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··@SpeedyBirthYearWith two 'new' vintage Speedmasters coming in, it is time to thin the herd, so a few watches will have to be going up for sale.
For sale a nice Hamilton Chrono-Matic 11002-3 in good vintage condition. As I am sure most of us know, this is one of the rarer and more traditional Calibre 11 chrono's produced in '69 or '70. Fratello wrote an interesting piece on it years back, which got me into wanting one for its movement and history, as well as for the interesting combination of a rather classic watch with a quirkily placed crown. You'll find the Fratello Chrono-Matic article here. I have acquired this piece in 2016 and have had it serviced once since.
Please find an assessment of the watch below. I have attempted to be as brutally honest as can be. Also note that I am certainly not the first owner of this watch. Hence I cannot guarantee originality of parts, although the full package makes sense to my eyes.
Dial: The original dial with printing and all lume plots perfectly in tact. Contrary to many others, this piece still retains a perfectly crisp Tachymetre ring which changes from silver to a lovely champagne colour, depending on the light.
Hands: I believe these to be the original, tritium, hands. Tritium fades quickly as it should and in tune with the dial.
Case: Nice fat case with rather sharp edges. Likely lightly polished, certainly not recently. Some hairline scratches but no major dents or scratches so overall in very good condition. Caseback retains the original engraving, albeit faded over time. Note that the caseback does bear some light scratches on the edge, presumably someone has attempted to open it without the proper tool...
Movement: The very renown automatic chronograph Calibre 11. These movements aren't quite known to be the most robust around, so I have had this piece serviced by a local Calibre 11 expert in November 2017. The invoice is still there and the watch hasn't been opened since.
It runs perfectly, changes date as it should and the chronograph starts and resets flawlessly. When I've last worn it for multiple days on end, manual winding has proven not to be required so the micro-rotor still does its job. I would recommend a service if you plan on wearing this watch daily.
Crown and pushers: The crown is certainly the original Hamilton signed crown. As one of the pusher caps was dented, I did have that replaced at service.
Bracelet: As a bonus, I will include the NSA bracelet it came with. I don't know much about it and it is rather short, but in very good condition. Do note that this bracelet was not intended to be used with End Links, so there aren't any included.
Can be shipped worldwide, although I would strongly prefer a F2F deal in the Netherlands given the value of this piece and the added benefit of meeting a fellow OF-member in person.
No returns, please ask questions and extra pictures in advance. I am not making a habit out of selling, but I do have some - exclusively positive - references as a seller and buyer on this forum and could share more.
References and Linkedin profile available upon request.
Pricing this piece is not quite easy as there is very little reference data, this one is certainly one of the better examples that have come on the market in the past years. I have priced it such that I would just recoup my initial cash outlay including the service, which is less than half of the only other one currently for sale on CH24, but am open to reasonable offers.
Price: EUR 2250 (OBRO, net to me and excluding shipping)
On to the pictures…
(Wrist shots follow)
For sale a nice Hamilton Chrono-Matic 11002-3 in good vintage condition. As I am sure most of us know, this is one of the rarer and more traditional Calibre 11 chrono's produced in '69 or '70. Fratello wrote an interesting piece on it years back, which got me into wanting one for its movement and history, as well as for the interesting combination of a rather classic watch with a quirkily placed crown. You'll find the Fratello Chrono-Matic article here. I have acquired this piece in 2016 and have had it serviced once since.
Please find an assessment of the watch below. I have attempted to be as brutally honest as can be. Also note that I am certainly not the first owner of this watch. Hence I cannot guarantee originality of parts, although the full package makes sense to my eyes.
Dial: The original dial with printing and all lume plots perfectly in tact. Contrary to many others, this piece still retains a perfectly crisp Tachymetre ring which changes from silver to a lovely champagne colour, depending on the light.
Hands: I believe these to be the original, tritium, hands. Tritium fades quickly as it should and in tune with the dial.
Case: Nice fat case with rather sharp edges. Likely lightly polished, certainly not recently. Some hairline scratches but no major dents or scratches so overall in very good condition. Caseback retains the original engraving, albeit faded over time. Note that the caseback does bear some light scratches on the edge, presumably someone has attempted to open it without the proper tool...
Movement: The very renown automatic chronograph Calibre 11. These movements aren't quite known to be the most robust around, so I have had this piece serviced by a local Calibre 11 expert in November 2017. The invoice is still there and the watch hasn't been opened since.
It runs perfectly, changes date as it should and the chronograph starts and resets flawlessly. When I've last worn it for multiple days on end, manual winding has proven not to be required so the micro-rotor still does its job. I would recommend a service if you plan on wearing this watch daily.
Crown and pushers: The crown is certainly the original Hamilton signed crown. As one of the pusher caps was dented, I did have that replaced at service.
Bracelet: As a bonus, I will include the NSA bracelet it came with. I don't know much about it and it is rather short, but in very good condition. Do note that this bracelet was not intended to be used with End Links, so there aren't any included.
Can be shipped worldwide, although I would strongly prefer a F2F deal in the Netherlands given the value of this piece and the added benefit of meeting a fellow OF-member in person.
No returns, please ask questions and extra pictures in advance. I am not making a habit out of selling, but I do have some - exclusively positive - references as a seller and buyer on this forum and could share more.
References and Linkedin profile available upon request.
Pricing this piece is not quite easy as there is very little reference data, this one is certainly one of the better examples that have come on the market in the past years. I have priced it such that I would just recoup my initial cash outlay including the service, which is less than half of the only other one currently for sale on CH24, but am open to reasonable offers.
Price: EUR 2250 (OBRO, net to me and excluding shipping)
On to the pictures…
(Wrist shots follow)
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