Friday, 10 April 2015

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320

Here we have a 60's Precimax dress watch with a lovely dial. With its super slim/flat movement and case, it is designed to fit comfortably on the wrist and under the shirt when the wearer is dressed up like a gentleman! The watch including the crystal is only 7.2mm thick!

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320


Movement:
Movement is the reliable Peseux 320 hand-wind movement.
  • Manual wind.
  • 18000 bph movement.
  • 23.3mm D x 3.1mm H
  • 17 Jewels.
  • Power reserve 40h
  • Movement marked 17 Jewels, Swiss Made.
  • Incabloc shock protection.

Case and crown:
  • Solid 14K gold with the appropriate hallmarks.
  • Case marked 14K/0.585 163 and the Squrrel (Swiss gold mark), 57888, 7082.
  • Classic slim round case with straight lugs.
  • Case diametre is 33mm not including the crown, 38mm lug to lug.
  • Slim case, thickness including low dome crystal is 7.2mm.
  • New replacement gilded crown.
  • Lug size is 18mm.
Inner case spacer is made of solid brass.

The dial and hands:
  • Beautiful textured gillded original dial, never reprinted.
  • Very thin raised baton indexes with a black line.
  • The dial marked Precimax, 17 Jewels and Swiss Made.
  • Polished steel gilded daphne hands.
  • No second hand

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Streamlined and very thin case design

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
New gilded replacement crown

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Solid 14K solid gold case with all the appropriate hallmarks (squirrel at the top right)
Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
With the snap-fit bezel removed

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Beautiful diamond pattern dial
Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Movement spacer acting as a tray for the movement

Vintage 60s Precimax Solid 14K Solid Gold Case Maunual Dress Watch - Peseux 320
Movement spacer made of gilded brass

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