For sale is an early 70's Titus Calypsomatic 7986 with big crown, beautiful matte dial, and wonderfully aged tritium hands & dial. This reference is 37.5mm not including crown and very comfortable to wear. For reference, my wrist is just over 7". This will come on a modern Baltic rubber strap that obviously isn't original to the watch, however, it is the correct style strap for the time. Overall the case is in excellent condition with few superficial scratches, which is commensurate with age. The lug width is 20mm. The black bezel is in overall great shape and has a nice even fade to it. There is a small scratch to the right of the indicator for "30" on the bezel. The entire bezel including the coin edge is black, however, over time the lip of the bezel has gone evenly polished around the entire bezel. The magnified crystal is clean inside and out and shows off the beautiful textured matte dial. The original tritium lume has aged beautifully and as you would expect, reacts to light but quickly fades. As said in the title, this reference has a big crown and the crown is original, signed, and screws down smoothly and securely. Unscrewing the crown puts you in position to wind and the ETA 2472 movement winds smoothly and immediately comes to life. It looks to have been serviced at some point as there are markings on the inside of the case back, but I don't have any service history. It keeps great time and has a healthy power reserve. I have reliably worn this daily for long stints and have not experienced an issue. The date wheel rotates between navy blue and red. The caseback shows the most wear from actual wear/usage but it is largely superficial. There are multiple reflective surfaces on the caseback, so I took plenty of photos to highlight the complete condition. I believe this just about sums it up, but please message me with any questions. Both the watch and myself are located in Northern California. I am asking $2,000 obo. Again, the watch is sold only on the Baltic rubber strap. Shipping within the conus is included in the sale. Outside of this will be a little extra. Payment can be made through Wise, Zelle, or Venmo. Returns are not accepted unless the watch has been grossly misrepresented. My reviews can be found her https://omegaforums.net/search/2340...&t=post&o=date&g=1&c[title_only]=1&c[node]=10 And now, for all the photos. The piece looks wonderful in all lighting conditions and I took plenty of photos to show this. I did my best to highlight all imperfections. Please forgive the randoms smudges/fingerprints. The shadows on the dial between the 22 & 23 minute markers as well as 43 & 44 minute markers are shadows from marks on the crystal. I polished those out with poly watch and the crystal is clean. As always, thank you for your time Aaron
I love this watch every time you post a picture of it. It’s such a beauty and that case profile is amazing. Can’t ask for a better seller either. GLWS. This will be an amazing pickup for someone.
I had a few of these over the last 30 plus years. Your example here is one of the best kept ones, I've seen.
Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate this. Thank you Achim! This is one of the nicest ones I have seen as well, which truly made it all the more difficult to list. This isn’t a piece I will enjoy saying goodbye to but sometimes life gets in the way… that said, this piece is now Sold and staying in the family. Thank you everyone for your kind words and to the mods for this space.