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SOLD 60s Le Phare Men's GP Triple Date Moonphase - Valjoux 90 - Serviced! $375USD

  1. GuiltyBoomerang Sep 19, 2018

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    Greetings all,

    On offer today is a Valjoux 90 powered Le Phare triple-date moonphase watch. The watch was recently serviced by my watchmaker and all functions are working, including the internal pushers for moonphase at 4:00, date arrow at 8:45 and month at 10:30. My asking price is $375USD including insured and tracked shipping worldwide from Australia. I accept PayPal via friends and family, and will do goods and services if you add the 3%. No refunds possible unless the watch is grossly misrepresented.

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    Case condition: The 35mm case (excluding crown) is gold plated and has some wear, notably on the bevels and on the underside near the pushers. The crystal has a minor scratch with several dots on the bottom right hand side, but is otherwise clear. As it is a high dome, the word Swiss on the bottom of the dial may appear obscured from certain angles. The crown appears original.

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    Dial condition: The dial has numerous scratches near the centre, however the text and numerals are nice and crisp with no obvious fading. The dial has even patina on the hour markers and hands, though the hours hand has lost some lume. The blue arrow hand for date and red arrow hand for running seconds contrast each other well, and with the outer date ring numerals in blue, allow for easy date checking. The overall quality of the dial suggests to me that it is original.

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    Movement: The back is of the snapback variety in stainless steel, and has a couple of service marks on the inside. The manual wind 17 jewel Valjoux 90 movement has no branding save for the Valjoux logo and numeral 90 under the balance. It is based off the Valjoux 88 triple date chronograph, and is visually striking due to the seemingly missing bridges on first glance.

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    Lugs and Strap: The watch uses 18mm lugs and I have attached a NOS strap with fixed buckle to it. The long lug length contributes to this wearing larger that it is, especially on my wrist of 6.5"/16.5cm.

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    I have plenty of references here on the forums as a buyer and seller, on the watchexhange reddit, and have 100% positive seller feedback on eBay. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to PM me!
     
    Edited Oct 2, 2018
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  2. GuiltyBoomerang Sep 24, 2018

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    Reduced to $400USD!
     
  3. GuiltyBoomerang Oct 2, 2018

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    Price drop to $375USD.
     
  4. GuiltyBoomerang Oct 5, 2018

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    Bumpity bump and moonphase pictures added for the weekend.

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    Edited Oct 5, 2018
  5. sxl2004 Oct 5, 2018

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    Would you mind showing a picture of the full moon?

    Thanks
     
  6. sxl2004 Oct 6, 2018

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    Thanks!
    A great friendly !

    Best
     
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  7. GuiltyBoomerang Oct 29, 2018

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    Sold! Thanks OF for the space.