American Waltham Watch Co. Champion

[SpringDriven]

Just received this last night. Stay tuned!

 

[musicguy]

Nice, as I understand only 200 were made.


Rob

 

[SpringDriven]

Just received this last night. Stay tuned!

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With that being learned I will have to share the service of this 72 in another thread. But I will leave this photo here as a start.

 

[musicguy]

I created a new thread for your Waltham



Rob

 

[richiec]

Is there any more to this story or just the top plate?

 

[SpringDriven]

I have the complete watch. I am currently servicing it.

 

[SpringDriven]

End of the day, everything cleaned, ready for assembly and lubrication.

 

[John Cote]

Looking good.

 

[richiec]

can't wait for the finished product.

 

[SpringDriven]

So far so good.

 

[SpringDriven]

The ratchet and crown wheel were interesting, it looks like the undersides were used for training or testing patterns.

 

[SpringDriven]

Testing the freedom of the geartrain and lubrication.

 

[SpringDriven]

Gold colored pallet fork. I believe it is non-magnetic. The staff is steel.

 

[SpringDriven]

Verifying hairspring flatness and concentricity, beat error. Some work here.

 

[SpringDriven]

It is alive. Time for lunch.

 

[SpringDriven]

Lunch is over, back to work. Preparing to install the dial.

 

[SpringDriven]

Here is the case. It is a Dueber Newport Coin case. The one strange thing about is a gold color around the dial seating surface, I have no idea what that is. It is a color, not a base metal.

 

[SpringDriven]

Cased.

 

[Kenny S.]

Beautiful! Nice work!

 

[Paul Regan]

Very nice Champion, very nice work.
Paul

 

[John Cote]

Most Excellent! What a great thread. Thanks for all of the great pix.

 

[Paul Regan]

As confirmation of the style of dial found on these, I offer pics of one that used to be in my collection.
Paul

 

[SpringDriven]

I do not know what is the appropriate dial for a M72 Champion, nor hands, other than it should say AWWCo.

The dial on my watch is a single layer with a depression for the seconds. When I say single layer, I mean it is not a single sunk dial. The dial is one solid piece of metal, the seconds is not cut out as in a single sunk dial.

 

[Paul Regan]

Howdy SpringDriven,
I believe your dial is correct. I was just confirming that by showing one I had with the same style dial. I had another one also with the same style dial. You have a nice ‘72. These are late in the life of the wonderful ‘72. It is likely these are a “Private Label”.
Paul