A chemical and heating process where steel gets a rust protective surface and some extra wear resistance. Looks like a flat/matte greyish colour. I would not know of it unless earlier involved in vintage cars and motorbikes. Some googleing would give you a better explanation than mine.
I am curious, what do you mean by Parkerized? I have 2 of these, one from '64 and the other from '69, both in good shape.
Won this with a lowish bid. Meant to match it with an incoming 馃槑, but din realise it came with 24mm end links! 馃槖 Any idea what watch this came with originally?
Something like this?
(picture stolen on the web: http://www.intlwatchleague.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13299&d=1425532375 )
Bad News: Kitty is starved to near death.
Good News: These are on the way "home"!
Excelsior Park Cal 42 (Only "non round" chronograph caliber ever made?)
This one is even a mono-pusher variant that I have not seen too often!
Another Excelsior Park caliber 40-68 (Gallet branded):
And a 18K Longines ref 3418 cal 343:
Uncertain about the originality of the hands of the Longines? Anyone??
Not too bad for a Wednesday!
You know I don't know, I have been trying to do more research on the watch and have only found little information. I believe is was released in the mid-90s and was stopped sometime early in the 00's. They say it was popular but very little is written about it on the web. The dial is a mess of hands and complications but somehow it all works together. It is no doubt a polarizing design - either you love or hate it. For me it was love at first sight. It is a lot smaller than my 42mm Rolex Polar Explorer 2 - at 39mm. But that is the same size as a Daytona. And the price was really low. If anyone knows anything about the 3520.53 I would love to know.
