{"product_id":"ウォルサム-エスカイア-waltham-esquire-70s","title":"WALTHAM Esquire, 1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— A square, carved from its decade —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe American system of watch manufacturing — mass production from interchangeable parts — was realised by Waltham, America's oldest watch brand, founded in 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production system built by its founder Aaron Lufkin Dennison recorded output of thirty pocket watches a week and changed the industry that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaltham made military equipment during the Second World War and, after moving its base to Switzerland, went on producing elegant and formal watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Esquire comes out of that history, carrying the free, forceful design thinking of the 1970s. The square case, almost a piece of modernist architecture, is finely satin finished and reflects light dully but definitely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Depth in a quiet silver dial —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase, dial and markers are unified in silver for a solid, single-material look. The hairline-finished silver dial has the quiet beauty of the metal itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised markers hollowed out at the centre, like small chairs, are filled with black to improve legibility and to tighten the whole face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crystal is cut at the edge — a fine touch that defines the boundary between dial and case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Waltham logo at twelve has burned through to a blued-steel brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Vintage dignity —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with the warranty from Heiwado Boeki, the authorised Japanese distributor at the time, along with the original tag and box — quietly stating its value as a collector's item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case measures 37.5 × 35mm. A simple square works with a suit or a jacket and equally with a denim jacket or a shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose to dead stock, and still holding a brightness that fifty years have not touched.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WALTHAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40671554175105,"sku":null,"price":148000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4313\/6385\/files\/IMG_20260302_122310.jpg?v=1774525541","url":"https:\/\/watchtenderjapan.com\/en\/products\/%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a9%e3%83%ab%e3%82%b5%e3%83%a0-%e3%82%a8%e3%82%b9%e3%82%ab%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a2-waltham-esquire-70s","provider":"WatchTender","version":"1.0","type":"link"}