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!
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| 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
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| Note the unusual chamfer case |
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| Wonderful matt dark blue dial - also note the unsigned original crown |
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| Another angle when the watch is laid flat |
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| Stainless steel screw back with all the appropriate markings |
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| 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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