GROOVY~1970 FELCA SPACE-STAR SUPER-COMPRESSOR AUTOMATIC
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FOR SALE IS A TOTALLY GROOVY 1970 FELCA SPACE-STAR EPSA CASED SINGLE CROWN COMPRESSOR DIVER WITH STUNNING BLUE ACCENTS.
- CASE: CLEAN AND CRISP EPSA SOLID STEEL CASE MEASURING IN AT 35mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROSS-HATCH CROWN BY 42mm LUG TO LUG. THIS CASE IS REALLY PHENOMENAL AND REMINISCENT OF THE STYLE USED BY HEUER ON THE CARRERA WITH THE INWARD ANGLED LUGS AND THE HEAVY CHAMFERS. CASE IS IN SHARP UNPOLISHED CONDITION WITH MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR AND HAIRLINE SCRATCHES AND WEAR ON THE CASEBACK....BUT YOU CAN STILL MAKE OUT THE ALL THE TEXT. THE PROPORTIONS ON THIS ONE ARE FANTASTIC. BECAUSE OF THAT THIN BEZEL AND RELATIVELY LARGE DIAMETER, THIS ONE WEARS VERY MODERN.
- DIAL: NOW HERE'S ONE YOU DON'T RUN ACROSS OFTEN. WITH THOSE LIGHT BLUE ACCENTS SET AGAINST THAT HEAVY SUNBURST DIAL, THIS IS A REAL DREAMY FACE. ALL THE ORIGINAL TRITIUM LUME PLOTS ARE INTACT AND MATCH NICELY WITH THE AGED LUME ON THOSE COOL HANDS. I ALSO DIG THE POPS OF BLACK ON THE DIAL ON THOSE APPLIED STEEL MARKERS. THE CROSSHAIRS REALLY TIE THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER.
- MOVEMENT: THIS SPORTY DUDE RUNS ON A SWISS 25 JEWEL ETA 2472. SERVICE HISTORY IS UKNOWN. WATCH WINDS SMOOTHLY, SETS EASILY, AND DATE FLIPS AS IT SHOULD. DATE IS NON-QUICKSET ROTATING TIME BETWEEN 8:30 PM AND MIDNIGHT. WATCH RUNS STRONG ON THE TIMEGRAPHER WITH STRONG AMPLITUDE.
I'VE GOT THIS COMPRESSOR MOUNTED ON A HANDSOME AGED BROWN BRIDLE LEATHER STRAP WHICH GIVES THIS ONE A SPORTY FLAIR. THIS FELCA IS A GREAT EVERYDAY SPORTY DIVER CASED IN A COMPRESSOR STEEL BODY. EPSA, WHO MANUFACTURED THE CASE ON THIS ONE, WAS FAMOUS AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER IN THE 60s AND 70s FOR THEIR EXTREMELY STURDY SUPER-COMPRESSOR CASES. THIS IS A GORGEOUS ALL PURPOSE VINTAGE WATCH WITH A GREAT LOOK AND AN AWESEOME PEDIGREE.
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