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Waltham Day/Date Quartz Wristwatch

Partially verified

This Waltham Day/Date analog wristwatch is dated by the seller to the 1980s. The watch features a 35.3 mm two-tone case with a fluted base metal bezel and a stainless steel case back. Its sunburst blue dial incorporates gold-tone hour markers, luminous dots, a peripheral track with Roman numerals, a full day-of-the-week aperture at 12 o'clock, and a cyclops-magnified date window at 3 o'clock. Text on the lower dial reads 'WATERRESISTANT 100FT QUARTZ'. The watch is powered by a Japanese quartz movement, features a blue cabochon crown, and is fitted with a two-tone flexible metal bracelet.

Front view of Waltham Day/Date quartz wristwatch with blue dial and two-tone flex bracelet
Front view of Waltham Day/Date quartz wristwatch with blue dial and two-tone flex bracelet — SECOND HAND HOROLOGY. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
secondhandhorology.com
Category
Wristwatch · Day-date analog wristwatch
Maker / attribution
Waltham
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
WA-4668
Source-reported date
1980s
Country
Japan

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Construction and Case Dimensions

The watch features a 35.3 mm round two-tone case with a base metal fluted bezel and a stainless steel case back. The timepiece measures 38.4 mm in diameter when including the crown, with a 38.6 mm lug-to-lug distance and a case thickness of 11 mm.

The crown is set with a blue cabochon. The watch is fitted with a two-tone flexible band.

Evidence for this section
  • “Cased in a two-tone 35.3mm round case, base metal bezel and stainless steel back with a fixed gold-tone Presidential style bezel.”
  • “Case 35.3 Case w/Crown 38.4 Case Lug to Lug 38.6 Case Thickness 11”
  • “It is coming with a two-tone flex band.”

Dial and Timekeeping Display

The watch has a sunburst blue dial featuring gold-tone hour markers, luminous dots, and a peripheral railroad-style track with Roman numerals. The dial displays the Waltham name and logo.

Complications include a full day-of-the-week aperture located at the 12 o'clock position and a date window situated at 3 o'clock.

Evidence for this section
  • “original sunburst blue dial with gold-tone hour marks, luminous dots, gold railroad minute/second track with Roman Numerals”
  • “dial is signed with the Waltham name and logo on top”
  • “date window is located at 3 o’clock and the day window is at 12 o'clock”

Movement and Attribution

The watch is powered by a Japanese quartz movement. The dial includes the text 'WATERRESISTANT 100FT'.

The seller describes the watch as a vintage item from the 1980s.

Evidence for this section
  • “powered by a Japanese quartz movement”
  • “Movement: Quartz Japan Made”
  • “dated from the 1980's”

Open research questions

  • Is the watch's 'Presidential style' description an official model designation or a descriptive term used by the seller?
  • Does the 'WATERRESISTANT 100FT' marking imply the presence of a screw-down crown in the specific context of this quartz model?
  • What is the provenance of Waltham-branded quartz watches produced in the 1980s?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Waltham Day/Date Quartz Wristwatch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Movement originJapan“Movement: Quartz Japan Made”
Era1980's“dated from the 1980's”
Case diameter35.3 mm“Case 35.3”
Case materialsBase metal bezel and stainless steel back“base metal bezel and stainless steel back”
Water resistance marking100FT“Waterresistant 100FT”
Lug width20 mm“Lug Width 20”

Visible details

  • Sunburst blue dial with central three-hand time display
  • Full day display aperture situated at 12 o'clock
  • Date window at 3 o'clock under a magnifying lens on the crystal
  • Fluted gold-tone bezel on a stainless steel case
  • Crown set with a blue cabochon at 3 o'clock
  • Fitted with a two-tone flexible jubilee-style bracelet

Research qualifications

  • Movement origin and case back inscriptions are source-reported and not visible in the primary frontal photograph
  • Country of manufacture is listed for the movement rather than the complete watch assembly

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

WALTHAM Day/Date Watch Waterresistant 100FT Quartz Wristwatch Blue Dia – SECOND HAND HOROLOGY

Reviewed 2026-10-25 · Record cd012a3d25

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