FOR SALE IS A SUPER SHARP EARLY 60s OLYMPIA ORIENT SWIMMER CALENDAR WITH SUPER SWANKY GROOVED DIAL.
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CASE: CLEAN AND CRISP SOLID STEEL CASE MEASURING IN AT A LARGE 36.7mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN. THIS THING IS IN SUPER SHARP CONDITION MAINTAINING ALL ITS SHARP LINES WITH JUST MINOR HAIRLINE SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT.
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DIAL: OH HELL YEAH!!! THIS IS A TRUE BEAUTY RIGHT HERE. THIS THING JUST OOZES CHARACTER. IT’S ALL ABOUT DEPTH AND TEXTURE ON THIS DIAL. FROM THE SUBTLE CONCENTRIC GROOVES OF THAT BLACK VINYL RECORD FINISH TO THOSE DEEPLY CARVED OUT INDICES OF THE CHAPTER RING, THIS BEAUTY REALLY COMES TO LIFE ON THE WRIST. SOME REAL ELEGANCE HERE WITH THOSE DAUPHINE HANDS AND THE CURSIVE FONT ON THE DIAL. THE MAGNIFIED DATE AT 3 IS A FUN AND QUIRKY TOUCH.
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MOVEMENT: THIS WELL MANNERED ORIENT RUNS ON A CLEAN 19J MANUAL WINDER. THIS WAS RECEIVED FROM A FELLOW COLLECTOR WHO HAD JUST RECENTLY SERVICED THIS ONE.
I'VE GOT THIS GUY MOUNTED ON A CLASSIC LEATHER STRAP WHICH LOOKS HANDSOME ON THIS JAPANESE FELLA. VINTAGE ORIENT, IN MY OPINION, IS AS WELL MADE AND STYLISH AS ITS JAPANESE SEIKO/CITIZEN BROTHERS. THIS ONE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS. PLENTY OF GROOVY 60s STYLE IN A NICE WEARING PACKAGE WITH SOME FUN VINTAGE JAPANESE PANACHE.
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