American Revival: Introducing the Waldan Watches Heritage Collection
The revival of heritage watch brands is always exciting, but for U.S.-based watch collectors, the revival of classical American watchmakers is all the more so. As much is true for New York-based Waldan Watches, which in 2016 transferred leadership from the man who founded it in 1979, Oscar Waldan, to his up-and-coming son, Andrew Waldan. In its path forward, the brand is making the transition back to its American roots with the introduction of the new Heritage Collection.
The Heritage Collection includes two primary series within it: the textured-dial Sportline and the classic looking Professional, though both use the same general design scheme, cases, and movement, being primarily distinguished by their different dials and colorways.
Heritage Professional
We first take a look at what has been the more attention-grabbing of the new releases, the classically designed Heritage Professional series. These watches comprise four different colorways ? white dial with black accents, a white dial with colored accents, a black dial version, and a bright green model.
The Professional model has a 40-mm-diameter case, 8.6-mm thick, made of steel and mostly polished throughout, with a little bit of brushing on its stepped and slightly disjointed 20-mm lugs. On its right side is a solid-looking signed knurled crown, which helps provide the time only model a 50-meter water resistance. The front of the watch is accented with another stepped feature, its bezel, which ...
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