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  1. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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    my two one, watchco style and 1963.
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  2. Northernman Lemaniac Apr 30, 2016

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    Just a picture off the net.
    My watch as found:
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  3. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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    Hm.. I doubt that this is the original crown. See the space around the crown. This said. I may be wrong.
     
  4. Northernman Lemaniac Apr 30, 2016

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    The old one has the "Najad" - not screw down - version. I used to own one as well.
    I only know of the two variants: Najad and Screw down.
    As for my watch I believe it to be correct as a first year version of the latter.
     
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  5. Northernman Lemaniac Apr 30, 2016

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    It could be a 1970s service crown, but the watch was found in a situation and condition that makes me relatively certain it has seen little work ever done to it.
     
  6. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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    yes there are the screw down and the najad, but in these two versions there are also differents logos on the recente ones, the two are still available in service parts.
    On my pic : above, recent screw down with large rounded logo. the other is flat non screw down with quite narrow logo.
    PS ;: I didn't mean to be aggressive
     
  7. Giff2577 Quick with the tools! Apr 30, 2016

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    The original post is a great bezel reference! Here is my Watchco vs Niad:
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  8. Northernman Lemaniac Apr 30, 2016

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    No aggression sensed!:)
    I like a qualified discussion.
    As for my crown it is what it is. And as pointed out it was found in a condition that indicates that not much has been ever done to it.
    The CB case back had one service inscription/tag, so possibly the crown is an early service replacement.
    From the state of the gaskets and other telltale clues, no one had opened it in ages prior to my watchmaker.
     
  9. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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  10. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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    No worry, your sm is splendid. And we are quite sick indeed! Your bezel look like a 70/71 you should have a 164.024 CB case.
     
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  11. Northernman Lemaniac Apr 30, 2016

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    image.jpeg
     
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  13. Kwijibo Apr 30, 2016

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    nice! There's often a difference between the year of production and the year of selling. 1968 movement.
     
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    The archive extract would normally indicate the production of the watch (as in final assembly) and not the movement production date.
     
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  16. Momoleskine May 1, 2016

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    Great post ! Thanks for sharing !!
    (I send you a DM now...)
     
  17. Fost Jun 4, 2016

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    As discuss in another post here is another bezel type delivered to Canada army..
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    Crédit : Anthony / roberto
     
  18. Mr.H Jul 5, 2016

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    Great post .... Here's another bezel font. Very close to D except there is no inner cant to the 4 & the tail sweep of the 5 is more stylised, sorry for the poor pic... sold the watch a couple of years ago & it's all I have. 247 mill 1967

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  19. uwsearch Aug 25, 2016

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    I checked more watches and table works...
     
  20. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Aug 25, 2016

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    Funny thing is that I have a 26.9 serial with 1969 production date with a C type bezel.