FOR SALE IS A LARGE CASED 1960s TECHNOS GOLDSHIELD WITH SOME SERIOUSLY WILD TROPICALIZATION ON THE DIAL.
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CASE: SEXY AND LOW SLUNG ALL-STEEL CASE MEASURING A ROBUST 36.5mm ACROSS NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SAW-BLADE SIGNED TECHNOS CROWN BY 44mm LUG TO LUG. THE CASE HAS MINOR HAIRLINES THROUGHOUT AND A MNOR DING ON THE BEZEL AROUND THE 8 MARKER. OVERALL, THIS ONE IS IN SHARP AND UNPOLISHED CONDITION STILL MAINTAINING IT SHARP CHAMFERS ON ITS CASE. THE DESIGN ON THIS REMINDS ME A BIT OF THE OMEGA CONSTELLATIONS FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD. BECAUSE OF THE THIN BEZEL, WIDE DIAL, AND LONG LUG TO LUG, THIS ONE REALLY WEARS QUITE BIG FOR THIS STYLE OF WATCH. CHECK OUT THAT COOL GOLDSHIELD LOGO ON THE SCREW-DOWN CASEBACK.
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DIAL: THIS ONE IS A TOTAL PSYCHEDELIC VINTAGE DREAM. LOOK AT THAT CRAZY TROPICAL AGING ON THAT DIAL. MY GUESS IS THIS ONE USED TO BE GLOSS BLACK. OVER THE YEARS, THIS ONE HAS FINELY AGED TO A COPPER BRONZE TONE WITH SPECKS OF BLACK INTERMINGLED. I LOVE THE APPLIED SHIELD AT 12 AND THOSE LARGE CHUNKY APPLIED ARROW MARKERS. THAT DIAL CHANGES IN APPEARANCE BASED ON THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND DAZZLES ON THE WRIST. THE DAUPHINE HANDS REALLY ADD A TOUCH OF CLASS. YOU'LL CATCH YOURSELF STARING AT THIS ONE FOR HOURS.
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MOVEMENT: THIS GOLDSHIELD RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE 25 JEWEL SWISS MADE A.SCHILD AUTOMATIC WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL AND KEEPING TIME. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL FOR A SOLID WEEK OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION WITH A GREAT POWER RESERVE AND STRONG AMPLITUDE ON THE TIMEGRAPHER.
- WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A HANDSOME DARK BROWN FULL STITCH LEATHER STRAP WHICH PERFECTLY PAIRS WITH THE TROPICAL VIBE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT TROPICAL DIAL, THIS ONE IS PRETTY FUN. TECHNOS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE VINTAGE BRANDS WHICH MADE SOME OUTSTANDING DIVE WATCHES AND CHRONOGRAPHS WHICH HAVE BECOME QUITE COLLECTIBLE. THE GOLDSHIELD SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE BRANDS PREMIUM MODELS. THIS IS A GREAT ALL-ROUNDER. THE LARGE SIZE AND TROPICAL DIAL MAKE THIS ONE PERFECT TO BE WORN WITH JEANS AND A T-SHIRT BUT WOULD EASILY MAKE SENSE TUCKED UNDER A SPORTS COAT.
