Waltham

History

Some of the Waltham finest watches were made in Le Locke, Switzerland.Fafter the closure of Waltham manufacturing facilities in the USA in the early 60s, it imported and marketed Swiss watches in US, including the some of the famous diver watches made by Blancpain and LIP.

Notable Movements

Calibre R.312 was identical to those used in many early Blancpain Bathyscaphe watches. Several Waltham diver watches from that era were either Blancpain look-alike or simply re-badged Blancpain with Waltham label.