FOR SALE IS A SUPER RARE 60s GRUEN OCEAN CHIEF FIELD WATCH.
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CASE: SHARP ALL-STEEL CASE IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION MEASURING A NICE 33.2 ACROSS NOT INCLUDING CROWN.
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DIAL: NO BULL-SHIT MATTE MIL-STYLE DIAL WITH SOME HEAVY DOSES OF WELL PRESERVED TRITIUM BOTH ON THE DIAL AND THOSE OCEAN CHIEF BLACK SHOVEL HANDS. THE MILITARY 24 HOUR SCALE AND THE RED DATE WHEEL REALLY RATCHET THIS ONE UP A FEW NOTCHES.
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MOVEMENT: THIS FELLA RUNS ON A GRUEN IN-HOUSE 17 JEWEL MANUAL WINDER IN CLEAN SHAPE. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A SOLID TIMEKEEPER BOTH ON AND OFF THE WRIST.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A MILITARY STYLE 16mm NATO WHICH MAKES THIS FEEL LIKE ITS READY FOR ACTION ON THE WRIST. THIS ONE IS JUST A TOTAL BLAST TO WEAR AND EXUDES A SENSE OF HISTORY AND OLD-SCHOOL MASCULINITY. IF YOU ARE A FAN OF VINTAGE DIVERS, YOU’LL RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE DESIGN CUES FROM THE GRUEN OCEAN CHIEF DIVER. THIS IS A SUPER RARE MODEL WHICH IS A CASUAL KICK-AROUND CLASSIC.
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