FOR SALE IS A SUPER GROOVY EARLY 60s RECORD BY LONGINES WITH A KILLER ORANGE DIAL
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CASE: OVERSIZED AND SEXY UFO ALL-STEEL DIVER CASE IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION MEASURING A ROBUST 41mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. BEZEL IS NO-BULLSHIT WITH ITS CLEAN AND EXTREMELY LEGIBLE DESIGN AND BAKELITE INSERT. THE STEEL KNURLED MILLING ON THE EDGES HAVE A VERY DOXA VIBE.
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DIAL: TALK ABOUT A WICKED DIAL!!!! LOOK AT THIS PUMPKIN SPICED RICH ORANGE DIAL WITH TONS OF KUNG-POW. THE VISUAL IMPACT IS WONDERFUL AND VERY LATE 60s/EARLY 70s. THIS DIAL IS SUPER LEGIBLE WITH THOSE CLEAN BLACK HANDS AND THOSE APPLIED RECTANGULAR LUME/STEEL MARKERS. I REALLY DIG THAT LONG ARROW TIPPED SWEEP HAND.
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MOVEMENT: THIS DIVER RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE ETA BASED AUTOMATIC WHICH IS KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING STRONG. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS FELLA, BUT SHES BEEN BEHAVING VERY WELL OVER WEEKS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE.
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THIS SPORTY DIVER IS MOUNTED ON A GORGEOUS HANDMADE GREY LEATHER SUEDE STRAP WHICH LOOKS KILLER ON THIS WATCH. FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW, THIS IS THE SAME CASE USED ON THE BULOVA OCEANOGRAPHER SNORKEL. LONGINES PURCHASED THE RECORD WATCH BRAND IN THE MID 60s AND ALSO MADE THIS EXACT WATCH WITH THEIR BRANDING WITH ITS BRILLIANT COLORS AND EXCELLENT WRIST PRESENCE. YOU’LL FIND THIS TO BE A GREAT EVERYDAY PIECE.
