A NOTHER FANTASTIC RARITY WATCH FIND FROM ANTIQUETIMEONLINE! OFFERED FOR SALE TODAY IS THIS VERY RARE WAKMANN STAINLESS STEEL BACK AND GOLD TONE CASED CIRCA 1965-68 LOVELY ORIGINAL TWIN PANDA DIALLED DUAL TIME ZONE MANS WRISTWATCH.
THIS WRISTWATCH IS IN ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT TO MINTY ORIGINAL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE! THE WATCH IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER (BOTH MOVEMENTS). CASE: T he case to this WAKMANN wrist watch is in really great condition! There is only very light wear to it for its age and the case is in very good all round condition.
Even though it is approximately 50 years of age! The case back is made from stainless steel and the rest of the case is gold tone. The case has TWO winding crowns as there are twin movements fitted for dual time zone operation. The outside of the case is marked'STAINLESS STEEL SWISS The inside of the case back is marked'WAKMANN WATCH CO'. The case measures 3.5 cms (35mm) across EXCLUDING THE DUAL CROWNS. DIAL: This is a VERY rare and excellent FULLY WAKMANN SIGNED PANDA TYPE DUAL TIME ZONE WITH GOLDEN WORLD MAPS ORIGINAL dial. Both small dual time zone dials are in EXCELLENT TO MINTY condition showing lovely engine turning. The dial nackground of two world maps are also in excellent to minty condition and really catch the light as they are beautifully polished.The top dial has Roman numerals and the bottom dial has Arabic numerals! The golden and blued steel hands are in excellent condition.
Everything about this dial seems original and it is in fantastic condition. The crystal is plastic and semms to be original showing light natural wear. MOVEMENT: This watch is fitted with two, yes two!
ETA calibre 2412 high quality small 17 jewelled lever movements which are beautifully finished in gold. Both of these movements are in very good working order and running well. They are both keeping good time and one runs down about 2 hours after the other as tested over a 24 hour period.
As always, a full service on both of the movements would be advised for optimum performance and timekeeping. The crowns look original and are unsigned showing very little wear.
BAND: This fantastic WAKMANN DUAL TIME ZONE wristwatch has been fitted with a lovely brand new black genuine leather 18mm band. As it is new it is in excellent condition. I describe all of my items to the best of my knowledge. You may only return an item if there was a MAJOR mistake made by me in the description of the item that I have overlooked. Please do not waste anyones time if you are not interested. The item "VINTAGE SUPER RARE 60'S WAKMANN SWISS DUAL / TWIN WORLD TIME ZONE WATCH MINTY" is in sale since Thursday, May 24, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Wristwatches". The seller is "slake25" and is located in Doncaster.This item can be shipped worldwide.