FUNKADELIC~EARLY 70s ZODIAC ASTROGRAPHIC HI-BEAT UFO~SERVICED

FUNKADELIC~EARLY 70s ZODIAC ASTROGRAPHIC HI-BEAT UFO~SERVICED

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FOR SALE IS A STELLAR EARLY 70s ZODIAC ASTROGRAPHIC IN STUNNING CONDITION. RUNNING ON A HI BEAT 36K MOVEMENT. JUST SERVICED. SIGNED 4X

 

  • CASE: CHUNKY ALL STEEL FLYING SAUCER SHAPED CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  THIS UFO MEASURES 40mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 43.5 FROM LUG TO LUG.  THE FACTORY ORIGINAL BRUSHING LOOKS AWESOME AND IS FULLY UNPOLISHED AND INTACT. THERE ARE SOMES SCRATCHES ON THE CASEBACK BUT NOTHING EXCESSIVE. THIS ONE IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO WEAR
 
  • DIAL: THIS SPACE AGE FREAK IS A TOTAL BLAST TO LOOK AT. FAIRLY SIMPLE LAYOUT WITH THE MINIMALIST BLUE SUNBURST DIAL WITH THE CRISP WHITE TEXT. THE LUMED WHITE HANDS AND RED SECONDS DOT ARE ON A CLEAR DISC WHICH GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF LEVITATION. THE ZODIAC EMBLEM AND THE CHAPTER RING ARE PRINTED ON THE CRYSTAL WHICH ADDS NICE LAYERS  OF DEPTH TO THIS AWESOME FACE. IT'S HARD TO FIND ONE OF THESE WITH THE GLASS CRYSTAL NOT SCRATCHED UP AND THE DISCS CLEAR. THIS IS AN AWESOME EXAMPLE. I LOVE THE DATE WINDOW AT 12. SO MUCH ATTITUDE ON THIS ONE.

  • MOVEMENT: THIS GUY RUNS ON A SWISS 17 JEWEL ZODIAC 88D HI BEAT TICKING AWAY AT 36,000 BPH. I JUST HAD THIS ONE FULLY SERVICED, AND IT'S RUNNING TIP-TOP.

 

  • WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A BLUE TROPIC STYLE RUBBER STRAP WHICH MATCHES PERFECTLY WITH THAT DIAL. IN MY OPINION, THE ASTROGRAPHIC WAS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY TIMEPIECES OF THE EARLY 70s. THIS IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE BECAUSE IT'S IN SUCH GREAT SHAPE. TYPICALLY THESE ARE FOUND MORE OFTEN IN THE GOLD PLATED VARIANT WITH THE GOLD DIAL, SO IT'S RARE TO FIND THE BLUE DIAL'D STEEL VERSION. WITH ITS HI-BEAT MOVEMENT, WILD UFO CASE, AND SHOCKING MYSTERY DIAL, THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS WATCH COLLECTOR.