FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A SUPER SUAVE LATE 60s HAMILTON FONTAINEBLEAU AUTOMATIC TANK.
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CASE: SCULPTED SQUARE TANK CASE IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A SUBSTANTIAL 35.5mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING REPLACEMENT CROWN BY 35mm LUG TO LUG. IT'S HARD TO CAPTURE IN PICS THE INTRICATE DESIGN OF THIS CASE WITH THE CONVEX BACK AND THE DOWNWARD SLOPING SIDES. IT'S A PIECE OF MID CENTURY MODERN ART. CHECK OUT THAT GROOVY FONTAINEBLEAU EMBOSSING ON THE CASEBACK.
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DIAL: THIS NEAR MINT CONDITION VERTICALLY BRUSHED SILVER DIAL IS A TOTAL BABE!!! I LOVE THE APPLIED STEEL/ONYX MARKERS WHICH MATCH UP PERFECTLY WITH THE SANDWICH STYLE DAGGER HANDSET. THE AGED TRITIUM ON THE FULLY INTACT LUME PLOTS IS THE SAME CUSTARDY AGED TONE AS THE LUME ON THE HANDS. I'M A BIG TIME SUCKER FOR THE DATE AT THE 6 POSITION. THE ORIGINAL ACRYLIC CRYSTAL IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH SOME MINOR SCRATCHES AND MILD CRAZING SEEN IN SOME ANGLES.
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MOVEMENT: THIS HAMMY IS POWERED BY AN ETA 2452 AUTOMATIC. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE MOVEMENT TO GET A SHOT, BUT IT'S IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. DATE FLIPS APPROPRIATELY AND IS SEMI-QUICKSET. TIME KEEPING IS SLIGHTLY ON THE FAST SIDE(~1-2 MINUTES FAST PER DAY) BUT IS KEEPING A SOLID POWER RESERVE. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN.
THIS FANTASTIC SQUARE IS MOUNTED ON A 19mm LEATHER STRAP WHICH FITS THIS GUY BEAUTIFULLY. THE FONTAINEBLEAU LINE OF WATCHES FROM THE LATE 60s WAS ONE OF THE BOLDER DESIGN CONCEPTS FROM THE HAMILTON BRAND. COMPARED TO OTHER SQUARE SHAPED WATCHES OF THE ERA, THIS ONE IS SLIGHTLY BIGGER AND WEARS REALLY NICELY. YOU GOTTA LOVE THE SWAGGER OF THIS ONE.
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