Waldan International
remains a family-owned American watch brand that is based in New York
and produces watches in Switzerland. Polish watchmaker Oscar Waldan
established the company in 1979 and from its creative outset created
several notable collections with major emphasis put on chronograph
complication utilizing famous Zenith El Primero caliber. Today, the
second generation of the Waldan family, headed up by Oscar’s son Andrew,
is leading the company into the twenty-first century.
Collectors far and wide seek out
Waldan’s vintage pieces, especially watches that celebrate Waldan’s
penchant for classical stylings, high-quality materials, and fascinating
complications.
With its classic, reserved stylings,
this Oscar Waldan International timepiece will surely make a wonderful
addition to your collection as a versatile dress piece of distinction.
This watch’s lovely stepped 18K rose
gold case measures 37.5 mm in diameter, 9.5 mm in height, and rests upon
a black alligator leather strap with an 18K rose gold deployant buckle.
Additional features include a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and an
exhibition case back that allows you to see the self-winding automatic
movement in action.
Against the elegant beige enamel dial
we encounter applied gold Arabic numerals, classic Breguet-style hands, a
center seconds hand, and a convenient power-reserve indicator that fans
out from 5 to 7 o’clock.
There is a second 24-hour counter at 12
as well as a subdial at 9 to read the day and a date window at 3. A
minute track with five-minute increments runs along the outer edge of
the dial.
Elegant, sophisticated stylings married
to chronometer dependability make this Oscar Waldan International a
timepiece to cherish.
Standout feature(s): Chronometer-certified
movement; lovely stepped 18K rose gold case; beautiful applied gold
Arabic numerals; 18K rose gold deployant buckle; convenient second
24-hour counter; power reserve indicator
Details at a glance:
- Model Reference: Chronometer Power Reserve
- Case Material: 18K rose gold, stepped
- Case Dimensions: 37.5 mm
- Case Height: 9.5 mm
- Movement: Self-winding automatic
- Caliber: 30 jewel Chronometer Certified movement, 42 hour power reserve, Adjusted to 5 positions
- Complication(s) / Feature (s): Standard time, second time zone, day, date, power-reserve indicator
- Dial: Beige enamel with applied gold hour markers
- Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Winding Crown: Push / pull
- Water-resistance: Water-resistant but the water resistance level wasn’t specified by the manufacturer at time of the production
- Band: Dark chocolate brown alligator strap
- Clasp: 18K rose gold deployant buckle
- Country of Origin: Switzerland
- Condition: Pre-owned in mint
condition and proper operational order; rare example of the
well-preserved vintage model with Chonometer-certified date in 1998.
Case was lightly touched up by watchmaker; the watch comes fitted on a
high quality lacquered dark chocolate brown alligator leather
after-market strap
- Comments: Includes original box, C.O.S.C certificate, and instructions
