FOR YOUR EYES ONLY IS A SEXY 70s TISSOT PR516 CHRONOGRAPH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION RUNNING ON THE FAMED LEMANIA 873(OMEGA CAL.321). THIS BEAUTY IS SIGNED 4X AND IS A TOTAL BEAUTY.
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CASE: CLASSY CUSHION SOLID STEEL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SHE MEASURES A NICE 36.2 NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 43mm LUG TO LUG. THIS ONE REALLY WEARS VERY NICE AND MUCH LARGER THAN THE DIMENSIONS WOULD SUGGEST DUE TO THE THIN BEZEL AND LARGE DIAL. THE CONDITION ON THIS CASE IS REALLY PRETTY SHARP AND UNTOUCHED. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES AND DINGS ON THE CASE SIDES, BUT EVERYTHING IS REALLY SHARP AND THE ORIGINAL BRUSHED FINISH ON THE CASE TOP IS FANTASTIC. THE PUSHERS AND CROWN ARE ALSO IN EXTREMELY SHARP SHAPE. THE MOST NOTE-WORTHY ELEMENT OF THIS CASE IS THAT STUNNING CLEAN BAKELITE RED/WHITE TACHY/PULSATIONS SCALE. THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE SEXIEST BEZELS I'VE EVER SEEN ON A SPORTS WATCH. SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF FADE ON THE SILVERY WHITE PORTION BUT OVERALL IN REALLY CLEAN SHAPE.
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DIAL: TISSOT KNEW HOW TO DESIGN A WILD DIAL BACK IN THE EARLY 70s. IN MY OPINION, THIS PR516 MULTI-COLOR DIAL MAY TAKE THE CAKE. CHECK OUT THAT SQUEAKY CLEAN MATTE BLACK DIAL WITH GORGEOUSLY AGED APPLIED LUME MARKERS. THE CHRONO DIALS ARE THE SHOW-STOPPERS ON THIS MODEL. I LOVE ALL THOSE CRAZY COLORS WITH THE RED AND BLUE ON THE MINUTES TOTALIZER AND THAT 2-TONE GREY/RED MOTIF ON THE HOUR TOTALIZER. SUCH A BAD-ASS HANDSET ON THIS ONE WITH THOSE MINTY SYRINGE MILITARY WHITE HANDS AND THAT BLACK/ORANGE CHRONO SWEEPER. BETWEEN THE DIAL, THE HANDSET, AND THAT BEZEL....THIS IS QUITE A BIT OF OUTLANDISH FLAMBOYANCE RIGHT HERE.
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MOVEMENT: THIS PR-516 IS POWERED BY A LEMANIA 873 TICKING UNDER THE HOOD. ALL FUNCTIONS WORK PERFECTLY AND WATCH HAS BEEN KEEPING TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT SHE IS IN TIP-TOP RUNNING ORDER. CHRONO FUNCTIONS CRISPLY AND RESETS PERFECTLY TO ZERO. THE LEMANIA 873 WAS SHARED WITH TISSOT'S PARENT COMPANY, OMEGA, USING THE SAME MOVEMENT IN THE OMEGA SPEEDMASTER.
THIS TISSOT IS MOUNTED ON A HIGHLY TAPERED FLAT VINTAGE STYLE TAN HANDMADE STRAP BY RUE WATCHES WHICH LOOKS TOTALLY RAD ON THIS PR-516. IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTOR, YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION. IT HAS EVERYTHING: SHARP AND FUNKY CASE, BAKELITE BEZEL, FUNKY DIAL, AND LEGENDARY 3-REGISTER LEMANIA MOVEMENT. I THINK OF THIS ONE AS A SPEEDMASTER ON ACID. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GRAB A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THESE 70s CLASSICS.
