This is an unusual Felca Teleguide. It is powered by the AS 1896 Automatic movement with a unique bayonet 3 piece case. The front bezel is secured by the rotating bayonet steel back. It was certainly required more engineering effort and costed more to produce back in the 70s.
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| Felca Teleguide Automatic - AS 1896 NOS |
Movement:
- AS 1896 automatic movement. Swiss made.
- Automatic wind.
- 21600 p/h High beat movement.
- 25.6mm D x 5.25mm H
- 25 Jewels
- Power reserve 46h
- Rotor marked Felca, 25 Jewels, Swiss.
- Incabloc shock protection.
- Quickset date by pushing the crown
- Quickset day by adjusting between 7:30 - 12:00
Case and bracelet:
- Unique bayonet 3 pieces stainless steel case
- Two pieces split stem.
- Steel case with horizontal brushed grain and polished side.
- Case width is 36mm not including the crown, 40mm lug to lug.
- Lug size is 18mm.
- The case is stainless steel with stainless steel bayonet screw back.
- Screw back marked Felca, water and shock resistance, stainless steel, rotomatic, 8128, automatic.
- Original solid NSA made Felca signed stainless steel bracelet.
The dial and hands:
- Very smart looking dark grey silver dial.
- Raise chunky steel baton hourly marker.
- Printed white radial line indexes.
- Day/Date window at 3 with quickset by pushing the crown
- Dial marked Felca Teleguide, Rotomatic, and Swiss Made at 6.
- Polished steel hands with lume slots.
- Red steel polished second hand.
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| Close up of the retro and funky case and dial |
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| Another angle of the beautiful design - very smart and sporty looking |
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| Horizontal grained at the front bezel and polished sides case |
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| Original stainless steel bracelet - note the original lug covers |
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| Original Felca stainless steel bracelet with the signed Felca clasp |
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| Braclet is made by the legendary NSA made in Switzerland. Just the bracelet itself would cost over £100 nowadays |
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| Original Felca signed crown |
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| Steel back with all the appropriate markings |
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| Unique 3 piece bayonet case |
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| Bayonet case back and case |
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| 2 pieces split stem |
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| Thick silicone seal provides the waterproofing |
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| Very stylish high raised steel baton indexes |
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| Beautiful dial with no blemishes or corrosion of any kind - with the watch over 40 years old |
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| Proven AS 1896 automatic movement - note the bearing rotor, very similar to ETA automatics |
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