FOR SALE IS A VERY RARE AND HARD TO COME BY LATE 60s GRUEN PRECISION AUTOWIND 600 WITH ULTRA SMOOTH SILVERY BAKELITE BEZEL AND ORIGINAL BRACELET.
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CASE: FUNKY HEAVY DUTY ALL-STEEL DIVER CASE MEASURING A ROBUST 40.5mm ACROSS BEZEL NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 46.5mm LUG TO LUG. CASE IS IN EXTREMELY SHARP AND MINTY CONDITION MAINTAINING ALL ITS FACTORY ORIGINAL FINISHES AND SHARP EDGES. THERE REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A SINGLE MARK ON THE CASE. IT'S RARE TO SEE A BAKELITE BEZEL IN THIS TYPE OF STUNNING CONDITION. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANOTHER VINTAGE WATCH THAT I'VE RUN ACROSS WITH A BAKELITE BEZEL IN THIS COLOR. SO COOL
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DIAL: NOW THIS IS A GOOD LOOKIN' FACE RIGHT HERE. CHECK OUT THAT 2-TONE DIAL WITH THE MATTE GREY BACKGROUND AND THE WHITE PERIPHERAL MINUTE TRACK REALLY GIVING THIS ONE SOME VISUAL IMPACT. REALLY A STUNNING DIAL. I DIG THAT GROOVY ASSYMETRICAL DATE WINDOW AT 3. ORIGINAL CRYSTAL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES THAT I'VE MAINLY BUFFED OUT.
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MOVEMENT: THIS AUTOWIND 600 RUNS ON A 17J GRUEN IN-HOUSE 731AUTOMATIC WHICH IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT WATCH IS KEEPING NEAR PERFECT TIME AND RUNS BUTTER SMOOTH.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON ITS ORIGINAL GRUEN SIGNED BRACELET IN SUPER SHARP SHAPE WHICH SHOULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO AN 8" WRIST WITH THE ADDITIONAL LINK SUPPLIED. THE BRACELET IS ALMOST AS COOL AS THE WATCH ITSELF WITH THE RAISED OUTERLINKS GIVING THIS A NICE VISUAL IMPACT ON THE WRIST. I'VE ONLY RUN ACROSS ONE OTHER OF THESE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE MODEL AND ONE THAT REALLY IS A STAND-OUT. I LOVE THE CHUNKY SIZE ON THIS ONE AND THAT KILLER BAKELITE BEZEL. THIS IS A GREAT VINTAGE DIVER WITH ALL THE RIGHT MOVES.
