FOR SALE IS A SPECTACULAR 1969 UNIVERSAL GENEVE UNISONIC SUB DEEP SEA DIVER WITH BLOOD RED DIAL AND BAKELITE BEZEL . SIGNED 5X. ON INTEGRATED GAY FRERES BRACELET
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CASE: TEUTONIC ALL STEEL CASE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. WATCH MEASURES A BULKY 43.5mm ACROSS CASE NOT COUNTING ORIGINAL SIGNED SCREW-DOWN CROWN. ALL THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FINISHES ARE INTACT, AND THIS ONE IS RAZOR SHARP. SOME MINOR SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES HERE AND THERE, BUT THIS ONE IS IN AMAZING PRESERVED SHAPE. CHECK OUT THAT GORGEOUS BAKELITE BLOOD RED BEZEL WITH THAT COOL COMPRESSION RING. NICE BIDIRECTIONAL ACTION WITH SOLID CLICKS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN WEARING VINTAGE DIVE WATCH CASES WITH A NICE LARGE SIZE.
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DIAL: THIS THING IS STRAIGHT-UP EVIL. CHECK OUT THAT BLOOD RED GLOSSY DIAL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I LOVE THOSE SUBTLE GLOSS BLACK MARKER FOOTINGS TOPPED BY APPLIED STEEL AND TRITIUM RECTANGLES. YOU GOTTA DIG THAT BITCHIN' PLONGEUR STYLE HANDSET WITH THAT FUNKY ORANGE MINUTE HAND. THERE ARE 2 SPOTS OF MINOR WEAR ON THE PERIPHERY BETWEEN 2-3 AND 10-11, BUT OVERALL THIS THING IS LOOKING TOTALLY TOPS.
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MOVEMENT: THIS SUB RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE 15 JEWEL ACCUTRON 218D BASED UNIVERSAL GENEVE CALIBER 1-52 TUNING FORK MOVEMENT; A TECHNOLOGY BULOVA DEVELOPED FOR EARLY NASA FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS USED ON SPACE-SHUTTLES IN THE 60s. EVERYTHING IS WORKING FANTASTIC ON THIS ONE. DATE IS QUICKSET WITH THE CROWN PUSHED IN. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED RECENTLY. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT THIS ONE IS RUNNING VERY SMOOTHLY AND KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL GAY FRERES INTEGRATED BRACELET WHICH IS A TOTAL WORK OF ART IN ITSELF. BRACELET IS CURRENTLY SIZED FOR MY 6.75" WRIST WITH 5 EXTRA MICRO-ADJUSTS AND A DIVER EXTENSION CLASP, SO THIS SHOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE ANY SIZE WRIST. THIS ONE IS TOTALLY WICKED. BETWEEN THAT SANGUINE COLOR SANGUINE, THE INTEGRATED GF BRACELET, AND THE UNIVERSAL GENEVE ALLURE THIS TUBBY DIVER IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE. THIS ONE IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO WEAR AND WILL SEE YOU THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SUMMER CHILLIN' AT THE BEACH JUST IN TIME TO SLIP IT UNDER A WOOL FLANNEL FOR FALL.
