HEAVY DUTY~70s JULES JURGENSEN FUNK-MASTER DAY/DATE AUTO

HEAVY DUTY~70s JULES JURGENSEN FUNK-MASTER DAY/DATE AUTO

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FOR SALE IS AN ULTRA FUNKY 70s HEAVY DUTY JULES JURGENSEN TV DIAL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND ALL ORIGINAL WITH SIGNED BRACELET.

  • CASE: GARGANTUAN ALL-STEEL TONNEAU SLAB CASE MEASURING A HEARTY 39mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 45mm LUG TO LUG. THIS CASE IS IN BREATHTAKINGLY OUTSTANDING CONDITION. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS THING HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SWISS VAULT FOR 40+ YEARS. MINUS A FEW MINOR HAIRLINES AND SOME CASE OPENING MARKS ON THE CASEBACK, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FINISHING ON THIS ONE AND THE WELL-ENGINEERED DESIGN WITH THAT INTEGRATED BRACELET. THIS THING WEARS MASSIVE....WAY BIGGER THAN EVEN THE MEASUREMENTS WOULD SUGGEST BECAUSE OF THAT SLAB-SIDED INTEGRATED BRACELET DESIGN AND THE LONG LUG TO LUG MEASUREMENT. I LOVE THE FANCY JULES JURGENSEN ENGRAVINGS ON THE CASEBACK.
  • DIAL: THIS TV DIAL IS A LOOKER. I LOVE THAT STEELY BRUSHED SILVER DIAL WITH THAT COOL GREY STRIPE THAT BISECTS THE DIAL GIVING THIS ONE A 2-TONE APPEARANCE. THE DAY/DATE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE DIAL LOOKS BALANCED AND ATTRACTIVE. THOSE ROUNDED APPLIED COOKIE-SANDWICH MARKERS ADD SOME NICE DEPTH. THE ORIGINAL CRYSTAL IS IN TIP-TOP SHAPE AND FRAMES THIS DIAL BEAUTIFULLY.
  • MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE A.SCHILD GILTED 17JEWEL AUTOMATIC DAY/DATE MOVEMENT.  BOTH DAY AND DATE ARE QUICKSET ON THIS MODEL. WATCH RUNS STRONG AND KEEPS GOOD TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT IT'S BEEN BEHAVING LIKE A GOOD LAD OVER WEEKS OF OBSERVATION. STRONG AMPLITUDE ON THE TIMEGRAPHER

WATCH COMES MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL INTEGRATED ALL STEEL TAPERED OYSTER STYLE BRACELET WITH SIGNED JULES JURGENSEN CLASP WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO A 7.75" WRIST.  THIS IS A REAL FUN PIECE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE OUTLANDISH STYLINGS OF THE 70s. JULES JURGENSEN IS A SLEEPER VINTAGE BRAND WHICH HAD SOME STAND-OUT DESIGNS IN THE 60s AND 70s .

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