FOR SALE IS A GROOVY AND SUPER RARE 1960s KIRK/GLYCINE VACUUM AUTOMATIC 2-TONE SPORTS WATCH
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CASE: CLEAN AND CRISP SOLID STEEL 1 PIECE VACUUM CASE IN EXCELLENT NEAR MINT CONDITION MEASURING 35mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL CROWN. CHECK OUT THAT GOLD FLORENTINE FINISHED BEZEL RING WHICH REALLY GIVES THIS ONE SOME PANACHE. THESE CASES WERE HIGHLY ENGINEERED TO USE SPECIAL TOOLS TO VACUUM SEAL THE WATCH AFTER ASSEMBLY TO 1 ATM TO KEEP DIRT AND MOISTURE OUT OF THE CASE.
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DIAL: THIS IS A DAMN SEXY DIAL. CHECK OUT THAT ULTRA CHIC SUNBURST CHAMPAGNE DIAL WITH COOL GRID MOTIF. LOVELY APPLIED GOLD CUBED MARKERS . I LOVE THE APPLIED ARABIC NUMERALS AT 12/6/9. SUCH A COOL HANDSET WITH THE BLACK TIPPED HOUR/MINUTE HANDS AND THAT GROOVY ARROW SWEEPER. ALL VIEWED UNDER THE ORIGINAL TOP HAT MINERAL CRYSTAL.
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MOVEMENT: THIS WELL MANNERED 2-TONE BEAUTY IS POWERED BY AN ETA 2472. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT WATCH IS KEEPING GREAT TIME CONSISTENTLY.
THIS KIRK COMES MOUNTED ON A NICE DARK BROWN LEATHER STRAP WHICH LOOKS SPORTY YET REFINED. ALONG WITH THE EPSA CASED COMPRESSOR WATCHES, THE VACUUM CASED WATCHES MARKED AN INNOVATIVE PERIOD IN 60s DIVE WATCH TECHNOLOGY. THESE PIECES WERE MADE BY GLYCINE BUT CAN OFTEN BE FOUND MADE FOR SMALLER BRANDS. THIS ONE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS READY TO BE WORN AND ENJOYED.
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