FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION I'M OFFERING UP THIS EARLY 90s ZODIAC RED DOT VALJOUX 7750 CHRONOGRAPH WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND PAPERS.
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CASE: STEALTHY SOLID STEEL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS GUY MEASURES A PERFECT 40.5mm ACROSS BEZEL NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 48mm LUG TO LUG. IN MY OPINION ONE OF THE MOST BALANCED AND WELL PROPORTIONED WATCH CASES YOU CAN FIND. NO SIGNS OF POLISHING ON THIS ONE WITH JUST MINOR SCRATCHES AND LIGHT DINGS, BUT THIS ONE DEFINITELY STILL MAINTAINS ITS SHARP LINES. CHECK OUT THAT PERFECTLY PRESERVED BLACK TACHY SCALE WHICH GIVES THIS ONE A DEFINITIVE SPEEDMASTER VIBE...WHILE THE FIXED SCREWED PUSHERS GIVE A LITTLE NOD TO THE ROLEX DAYTONA
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DIAL: NO NONSENSE MATTE BLACK DIAL MADE FOR HIGH LEGIBILITY. I LOVE THOSE OBLONG TRITIUM FILLED APPLIED STEEL MARKERS WHICH MATCH PERFECTLY WITH THE SIMILARLY SHAPED HANDS. THE LUME IS IN SUCH EXCELLENT PRESERVED CONDITION. THE RED-DOT BETWEEN THE 4 AND 5 WAS THE SIGNATURE FOR THIS LINE OF MILITARY STYLE DIVE AND SPORTS WATCHES AND IS A FUN TOUCH. ALL VIEWED UNDER THE ORIGINAL ACRYLIC CRYSTAL.
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MOVEMENT: THIS MACHO SPORTS CHRONO IS POWERED BY A SWISS 17J VALJOUX 7750. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK PERFECTLY AND THIS ONE IS A STRONG RUNNER. I WILL NOTE THAT THE DATE FLIPS OVER AT 4 AM INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT WHICH I HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT ADDRESS AS I'M NEVER UP AT THAT EARLY IN THE AM ANYWAYS. QUICKSET WORKS FLAWLESSLY AS DOES THE CHRONO FUNCTION.
- THIS ZODIAC COMES ON ITS ORIGINAL SOLID STEEL BULLET BRACELET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST SOME MINOR HAIRLINES THROUGHOUT. REALLY HIGH QUALITY BRACELET WITH A NICE FEEL ON THE WRIST. I'VE GOT IT CURRENTLY SIZED FOR MY 6.75" WRIST WITH 3 EXTRA MICRO-ADJUSTS PLUS 2 EXTRA LINKS, AND IT ALSO HAS A DIVER EXTENSION, SO THIS SHOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE ANY WRIST SIZE. THIS BEAUTY COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOX AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL BOOKLETS THAT CAME WITH THE WATCH. THESE RED-DOT CHRONOGRAPHS HAVE BECOME QUITE COLLECTIBLE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS WHY; THESE WERE MADE IN THE TIME PERIOD WHEN ZODIAC WAS UNDER OWNERSHIP BY THE SAME GROUP THAT HAD JUST BOUGHT HEUER. YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR DESIGN LANGUAGE AS WELL AS SHARED CASES FROM THE 2 BRANDS DURING THIS PERIOD. THESE WERE WELL MADE AND EXTREMELY ROBUST/STYLISH PIECES FOR THE TIME EASILY COMPETING WITH HIGHER END WATCHES OF THE ERA. THIS ONE HAS PLENTY OF VINTAGE COOLNESS WITH THE TRITIUM LUME AND THE ACRYLIC CRYSTAL WHILE STILL FEELING MODERN. IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE CLASSIC EARLY 90s SPORTS WATCHES.
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