The New Waltham Watches: An American Classic Returns with a Modern Swiss Twist
Waltham is a name well-known to American aficionados of vintage watches and clocks. This fall, the quintessential American watch brand �� absent from the United States since the 1980s �� returns to that market with new Waltham wristwatches that call to mind the brand’s long and storied history but are also decidedly modern.The Waltham watch brand traces its origins all the way to 1850, when visionary entrepreneur Aaron Lufkin Dennison founded the first industrialized watch and clock manufacturer in Roxbury, Massachusetts. (Lufkin’s interchangeable parts and assembly-line process would later be adopted by Henry Ford for the fledgling automobile industry.) Four years later, the company moved to the town of Waltham, which gave it its name.?Many watch-world milestones followed, including a Waltham pocketwatch famously owned by President Abraham Lincoln, groundbreaking railroad watches, the construction of Waltham’s own astronomical observatory to test its timepieces’

Can this watch be saved?
I'll try to make this short, but it does require some backstory.My grandfather was a great guy, and loved a good bet. In 1960, he took a bet with a friend, for, you guessed it--the outcome of the Presidential election. The loser would have to buy the winner this Omega Seamaster, which they had both seen in the window of a local jeweler. Upon Kennedy's election, my grandfather received the watch and wore it in good health for many years.After he passed away, it was handed down to my father, who also wore it regularly. Unfortunately, the caseback began having problems--the gold was literally wearing away. Over the years he took it several times to a jeweler, who told him it had to do with the pH of his skin (no idea if this is true), and he (the jeweler) would fill the caseback with new gold on occasion.When my father passed away in the early 2000's, the watch came to me. I didn't do anything with it for a while (the caseback literally has a hole worn in it) but eventually took it to a r

Incoming 5980
Hi all, very excited to be getting my first Patek tomorrow . A black dial 5980 stainless steel. It's been my grail watch for a few years, and with the news that its being discontinued I wanted to get it whilst I could - unfortunately that meant selling my collection of 3 Rolexes, so for the time being at least it will be my one and only!Will post some pics tomorrow. Any advice to a Patek newbie would be gratefully received

I joined the club!
After much debate, I decided to go with the 111. I was a member of this family for a very short time years ago with a Radiomir and decided it just wasn't for me. I think I will enjoy this one much more. This is all thanks to the enabler, DavidSW.

My AD got a Hulk and a Batman this morning.
Too bad I wasn’t first on the list. At least they are shipping. He has a James Cameron that is sitting there. May go get it in the AM.The best,NB