FOR SALE IS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY SKIN-DIVERS OF THE 60s WITH THE CRAZIEST BEZEL...EVER. THIS BELFORTE BY BENRUS IS JUST BACK FROM A FULL OVERHAUL AND READY FOR ACTION!!
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CASE: OVERSIZED AND SEXY ALL-STEEL MONOCOQUE CASE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE MEASURING A ROBUST 38mm ACROSS BEZEL NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 47.5mm LUG TO LUG. CHECK OUT THOSE PERFECTLY PRESERVED BRUSHED SIDES...SUCH A COOL LOOK WITH THE UNPOLISHED MIRRORED TOP. THE SHOW-STOPPER ON THIS WATCH IS THAT CRAZY ROTATING ACRYLIC BEZEL WITH THOSE WILD LARGE AND LOUD ETCHED SILVER DIVER MARKINGS.....TALK ABOUT LEGIBILITY. THIS THING JUST WEARS AWESOME AND LARGE DUE TO THAT LONG LUG TO LUG LENGTH AND THAT CHUNKY BEZEL.
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DIAL: YOU LOOKING FOR PATINA WITH YOUR LUME? LOOK NO FURTHER. SOME OF THE NICEST CARAMEL TRITIUM LUME PATINA I'VE EVER SEEN ON THE DIAL AND HANDS . THE MATTE BLACK DIAL IS IN MINT CONDITION AND LOOKS AWESOME WITH THAT CRISP WHITE TEXT. I JUST LOVE THOSE THICK WHITE HANDS WITH THAT RED ARROW TIPPED SWEEP SECONDS WHICH IS A BENRUS TRADEMARK DESIGN. THE ORIGINAL BUBBLE DOME CRYSTAL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR HAIRLINES. ONE OF THE COOLEST DIVE DIALS I'VE SEEN WHICH BLENDS WELL WITH THAT BOMBASTIC BEZEL.
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MOVEMENT: THIS BENRUS/BELFORTE RUNS ON A 17J SWISS MANUAL WINDER JUST BACK FROM A FULL-OVERHAUL. WATCH IS KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING STRONG.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A THICK AND LUXURIOUS HANDMADE WATCHDISPLAY BROWN HORWEEN WHICH LOOKS PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THIS SKIN-DIVER. YOU DON'T SEE MANY OF THESE COME AROUND OFTEN....ESPECIALLY ONE IN THIS CONDITION. ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE "DEVIL DIVERS" OF THE ERA. WITH VINTAGE BENRUS DIVERS AND MILITARY WATCHES SKYROCKETING IN VALUE, THIS WILD CHILD IS SURE TO BE A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT...NOT TO MENTION IT'S A BLAST TO WEAR.
