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Reminds a 'lil bit of a JLC. Love, love the bezel. Good work!

Northernman Northernman
Scrapyard salvage today. EternaMatic Centenaire cal 1429U. After some TLC this came out rather nice I would say!
Loads of patina, but also charm馃槈! 63077
 
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citizenrich citizenrich
17 or 25 Jewel?

These are seriously cool watches and a pretty good value IMHumbleO. I wasn't sure if the case was supposed to be polished out like that (seller told me yes and he seemed like a straight shooter).

I'm very satisfied to see that yours has that mirror polished finish. I read *somewhere* Rado used silver in their metal mix to produce that pretty luster. Ever read anything like that?

Enjoy the watch! I'm thinking of getting another...I like the "Companion".

It's a 25 jewel A Schlid cal. 1858. These apparently also came with some ETA's and those are designated with an "E" in the model name, which this watch doesn't have.

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This is a "Drew Carey Special", as the price was right. Truth be told, I bought it mostly for the bracelet, which is a work of art. There's a seller on eBay asking over $200 for these bracelets alone. I paid considerably less than that for the whole package, which also included a new Speidel lizard watchband just in case the bracelet didn't fit.

The "mirror polished" finish comes from the bezel being made of a tungsten-steel alloy. Very similar to the Omega Anakins/Vaders of a few years later. No silver involved. Crystal is sapphire, so it doesn't scratch either. This was advertised as the world's first scratch proof watch case.

http://www.rado.com/en/history.html

It is the DiaStar 1 model mentioned in the link above. Don't think it's one of the very first ones. Maybe from mid-1960's.

Thanks for all the "likes"!
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Best strap I've seen one of those on!


Thanks! It was a makeshift from the bottom of my odd strap box until I found a proper NSA. I paid and arm and a leg for one, and when I got it and tried it, the watch went back on the strap.
 
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citizenrich
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Off to my little girls dance recital @ Brooklyn College. Doctors should prescribe these dance school recitals instead of Valium.
Think I'll wear this:
 
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Speedy today... It is Tuesday after all.
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Don't have a speedy yet but I'm count on my fellow members on thir forum when the time comes to get one.馃榾
 
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Rpaige Wrocket on Australian salt water leather strap I produce for them and the Melbourne Watch Company
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