Waltham

Waltham also produced a "Spaceview" to rival the Bulova Accutron Spaceview; it is not as common as the Belforte version of the Spaveview which is also shown in some of these photographs. They employed a modified LIP R 148 movement with the following changes: the base plate was polished, a slot was cut in the base plate so the coil could be seen, the -ve battery power lead was painted a bright yellow, the keyless mechanism had a black PVD-type coating and an additional plate was added to hold back the hour hand gear. Many of these features can be seen in these genuine LIP-based Spaceviews below:

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Waltham Spaceview; Gold plated case with display back, LIP R148, 1965ish.

Waltham and Belforte Spaceviews. Both signed crystals are impossible to find, so make sure you get a watch with a good one.

Waltham and Belforte Spaceviews. Both usually have display backs that show off the same LIP R148 movement.

Landeron Movements:

This next watch has a Landeron 4750 movement.

Lovely "Atom" symbol dial on this watch and the shades of grey change as you hold the watch at different angles.

Note: For details on the use of modern batteries in Landeron 4750/4760 based watches, please see the relevant page in the Landeron section of this site.

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Waltham; Heavy gold plate; 38mm diameter; screw down stainless steel back; Landeron 4750; 1961.

Would originally have taken the Mallory WD-4; see link above for details on modern batteries.

Waltham-signed Landeron 4750; 1961.

Last Modified: Monday, 13-Dec-2010