Men’s 1960 Waltham Transportation Marvel W Watch

Since Retro seems to have gone from a fad phase to a full-fledged revival, we've gotten more and more phone calls for clean, original pieces from the mid '50s to early '70s. Because of this, fine examples of Mid-Century Retro watches have gotten a bit harder to find.

We love this era: Watches from the Mid-Century to Retro have such a clean look and feel. If you follow who we are and know a bit about the philosophy of SVW, you know we’re particularly bullish on interesting American timepieces. This rare and marvelous work of tactile wrist art by Waltham Watch Company certainly falls squarely into that category.

Behold the “Transportation Marvel W”; an extraordinarily handsome and uncommon ‘60s timepiece featuring an ice-cream dial with thick spade hands, a “Montgomery” minutes track and red center-sweep – all housed in a Minimalist, solid stainless steel case.

This example is VERY RETRO, VERY COOL and in magnificent original condition! Measuring a beefy 40mm lug-to lug by 34mm wide, it has enough heft to grab someone's attention and is SO reminiscent of the classic Montgomery dialed railroad pocket watch! The possibilities for this watch are endless: photo shoots, movies, gracing the PERFECT wrist of the PERFECT watch lover; looking just as fitting at the country club or evening soiree as it would peeking from under the pressed shirt and suit sleeve as its wearer argues that "big" case or closes "THE" deal.

THIS IS THE KIND OF extraordinary timepiece that begs to be worn by a member of the Cool Set; someone who is a Town and Country man, as comfortable in the boardroom as his is on the golf-course AND WHO WANTS QUALITY ENGINEERING and a rare, classic LOOK. And yes, this watch will garner admiring glances from beautiful women and compel grown men to jockey for your friendship.

Cleaned, oiled and calibrated, the watch is fitted with a period “Rally” strap and housed in a factory Waltham presentation box.