ELMOTASTIC~EARLY 70s NOS CARAVELLE BAHAMAS~BOX/PAPERS

ELMOTASTIC~EARLY 70s NOS CARAVELLE BAHAMAS~BOX/PAPERS

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FOR SALE IS AN UNBELIEVABLE FULL-SET RED  COMPOSITE CASED CARAVELLE BAHAMAS DIVE WATCH FROM THE EARLY 70s WITH ORIGINAL CORFAM STRAP, PAPERS, HANG TAGS, AND INTERCHANGEABLE BEZELS

 

  • CASE:  MINTY ELMO RED COMPOSITE CASE  MEASURING A LARGE 39mm ACROSS CASE NOT COUNTING ORIGINAL CROWN BY 44mm LUG TO LUG. THIS CASE HAS MOST LIKELY NEVER BEEN WORN BEFORE.  CHECK OUT THOSE 4 ADDITIONAL BEZELS WHICH YOU CAN SWAP OUT; THERE IS A WHITE WORLD TIMER, YELLOW TACHY, RED PULSATIONS, AND BLUE GMT BEZEL. SO MUCH FUN

 

  • DIAL: REALLY STUNNING SUNBURST DARK GREY DIAL IN MINTY SHAPE WITH THOSE TOWERING APPLIED BLACK MARKERS WITH LUMED SLIVERS.  REALLY A COOL 3-D EFFECT.  I LOVE THOSE THICK WHITE STICK HANDS WHICH ADD A NICE TOUCH OF LEGIBILITY AND CONTRAST WITH THAT DARK DIAL.  

 

  • MOVEMENT: THIS BAHAMA-MAMA RUNS ON A 17J SWISS MANUAL WINDER.  SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, AND THIS WATCH HAS MOST LIKELY BEEN SITTING UNTOUCHED FOR DECADES.  WATCH HAS BEEN WINDING SMOOTHLY, KEEPING GOOD TIME, AND DAY/DATE FLIPS APPROPIATELY. 

 

  • WATCH IS MOUNTED ON THE ORIGINAL AND UNWORN CARAVELLE SIGNED RALLYE STYLE CORFAM STRAP IN MATCHING RED.  THE STRAP HAS THE ORIGINAL HANG TAG ATTACHED TO IT.  THIS IS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE SET WITH THE ORIGINAL BOX, PAPERWORK, HANG TAGS, AND THOSE GROOVY INTERCHANGEABLE BEZEL RINGS.  IN THE LATE 60s, YOU SAW A HANDFUL OF SWISS COMPANIES PUT OUT SIMILAR WATCHES WITH THESE COMPOSITE CASES AND INTERCHANGEABLE BEZELS.  TISSOT HAD THE "CAROUSEL" LINE AND FORTIS THE "FLIPPER".  I'VE NEVER RUN ACROSS THIS PARTICULAR MODEL BEFORE, BUT IT DEFINITELY IS AS RETRO AND WILD AS THEY COME.