Deux Amirautés

Dablitzer · Oct 28, 2013

Just checking in with my newest find, a companion to the family of Genéves. A quickset 565 Admirality with a grey? dial. Another one of those where the seller had no clue, so it was a risky yet very satisfying find. A reference 166.038 case which still looks nice and sharp. Claimed to be purchased in Berlin in the 1960's. How true that is I don't know.

Here are a few iPhone snaps:

I haven't done much but lightly polished the crystal, it will need some serious buffing as I I want to keep the original one, so excuse any marks you may see, they're in fact only on the crystal, the dial is near perfect. Original crown. Maybe even springbars.

Here's the twins:

Some new shots, including the movement to follow, this little sucker is screwed up tight!! 😀

Edit: I have got a blue/grey NATO strap for this but I feel it deserves more, but it's a difficult one to place. Being neither a sports nor dress watch, well, not a serious contender... I welcome any suggestions. I even tried a black croc strap and it looked quite nice!

ulackfocus · Oct 28, 2013

👍 Nice pair!

If it has quickset via push / pull of the crown it's a 565. The 564 was a chronometer.

Dablitzer · Oct 28, 2013

U ulackfocus
👍 Nice pair!

If it has quickset via push / pull of the crown it's a 565. The 564 was a chronometer.

Thanks Dennis! Noted and corrected 😀

Dablitzer · Nov 1, 2013

Update

Just had a few pictures back after crystal polish, and regulating as the movement is in lovely shape. It is a cal. 565. Probably one of my best buys this year! Superb watch. 😀

John R Smith · Nov 1, 2013

That one looks to be in great condition, Alex 👍

Dablitzer · Nov 1, 2013

John R Smith
That one looks to be in great condition, Alex 👍

Thank you, John. It's always a worry when you "buy blind" so to speak. It was a hunch, judging by the overall condition of the exterior of the watch. It doesn't always turn out that way, mind, But I can sleep sound now! 👍

Hijak · Nov 1, 2013

Wow, Alex looks great...movement is outstanding! You sure have taken a sharp turn in your purchases lately.

Dablitzer · Nov 1, 2013

Hijak
Wow, Alex looks great...movement is outstanding! You sure have taken a sharp turn in your purchases lately.

Thanks Ed! May I say, so have you lately! 👍 I'm trying to keep to a theme now, but like most of us, something can just pop up out of the blue, and bang, you've changed directions! 😗

Hijak · Nov 1, 2013

D Dablitzer
something can just pop up out of the blue, and bang, we've changed directions! 😗

Yes, yes they can!👍

X350 XJR · Nov 1, 2013

Now you need a blue one.

Dablitzer · Nov 1, 2013

X350 XJR
Now you need a blue one.

👍

Wow! That must be uncommon! 👍

Edit: do you see many of these Admirality Norm? Dibs 😜

Hijak · Nov 1, 2013

Thought you had the blue one Alex...maybe your other one is black?🤔

Dablitzer · Nov 1, 2013

Hijak
Thought you had the blue one Alex...maybe your other one is black?🤔

I have black and grey. That's norms 👍

X350 XJR · Nov 1, 2013

do you see many of these Admirality Norm?

Not this side of the pond, these were never sold over here.

rhetoric · Nov 1, 2013

X350 XJR
Not this side of the pond, these were never sold over here.

It appears to have "weighed anchor"?

Privateday7 · Nov 1, 2013

D Dablitzer
Thank you, John. It's always a worry when you "buy blind" so to speak. It was a hunch, judging by the overall condition of the exterior of the watch. It doesn't always turn out that way, mind, But I can sleep sound now! 👍

I think your 'spider watch sense' has developed so you can distinguish polished vs sharp case with closed eyes 😉

rhetoric · Nov 1, 2013

Or

rhetoric
It appears to have "weighed anchor"?

Or , to be clearer, where is the anchor?

Dablitzer · Nov 2, 2013

rhetoric
Or

Or , to be clearer, where is the anchor?

Not sure of the reason, but some don't have an Anchor.

rhetoric · Nov 2, 2013

Dablitzer · Nov 2, 2013

rhetoric
Ah.

Probably anchors are more uncommon 😁

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