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13ZN Chronographs Inquiries and Information.

hejsam
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maanu maanu
Incoming 13zn. Not perfect but I can live with that.
Congratulations, I should have been very happy with that one 😀
 
gemstar
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maanu maanu
Incoming 13zn. Not perfect but I can live with that.
If anyone can look that great after 75 years then they did something right.
 
gemstar
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love4watches_pt
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This tread is very very informative! I'm new to this forum, and relatively new to the hobby. Vintage is really a minefield.
 
Mark020
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Hey at least the dial is original!::rimshot::::facepalm1::
Bigger issue is the original rusted movement I think 😀
 
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Mark020 Mark020
Bigger issue is the original rusted movement I think 😀
You're right. That too.😜
 
divetime
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Great looking watch! Congrats!
A question concerning „ Fab. Suisse“:
We saw this on watches originally delivered to France and to Switzerland. As well to other countries like Italy?
 
valjoux72
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gemstar gemstar
I thought I was seeing things then I gasped! Really?
Just wanted to post the same watch!😉
Would love to seehow the watch will look after restauration... Needs more than a quick service I guess.
 
Dero13
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Apologies for my ignorance, but why is this watch in such terrible condition worth so much?
 
minutenrohr
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Because: after having restored the case, anyone who owns a mid/late 40's waterproof 13ZN with pressure back and "lips" can make this to a "unpolished case" watch. Even the gasket seems to be original. Me for example, would like to get such a case. You can keep the old one, stick to the truth and not pretend to have bought the rebuilt watch like this. But, correct, it would be (too) much money for this improvement.
The only problem could be that the reference (maybe 5415) applies to relatively many watches, but not the "batch number" (e.g. 23485, 23248, 23432, etc..). This number tells us, among other things, whether or not the watch is radium equipped.
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BlueHands
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I ask myself if this movement is still to be saved? Looks horable, like digging it out after 60 years in 6 feet depth.
Despite it is a wonderful case.
 
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I ask myself if this movement is still to be saved?
Anything is possible. But normally the effort necessary for this restoration is only done in museum restoration workshops. I think it's a few months' work...
 
harrymai86
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The stepped case looks very nice i assume pusher and crown are original too?
 
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