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triple signed Alsta chronograph Venus 188

  1. jasonW Jan 15, 2017

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    Could I get a little help with this chronograph please? price, is it correct? Thank you!
     
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  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jan 16, 2017

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    as you posted no price, nor a picture of the dial, makes it a little hard to answer your question.

    The movement is a Venus 188/199/200, or a Valjoux 7730/7731. All are essentially the same.
     
  3. jasonW Jan 16, 2017

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  4. jasonW Jan 16, 2017

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    Thank you Mr. Rama. I apologize I didn't relialize all my pictures were not properly posted! Hopefully I have corrected my previous mistake!

    regards,
    Jason
     
  5. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 16, 2017

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    If I had a dollar for every obscure watch brand.....................:D.

    Anyway, a nice chrono, dial in good condition but one thing I find perplexing.

    The inner track is obviously for MILE, as in US or IMP miles, so maybe a Telemetre dial, the outside dial looks to be a Base 100 Kilometre tachymetre and of course the centre track is seconds.

    Am I missing something or are my deductions correct?
     
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  6. Vitezi Jan 16, 2017

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    Outside track in miles too:
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    Mikrolisk records the wordmark "Alsta" as a brand of Alstater Watch Corp., New York, USA (also seen in the movment photo above). So this was probably a watch built for the USA market. Although the original firm is defunct, the brand name has been resurrected.
     
  7. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jan 16, 2017

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    Outer track is a tachymeter inner is telemeter in miles. But why the mile marking in the outer track? Tachymeters are unit independent, they are just x over time.


    Neat watch. Same brand as Richard Dryfuss wore in Jaws.