FOR SALE IS A SULTRY LATE 60s BULOVA-CARAVELLE 666FT SEA-HUNTER 665-1 SKIN-DIVER IN REALLY NICE SHAPE
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CASE: SLEEK AND SEXY ALL-STEEL CASE MEASURING A NICE 35.5mm ACROSS BEZEL NOT INCLUDING CROWN. CASE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DIVE CASES OF THE ERA WITH THOSE SWOOPY WIDE SHOULDERED LUGS THAT CURVE AROUND NICELY ON THE WRIST. ROTATING BEZEL IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND ROTATES SMOOTHLY WITH JUST THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF FRICTION. THE 20mm LUG SPACING MAKES THESE WEAR AWESOME.
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DIAL: IF YOU LIKE INKY GLOSS FINISHES AND , EXPLORER DIALS, THIS IS YOUR BOY. THE BLACK FRAMED SHOVEL HANDS ARE LOADED WITH CREAMY TRITIUM WHICH MATCH BEAUTIFULLY WITH THE ARABIC NUMERALS. THIS FACE FRIGGIN ROCKS!!!
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MOVEMENT: THIS SEA-HUNTER RUNS ON A BULLETPROOF ETA 2472 WHICH RUNS BUTTER SMOOTH AND KEEPS EXCELLENT TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT HAS BEHAVING SUPERBLY MONITORED OVER WEEKS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A VINTAGE STYLE RIVET BRACELET WITH EXTENDING CLASP WHICH CAN ACCOMODATE A BIT OVER A 7” WRIST. THE SEA-HUNTER 665-1 IS THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE CARAVELLE DEVIL-DIVER(666) LINE. I LIKE TO COMPARE THESE TO THE TITUS CALYPSOMATIC DIVERS OF THE SAME ERA WHICH HAD A VERY SIMILAR CASE SIZE/SHAPE AND STYLE....HOWEVER, THOSE NOW ARE GOING FOR UP TO $2500 FOR GOOD EXAMPLES. WITH THE INFLATION AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF WATCHES SUCH AS THE CALYPSOMATIC AND THE EARLY ROLEX SUBMARINERS, I SEE THE SEA-HUNTERS BECOMING A SOLID INVESTMENT AND FANTASTIC VALUE CONSIDERING THEIR DEVILISH STYLE AND ROCK-SOLID BUILD QUALITY. THIS IS A SUPER FINE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE VINTAGE DIVE WATCH "MUST-HAVES"
