This arrived yesterday. It is early sixties but need to have the back removed to gather more info.

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and with its cousin from the fifties.

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Nice. It looks like a 14390.

 

I was thinking 14.70x with either a caliber 55x or 50x.

 

No "Automatic" on the dial?

 

Thanks John, I think you might be right. I googled 14390 and found this.

http://www.passions.com.sg/v2/watch...er-direct-centre-seconds-manual-winding-steel

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Doh! Didn't we just have that come up about a Genève?

 

That's a nice one, congrats!

 

You should learn from others mistakes....

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

Very nice BM, both are beautiful!

 

Thanks guys. I would like to get some pics with better light today. If i do any good I will post.

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A couple of slightly better pics.

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A nice selection, very nice. This new one is in lovely condition, just missing the lume from the hour hand (which is a lot better than having a poor re-lume). If it is a 14390 it must be one of the earlier examples from 1959 - 60, because the later ones have index hands, not dauphine as here. Did you have a frosty start to the day?

 

Hah, no. No frosty starts here I currently live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

I am am looking forward to having the back removed and find exact details. It must be before tritium as dial reads "Swiss made"

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Ah - I had assumed (wrongly) that you were based in the UK . Yes, whip that back off and let us know the truth . . .