Purchased from the family of the original owner!\u00a0 From its condition it looks to have been used for a short period of time, and then taken off and put away.\u00a0With the exception of the new crystal we installed during service, everything about this 1970\u2019s watch is original and untouched, as when purchased new.<\/p>\n
The stainless steel case measures 36.9mm across without the crown, and 42.13mm from lug to lug.\u00a0You may notice that the crown sticks out a little bit; this is for quick setting the date.\u00a0Pressing the crown in allows you to advance the date.\u00a0The original finish dial is near prefect. The “shovel style” hands are original and the luminous does show aging.<\/p>\n
The watch also features a rotating timing bezel with a near perfect Bakelite<\/b> insert.\u00a0 <\/span>After purchasing the watch, we did a complete service of the movement.\u00a0Disassembled the case and cleaned it, but did no refinishing whatsoever.\u00a0We did replace the crystal with a correct, thick dive crystal. The very style that would have been on the watch originally.\u00a0We also replaced the caseback gasket, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0Well, the last thing we did was to install a new sports strap in black leather with contrast\u00a0 <\/span>white stitching.<\/p>\n It shows minor signs of use, but those are very minor balanced with the fact that it\u2019s all original.\u00a0 The originality makes this a rare find.\u00a0The original box just tops the whole thing off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24115,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[64],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n