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Pahawi
·Hi all,
The Certina below was up on a local auction. It didn’t went cheap and I might have over paid, but no harm done, as I have the option to return it, if you guys tells me it’s a piece of crap Never had one in my hands before, which certainly is a mistake as it’s actually pretty cool. Please tell me it’s as original as I think it is
My own observations:
Great dial under the old crystal (sorry for the bad photos, but it’s not easy to get good ones through that crystal).
Lume a little puffy with the 12 – 6 – 9 markers a bit darker than the rest. Also, the 12 – 6 – 9 markers has a thicker lume. All lume glows equally and faint within 30 sec. OK, or relume?
Very nice case for its age?
OK bezel, though the “pip” lume is gone. There’s no “click” function when turning it – there should be, right?
Crown – I see different types online, so not sure if original?
Date wheel a bit off.
GF bracelet marked 2/66, which I guess makes it original to the watch?
Is it possible to buy new crystals or should I try to save this? In general - is it hard to get parts to these?
On to the pics:
Thank you 😀
The Certina below was up on a local auction. It didn’t went cheap and I might have over paid, but no harm done, as I have the option to return it, if you guys tells me it’s a piece of crap Never had one in my hands before, which certainly is a mistake as it’s actually pretty cool. Please tell me it’s as original as I think it is
My own observations:
Great dial under the old crystal (sorry for the bad photos, but it’s not easy to get good ones through that crystal).
Lume a little puffy with the 12 – 6 – 9 markers a bit darker than the rest. Also, the 12 – 6 – 9 markers has a thicker lume. All lume glows equally and faint within 30 sec. OK, or relume?
Very nice case for its age?
OK bezel, though the “pip” lume is gone. There’s no “click” function when turning it – there should be, right?
Crown – I see different types online, so not sure if original?
Date wheel a bit off.
GF bracelet marked 2/66, which I guess makes it original to the watch?
Is it possible to buy new crystals or should I try to save this? In general - is it hard to get parts to these?
On to the pics:
Thank you 😀
