Long story short. ( well, maybe not...?) I´m the second owner of this watch since it was sold in Enköping in 1968. Original owner bought it after his graduation and it has been in is possession ever since. He´s very easy to track since he put his social security number on its case back. When purchasing this watch he told me that it had a major overhaul in the -80:s when it had it´s original bracelet changed (manage to track down a 1039 just recently) a new crown and a polish. "it looked like new" he sad. So when I bought it a started to track down the correct crown (A1 - MO book) and a 1039 bracelet. I was not as hard as expected and I found the crown with my local watchmaker. Hurray!!! Now when it´s fully serviced I have examined the hesalit and its also correct for the reference.( Type A1, narrow logo - MO book). So all parts correct as far as I can judge, but slightly beaten up after servicing for 48 years. Just as it´s owner....
Looks fantastic and so great that you've been able to share the mini restoration with the original owner. Love the history there, thanks for sharing.
Sorry for my bad English. What's "casebook"? If I'll understand I could take some more pictures. Oh, sorry, now I think I understand. you mean caseback? (Autocorrect is a drag!)
It has the original owner's Social Security number in there, which in America, is protected. Interested to know more about why he did that and how comfortable he felt with you having it... Funny circumstances...
@Peter Lundberg Love the degree or level of restoration here, which is to say minimal, thus keeping this terrific timepiece in honest (read real) vintage condition. Well done.
Hi, I´m obviously using the wrong word (I´m Swedish)! In Sweden we use our birthdate + 4 digits on driving license, passport, id-cards, contact with authorities and so on. No one have the same number in the country. It´s not confidential, quite the opposite. If you have the name of person and approximate age, city (if not to big) it´s very easy to have the full number. When you have that you can find out about adress, family details and even last year earnings. So by having that on your watch you know that if it gets lost, and someone earnest finds it - they can find you and give the watch back! Easy... : )
Manufactured September 1967 and sold in Sweden 1968 (my birth year). Probably around June since the former owner bout it after his graduation. The bracelet it was delivered with is not mentioned in the extract but I´ll go for the 1039. By the way - is there any way to adjust the fit of the end links? They rattle a bit....
The parts are all there. Even the hesalit. I'm just waiting for some springs for the 1039 bracelet. Maybe I'll try to find the correct box?