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Waltham Incabloc 17 Jewels Manual Wind Wristwatch with Date - A Swiss-made Waltham manual wind wristwatch featuring a round base metal bezel with a gold-tone finish and a stainless steel screw-down case back. The dark blue sunburst dial is configured with applied gold-tone hour markers, Arabic numerals at the 6, 9, and 12 positions, and a date window at the 3 o'clock position. The dial is printed in white with WALTHAM below the 12, and INCABLOC 17 JEWELS above the 6, with T SWISS MADE T at the very bottom edge. It features gold-tone baton hands and a center sweeping seconds hand with a distinctive red arrow tip. The interior of the case back is stamped WALTHAM WATCH CO, SWISS MADE, 969/4, and B 314 Q. The exterior of the case back is stamped WALTHAM, BASE METAL BEZEL - SWISS MADE - STAINLESS STEEL BACK. The mechanical movement is visible and is engraved SWISS SEVENTEEN 17 JEWELS, WALTHAM WATCH CO, and UNADJUSTED. Per user-provided facts, the watch runs. Diameter: approximately 34mm (excluding crown). The watch shows significant wear consistent with age and use. The gold-tone plating on the base metal bezel and lugs is heavily worn, particularly at the edges and tips of the lugs where the underlying metal is exposed (photo 4, 5). The acrylic crystal is heavily scratched and exhibits significant crazing across the entire surface (photo 1). The dial shows visible oxidation and spotting, notably around the hour markers and date window (photo 1). The gold-tone hands show surface oxidation (photo 1). The movement appears complete and clean, although timekeeping accuracy and power reserve have not been tested beyond the confirmation that it runs (photo 5).