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  1. Norfolk Mar 18, 2019

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    Picked this up at the weekend in a vintage shop in Tarrytown for the princely sum of twenty bucks. The more I look at it the more charm it has. Blued hands. Red second hand. 17 jewel Swiss manual wind. Screw back case. Antimagnetic. But what is it?!! I can’t find anything online about it. The movement and caseback have a name scratched in. Anyone seen one before and can give me some more information. Would love to know. EAD6A4EE-9FEA-45E7-A9C5-5C504B823FA8.jpeg 51EF0DF1-2FA6-4D59-BD18-5F9844BCFB2A.jpeg
     
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  2. Dan S Mar 18, 2019

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  3. Norfolk Mar 18, 2019

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    Thanks. It is a bit of an oddity.
     
  4. Dan S Mar 18, 2019

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    I don't know. We tend to pay attention to the famous brands, but there are millions of old watches out there from obscure makers. They are often found by the dozen in zip-lock bags at thrift stores ... on expansion bracelets. ;)
     
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  5. Vitezi Mar 18, 2019

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    Obscure vintage watches are cool! :cool:
     
  6. nttisch23 Mar 18, 2019

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    What a great piece! There are so many vintage pieces that are hard to find info about, which makes it fun for people like us :thumbsup:
     
  7. Canuck Mar 18, 2019

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    Eta 1080 picture from Ranfft. Minor cosmetic differences, but that’s it.

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  8. Jantar Mar 18, 2019

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    Reminds me of an Immerfort I have.

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  9. pweingarten Mar 18, 2019

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    Agreed...I'm amazed by how many watchmakers there were...and aren't anymore. That's one of the great things about collecting. You never know what's around the corner in that big ziploc bag!
     
  10. redpcar Mar 18, 2019

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    There were many distributors back then selling Swiss watch kits with "Your Name Here" on the dial.