Vintage Waltham WB825 Moonphase Date Japan Quartz Gold Tone 27mm Ladies Watch

About this watch

A charming and seldom-seen Waltham WB 825 quartz with a nostalgic celestial dial. The warm champagne dial has bold stylised Arabic numerals, a blue moon-phase display decorated with stars, a 29½-day moon scale and a framed date window at 6 o'clock, and is signed "Waltham Quartz, Japan Movt".

The 27mm gold-tone case has sweeping decorative lugs that give it a more elaborate presence than an ordinary ladies' dress watch. The stainless steel back is marked Base Metal Bezel, Stainless Steel Back, Waltham WB 825, 012, 2005. It is worn on a brown leather strap.

Brand heritage

Waltham was founded in Massachusetts in 1850 and became the first company to mass-produce watches with interchangeable parts, growing into one of the great names of American watchmaking and supplying railroad and military timepieces for a century. The American factory closed in 1957, and the Waltham name continued on watches made in Switzerland and later elsewhere.

Why this one is special

• Moon-phase display with stars and moon-age scale
• Decorative sculpted lugs
• Japanese quartz movement, easy to own
• Petite 27mm size

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Waltham WB 825
• Case-back markings: WB 825 / 012 / 2005
• Movement: Japan quartz
• Functions: hours, minutes, moon phase, date
• Case size: 27 mm
• Case: gold-tone base-metal case and bezel, stainless steel back
• Dial: aged champagne with Arabic numerals
• Strap: brown leather, 14 mm

Condition

The dial has developed a naturally aged appearance. Visible signs of age include surface marks to the crystal and case, scratches on the stainless-steel case back, wear to the gold-tone finish and noticeable use to the leather strap, particularly around the lugs. Water resistance has not been tested and cannot be guaranteed. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on its leather strap. Display box shown for presentation.

Shipping & Returns

Ships from Cairo, Egypt. Please see the shipping and returns details in this listing.