FOR SALE IS A SUPER GROOVY EARLY 70s ETERNA SONIC KONTIKI WITH A FABULOUS GHOSTY BEZEL AND KILLER ORANGE DIAL
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CASE: OVERSIZED AND SEXY ALL-STEEL DIVER CASE IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION MEASURING A ROBUST 41mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SCREW-DOWN CROWN. BEZEL IS NO-BULLSHIT WITH ITS CLEAN AND EXTREMELY LEGIBLE DESIGN WITH JUST THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF WABI-SABI GHOSTING FADE TO GIVE THIS SOME COOL VINTAGE WARMTH. CHECKOUT THAT GOLD KONTIKI MEDALLION ON THE CASEBACK.
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DIAL: TALK ABOUT A WICKED DIAL!!!! LOOK AT THIS PUMPKIN SPICED RICH ORANGE DIAL WITH TONS OF KUNG-POW. THE VISUAL IMPACT IS WONDERFUL AND VERY LATE 60s/EARLY 70s. THIS DIAL IS SUPER LEGIBLE WITH THOSE CLEAN WHITE/ORANGE HANDS AND THOSE APPLIED RECTANGULAR LUME/STEEL MARKERS. I REALLY DIG THAT LONG WHITE SWEEP HAND WHICH HAS A VERY TOOL-ESQUE FEEL TO IT.
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MOVEMENT: THIS KONTIKI RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE ACCUTRON BASED TUNING FORK ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT. WATCH IS KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING STRONG. REALLY EXCELLENT ACTION ON THAT SCREW-DOWN CROWN. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS FELLA, BUT SHES BEEN BEHAVING VERY WELL OVER WEEKS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION.
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THIS SPORTY DIVER IS MOUNTED ON A GORGEOUS HANDMADE PERFORATED LEATHER STRAP WHICH LOOKS KILLER ON THIS WATCH. FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW, THIS IS THE SAME CASE USED ON THE FAMOUS ETERNA KONTIKI SUPER WHICH WAS ISSUED TO THE IDF SPECIAL OPS BACK IN THE EARLY 70s. WITH ITS BRILLIANT COLORS AND ELECTRONIC GRAB AND GO CONVENIENCE, YOU’LL FIND THIS TO BE A GREAT EVERYDAY PIECE. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MODELS OF THE ERA AND IS FABULOUS ON THE WRIST. YOU NEED THIS ONE IN YOUR LIFE
