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    Extra Long Tank Case 1920s-'30s Swiss 'Election' Watch It's not often you find a vintage watch that stands up to today's trend toward very large watches. I'm always looking for them, but they're very hard to find, and when you do find them, they're often very worn, very delicate, or have a low quality movement. Or all three. Here's the best vintage extra large tank I've been able to find. It's probably 1920s, with a beautiful engraved nickel case, ribbed silver dial, calligraphic numerals, square subsidiary second dial. Hinged case contains 15 jewel Swiss movement, marked '3 adj'. The solid lugs have been fitted by an extra wide (20mm) Hirsch pigskin strap. It's running but hasn't been serviced by me, so a cleaning is recommended. Item 7024 $345 plus $10.45 shipping and insurance (to USA addresses)     Elgin Ultra-Deco Tank Watch, Black Dial Beautiful and dramatic Elgin 'DeLuxe,' gold filled case with elegant black dial, probably 1940s. Gold applied numerals. Good condition with minor wear, some scratches on original glass crystal. Case has a small bump of metal below crown; see photos. Mechanical movement running well. Cream-colored ostrich strap. 22mm wide, not including crown, 36mm lug to lug. Item 6077 $165 plus $8.35 shipping and insurance (to USA addresses)      1940s Omega, Large 35mm Case, Ultra-Deco Style, Bumper Movement I think this is possibly the most attractive Omega dial from the midcentury era. The deco numerals circle the dial, and the matte surface has a breathtaking two-tone finish. The large subsidiary second dial is nestled perfectly into the inner dial. Note the cool lugs. I've seen this case in two sizes, and this is the largest, about 35mm wide not including crown. The smaller one was about 33mm. Quadruple signed: dial, case back, inside caseback, movement. Not signed on crown. The caseback is held on by a special outer bezel ring, which is often missing, but it's present in this watch. The dial is absolutely original, and in very nice condition. Classy and good looking buff-color ostrich strap. Runs well but not serviced by me, so a cleaning is recommended. Item 7026 $385 plus $10.45 shipping and insurance (to USA addresses)     1910s Sterling Silver Swiss 'Paskar', Very Unusual Large Egg-Shaped Watch I love these very old sterling wire-lug watches, but so often they have delicate low-quality movements. Here is a very pretty, very unusual one with a high-quality 15-jewel movement. Nice silver dial shows some age but looks good. Marked 'Sterling Silver' and 'Paskar W Co.' on inside back, and 'Paskar Watch Co.', '15 jewels', and '2 adj' on movement. The watch is also large enough to look great today, even up against modern extra large watches---about 41mm long, not including the wire lugs, and about 33mm wide, not including the dramatically milled crown. Runs well and keeps good time but not serviced by me, so a cleaning is recommended. Item 7029 $345 plus $10.45 shipping and insurance (to USA addresses)     1940s Tissot, Extra Large Case, Ultra-Deco Dial with Machine-Age Roman Numerals A very large Tissot with chrome case, about 37.5mm, dating from the era when Tissot was associated with Omega. The dial is spectacular. Two tone matte finish with shiny copper-colored Roman numerals. Original, with original hairline markings and some attractive aging. Sixteen jewel windup Tissot movement. Triple signed: dial, inside caseback, movement. Runs well but not serviced by me, so a cleaning is recommended. Item 7027 $265 plus $9.40 shipping and insurance (to USA addresses)
    Tissot 1950s Large Gold Filled Bumper Tank with Black Dial Big square '50s watch with dramatic black dial. Dates from the association of Omega and Tissot---a similar model was marketed under the Omega name. Excellent condition with near perfect apparently original dial; very minor wear to gold fill. The back is also gold filled. Big, thick original glass crystal. Signed crown. Automatic 'bumper' movement runs well and keeps good time. About 31mm wide not including crown, and 44mm lug to lug. Item 4042 $285 plus $8.20 shipping and insurance (in USA)
        Jaguar Series III XJ6, Former Show Car The last of the charming Jaguars, the Series III XJ6s were made until 1987. This is a 1984 model, extensively restored in 2000 for the car-show circuit. The owner, the president of the greater St. Louis Jaguar collectors' club, spent over $12,000 on new Connolly leather hides, paint, carpet, burl walnut dash, and other parts and improvements, replacing much of the car with original-equipment parts or better. You'll notice several enthusiast's touches: straight-grain dash upgraded to burl walnut, seven-inch European headlights, real leather atop the center console armrest instead of stock vinyl, horn trumpets positioned to face forward instead of backward. The original Borg Warner transmission was swapped for a brand new crated GM T700R4 four-speed, using the John's Cars conversion system. This gives the car faster take-off, and allows 70-mph cruising at only about 1800 rpm. I have service records from the restoration, as well as Jaguar Clubs of North America judging sheets from 1999-2001 car shows. After acquiring it in 2005, I've spent several thousand dollars for other items, including new rear brakes, a $1200 repair that all these cars need in the 80-100k mile range---a good thing for the new owner not to have to worry about. Since its trophy-winning days the car has picked up a few minor nicks and scratches, but is still beautiful to behold, never failing to impress Jaguar mechanics and hobbyists. Paint is 'Meteorite Mica' and interior is 'Mulberry' leather. Now in use, with currently around 90,400 miles. Item 6106 $6,500.00 (buyer to pick up or arrange shipping) |
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