Surprised to see this watch still available. It is one of the great ironies of vintage watch collecting that chronometers are often undervalued. Think about it: the single most important function of any wristwatch is to keep accurate time, and the chronometers of the day were designed to show the world just how good the manufacturers were at refining that crucial function. In other words, these were not simply accurate watches, they were statements that played very important roles in the marketing of the manufacturers full model lines.
Factor in the fairly recent run up in prices for (very similar) Polerouters, and it'a mystery to me why this very attractive and elegant watch, in fine condition, hasn't yet been snapped up. If I weren't de-leveraging at the moment, I'd be all over it!
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