From a distance this metal dial fronting this Waltham hunter seems unremarkable ...

... until you look at it in a different light.

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And the case isn't too shabby, either.

As a kid I collected match books and beer cans. Those hobbies paled to collecting watches, because every time I turn around I discover something I hadn't noticed before. What a ride!

Eric,
Beautiful is an understatement. The pics aren't too shabby either.
Gary

When I was 16 my summer job was on a Provincial Parks maintenance crew. Garbage collection was always highly anticipated, I still miss that beer can collection.