Saturday 20 September 2014

Retro and delightful 70s Butex Stainless Steel Manual Watch - FHF 96 ST

Another fine example from Butex, one of my favourite brand. This model again isn't that common and has a rather unusual design: a wedge shape case and trapezium indexes and stubby hands createa nice and neat package for the wrist!

70s Butex Stainless Steel Manual Watch - FHF 96 ST
70s Butex Stainless Steel Manual Watch - FHF 96 ST

Movement is the reliable FHF 96 ST hand wind movement.

  • Manual wind.
  • 18000 p/h movement.
  • 25.6mm D x 4.5mm H - 17 Jewels.
  • Power reserve 40h.
  • Movement marked Swiss. Seventeen 17 Jewels. - Incabloc shock protection. 

Case and crown
  • Beautiful 70s style wedge shape stainless steel case with chunky lugs.
  • Stainless steel screw back.
  • Case width is 34mm not including the crown, 40mm lug to lug.
  • Lug size is 18mm.
  • Unsigned original crow.

The dial and hands:
  • Beautiful matt dark blue blue dial.
  • Chunky trapezium shape steel baton as hourly marker with lume dot at the end.
  • The dial marked Butex Incabloc and Swiss Made both sides of 6.
  • Steel hands with slots for lume and a painted white stripe.
  • Painted white steel second hand. 
I have another Butex in my collection: a Butex all stainless steel automatic - ETA 2472

Note the unusual chamfer case

Wonderful matt dark blue dial - also note the unsigned original crown

Another angle when the watch is laid flat

Stainless steel screw back with all the appropriate markings
Reliable FHF 96 ST - quite common and parts are not too difficult to find
I have a Sully Special which features the same movement: more details here

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