FOR SALE IS A TOTALLY SEXY FRENCH MITCHELL STYLE DIVE WATCH WITH KILLER LUME AND GLORIOUS GLOSS DIAL .
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CASE: LARGE ALL STEEL CASE MEASURING A HEALTHY 37.5mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING CROWN. CASE IS IN EXCELLENT AND UNPOLISHED CONDITION WITH SOME MILD SCRATCHES COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. CHECKOUT THAT GORGEOUS COUNTDOWN DIVE BEZEL IN GLORIOUS CONDITION. WITH THAT WIDE DIAL AND THIN BEZEL THIS ONE REALLY WEARS PHENOMENAL.
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DIAL: THIS IS REALLY SPECTACULAR. CHECK OUT THAT GLOSS BLACK DIAL WITH THOSE LARGE AND IN CHARGE LUMED MARKERS. I LOVE THE CUSTARDY TONE OF THE LUME WHICH MATCHES NICELY WITH THAT ON THOSE GLADIATOR STYLE SWORD HANDS. THAT MIXTURE OF INKY BLACK GLOSS MIXED WITH ALL THAT HEAVY DUTY LUME IS ABSOLUTELY MIND MELTING. THE TRAPEZOIDAL ROULETTE DATE WHEEL IS A NICE FRENCH DESIGN FLOURISH.
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MOVEMENT: THIS DIVER RUNS ON A 17 JEWEL A.SCHILD AUTOMATIC FRENCH. IT RUNS BUTTER SMOOTH AND KEEPS GOOD TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN RUNNING STRONG FOR DAYS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATES SOLID AMPLITUDE READINGS ON THE TIMEGRAPHER.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A NUBECK MINIMALIST STYLE BROWN STRAP WHICH LOOKS CLASSY ON THIS FRENCHMAN. I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE WEARING THIS ONE. SUCH A BOLD DESIGN WITH A TON OF WRIST PRESENCE. MY GUESS IS NOVEL SOURCED THIS DIALS/HANDSET FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER USED BY MITCHELL. FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW, THE MITCHELL DIVERS MADE BY THE SAINT MOBI-DYCK COMPANY ARE ABSOLUTE ICONS AMONGST VINTAGE DIVE WATCH COLLECTORS.
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