FOR SALE IS A MEGA FUNKY LATE 60s CANDINO WORLD-TIMER DIVER WITH DUAL ROTATING BEZELS AND SOME SERIOUSLY RIOTOUS YELLOW ACCENTS.
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CASE: BLOCKY CHROMED BABY PAM STYLE CASE MEASURING A LARGE 38.2mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 45.8mm LUG TO LUG. CASE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR IN THE CHROME BUT SOME MILD PITTING ON THE CASEBACK AND SOME SCRATCHES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LUGS. THE SHOW-STOPPER ON THIS ONE IS THAT KILLER BEZEL SITUATION. WE HAVE HERE 2 STACKED ROTATING BEZELS THAT ROTATE INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. THE BOTTOM RING IS A WORLDTIME BLACK/SILVER ONE, AND THE TOP IS A SILVER DIVER BEZEL. YOU GOTTA LOVE THE SCUBA-DUDE ON THE CASEBACK.
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DIAL: THIS DIAL IS SERIOUSLY FUN: REALLY HANDSOME NAUTICAL DEEP SEA GREEN BACKGROUND WITH GNARLY APPLIED TOWERING STEEL MARKERS WITH THICK YELLOW ACCENTS. ALL THE LUME PLOTS ARE INTACT ON THE BACKSIDES OF THE MARKERS AND MATCH NICELY WITH THE AGED TRITIUM ON THOSE STEEL STICK HANDS WITH YELLOW ACCENTS. MY FAVORITE SUBTLE TOUCH IS THAT PORTHOLE DATE WINDOW AT 6. SOME MINOR SHALLOW SCRATCHES ON THE ACRYLIC DOMED CRYSTAL WHICH SHOULD FULLY BUFF OUT WITH A BIT-O-POLYWATCH.
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MOVEMENT: THIS CANDINO RUNS ON A HIGH GRADE GILTED CLASSIC 25 JEWEL ETA AUTOMATIC. THE SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN TO ME ON THIS ONE, BUT THERE ARE SOME RECENT SERVICE MARKS ON THE CASEBACK. THIS ONE IS KEEPING GOOD TIME AND RUNNING STRONG.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A CLASSIC SINGLE PASS GREY NATO WITH THICK WEAVE WHICH MATES PERFECTLY WITH THE NAUTICAL THEME. THIS CANDINO IS AS COOL AS THEY COME. THE DUAL BEZEL ARRANGEMENT AND THOSE BRIGHT YELLOW ACCENTS REALLY PUSH THIS ONE OVER THE TOP. IF YOU'RE SCOPING OUT THAT PERFECT SUMMER VINTAGE PIECE, THIS ONE WOULD BE A STRONG CONTENDER!
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