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AA376. Omega Constellation Chronometer Men's Watch. This vintage men's wrist watch is considered by many watchmakers and collectors to be equal or better than a Rolex in terms of quality and timekeeping. This particular example has a 24 jewel, self-winding movement adjusted to temperature and five positions, which is "chronometer" grade, and the same grade as a typical Rolex or an older American railroad watch. The movement is a Grade 551 and the serial number is in the 17,000,000 range, which dates this watch to about 1960. The movement condition is excellent! This Constellation has the highly collectible "pie pan" dial in original and exellent condition. The case is original and stainless steel. The case is exellent with only light wear. The case back has the solid gold observatory button which is also excellent. Inside the case back are the codes 14381 10 SC, and of course, the case back is marked Omega. The crown is original with the Omega logo. This watch comes with the original, marked, stainless steel Omega bracelet. The bracelet is a little loose, as you would expect, but is not worn out by any means. Fully extended, the bracelet fits looosely on my 7 inch wrist. The buckle is excellent with almost no scratching. This is quite honestly one of the nicest and most original Constellations I've seen or owned. Hard to find much of anything wrong with this particular watch.... $895 |
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AA144. Rolex Explorer II Men's Wrist Watch.This pre-owened Rolex Explorer II dates to 1991 and is style reference number 16570. This is one of the less common sport model Rolexes and is a duplicate of my own favorite Rolex, the one that I wear to watch shows. The Explorer II has a triangular tipped 24 hour hand that is set to Greenwich Mean Time (also called Zulu) and that rotates once every 24 hours. The "regular" hour hand is set to local time. The setting mechanism has a half-way out position that jumps the "regular" hour hand in one hour increments. This allows the user to change time zones when traveling by simply advancing or retarding the hour hand, and leaving the minute hand and Zulu hands intact. This watch is in excellent used condition with the original heavy oyster bracelet with all the links, in other words, the bracelet is normal full length and can be adjusted for most wrists. The bracelet has only light wear and minor scratching, and the head is in the same condition. Worn a little bit, but not much. The sapphire crystal has a TINY edge chip at the base, and I would NOT recommend replacing this crystal, it is simply too tiny of a flaw to be of concern. The letters on the outer bezel are in good shape although a little bit of the black material has come out. According to a Rolex dealer friend, this was a common characteristic of these, and my own Explorer II is the same. This watch included the original Explorer boxes, inner and outer, although they are not picture. Finally, the dial is mint. I wore this watch on a recent trip to check it out, and it runs, keeps excellent time, and self-winds perfectly. This fine timepiece is ready to wear!. $3695 |
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Z970. Tudor Prince Date Chronograph, Tiger Woods Model.This is the "poor man's" equivalent of the Rolex Daytonna. In fact, like all Tudors, this is made by the same company, and other than the name (and price), you won't find much difference between the two. This model is fully stainless steel with the oyster style bracelet and is expandable to fit over a wet suite. The crown and pushers are screw-down to ensure water doesn't enter the case, and of course, the pushers must be unscrewed to operate the chronograph. The case, crystal, and bracelet are all excellent with just very minor handling marks, and the bracelet has very little wear. The dial is mint, of course, and is a deep red color and somewhat iridescent - as you move the watch around, the color changes to almost black in some orientations, and you can sense that from the differences in the dial color in the images. The dial has three registers, a date window, and a standard sub second dial at 9. This mechanism is self-winding, and the date is quick set. I wore this for about a week, and it runs just fine, and everything works properly. I do not have the orignal box or paperwork for this watch. This nearly new watch is offered to you as considerably less than retail! $1895 |