FOR YOUR EYES ONLY IS A SEXY LATE 60s WALTHAM GENT'S LARGE CARRERA STYLE CHRONOGRAPH WITH A STUNNING GLOSS/GILT DIAL. RECENTLY SERVICED.
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CASE: CLASSY CARRERA STYLE GOLD PLAQUE CASE IN EXCELENT CONDITION. SHE MEASURES 37.5mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 44mm LUG TO LUG. THIS THING IS A PIECE OF ART WORK. CHECK OUT THOSE GORGEOUSLY SCULPTED AND FACETED LUGS IN SHARP UNPOLISHED CONDITION. THE SUN REALLY SHIMMERS OFF ALL THE CRISP ANGULAR SURFACES ON THIS ONE. IF YOU REALLY LOOK CLOSELY, THERE’S SOME MINOR SIGNS OF GOLD WEAR ON THE TIPS AND EDGES OF THE LUGS AND ON THE PUSHERS AND CROWN, BUT OVERALL THIS ONE LOOKS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. THESE WEAR LARGE....MORE LIKE A 39-40mm WATCH BECAUSE OF THE THIN BEZEL, CHUNKY LUGS, AND WIDE DIAL.
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DIAL: SIMPLY STUNNING. THE FINISH ON THIS GLOSS DIAL MATCHED WITH THE GILT PRINT IS JUST TOO GOOD. EVERYTHING IS PRISTINE ON THIS FACE FROM THE PRESERVED TRITIUM ON THE HANDS AND THE DIAL TO THE GLEAMING GOLD MARKERS AND STICK HANDS. I LOVE THOSE SUNKEN SUBDIALS AND THAT KILLER TACHY SCALE THAT RUNS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE DIAL.
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MOVEMENT: THIS CHRONO IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE 17J VALJOUX 7733. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK PERFECTLY AND WATCH HAS BEEN KEEPING TIME AND CHRONO FUNCTIONS CRISPLY. WATCH WAS ACQUIRED FROM A COLLECTOR WHO HAD THIS RECENTLY SERVICED.
THIS WALTHAM IS MOUNTED ON ONE OF MY RETROWATCHGUY ELDORADO TAN STRAPS WHICH LOOKS VERY SPORTY ON THIS GUY. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHRONO CASES, AND I JUST LOVE HOW IT MATES WITH THIS DIAL TO MAKE THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN’S SPORTS CHRONOGRAPH. THIS PARTICULAR CASE WAS USED BY A HANDFUL OF WATCH BRANDS BACK IN THE 60S. THE INSPIRATION SEEMS TO HAVE COME FROM THE HEUER, BUT REALLY IT'S GOT ITS OWN GROOVE GOING ON, AND I ACTUALLY ALMOST PREFER IT TO THE CARRERA CASE. WITH ITS GOLD TONE AND GLOSSY DIAL, THIS WATCH CAN BE DRESSED UP PRETTY EASILY, BUT WITH ITS LARGER SIZE AND SPORTY VIBE, IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A GREAT EVERYDAY PIECE.
