CIRCA: 1960s REF.: 1315.30.75
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 40 mm in diameter
DIAL: Black dial with steel and white hour markers, luminous hour plots, day and month windows below the "12" hour marker, date indicator along the outer edge of the dial, and three white chronograph subregisters
BRACELET MATERIAL: Brown leather strap with white stitching
BRACELET SIZE: 6-3/4 to 8 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual wind
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph
CALIBER: Valjoux 730
The Wakmann Watch Company is an American brand founded in 1946 that became famous through its partnership with Breitling, for which the company retailed Wakmann brand watches designed for the American market. The Triple Date Chronograph is surely the brand's most successful model.
Condition
Dial in excellent condition; hands with signs of age. Luminous material in the dial fully intact, aged to a beautiful creamy color, and appears original to the watch. Case appears to be unpolished and in excellent condition. Movement running at time of cataloging. Overall in excellent condition.
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