This listing is for a vintage Waldan International gold analog wrist watch, being sold by the original owner. It is marked '14k' on the back plate and band, and sports a cabochon sapphire on the dial on the side of the watch. The face measures about 3/4" tall, 3/4" wide and the band is about 6" long. It weighs about 26.7 grams total. The watch is in very good physical condition, with minor wear. It is untested, and may take some tinkering to get back into working condition. Please see the detailed photos below and contact us with any questions before purchasing.
From Grenons of Newport website: Of all the stories in the watch business, and there are plenty, the story of Oscar Waldan could be the most incredible. Born in the 1920s in Poland, Oscar was persecuted for his religion when Poland was invaded by the Nazi’s and imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. While there, he befriended another watchmaker named “Manek”. Since they repaired the watches for the guards, they were useful to them and were given special treatment and spared some of the horrors that others were subject to. Watchmaking literally saved his life!
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