed dial is in its original finish with original Breguet style hands in a blued steel finish.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a vintage presentation box from Kendal & Dent.

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