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Summary
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This watch was was Fully Serviced by ClockSavant. This is a stunning and highly rare and unusual Leonidas Valjoux 22 chronograph from the 1940’s and represents one of the earlier implementations of the Valjoux 22. It is highly unusual because of its large case and spectacular clawed lugs. During the era this watch was made, it was more common to see a more utilitarian approach to the design of the watch. Not known to be shy about their designs, Leonidas integrated a dressier look to this watch while maintaining its highly functional feel with the tachymetre around the dials’ outer ring. Also, the watch is larger than typical for the era, making it more visible and present on the wrist when combined with its long fancy lugs and light colored dial. This watch’s outstanding design means it can be worn with just about anything and it will stand-out as elegant, classic, and with a vintage artistic feel. The movement is in excellent condition as shown in the pictures. As an earlier Valjoux 22, it includes a beautiful breguet overcoil hairspring for which we provided a picture. As part of our servicing of the watch, we painstakingly manipulated this hairspring back to its original shape and condition. Doing this requires years of experience and practice and representative of the kind of completeness and expertise ClockSavant brings to watch servicing and restoration.
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Brand
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Leonidas
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Type
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Manual Wind
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Calibre
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Valjoux 22 with Breguet Overcoil
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Case Material
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Stainless Steel
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Size
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36mm
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Strap
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New ZRC leather watch strap, made in France. Regular length.
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Age
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We estimate the watch was manufactured in the 1940’s based on its style, calibre, and manufacturer.
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Service History
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Fully Serviced by ClockSavant Fully disassembled, old and worn parts replaced or repaired, adjusted, optimized, cleaned, and lubricated. Comprehensive testing and performance measurement.
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Condition
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Watch is in unusually good condition for its each, showing less wear and aging than typical. Do note that there is a mark on the dial near the center of the dial at about 9pm. The mark almost looks like the number 7. The marking is more evident in the pictures because the watch dial overall has so few markings for its age otherwise. Typically a watch of this age would have considerable more markings, age, and scratches and so we consider this dial in excellent condition. Regardless, the purchaser should note this mark and determine if they care much about it. On the wrist, we did not find it to be particular noticeable or eye-catching.
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| Quality Control |
Comprehensive ClockSavant Testing. Performance measurement results for this watch are provided below. |
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Returns
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14-day return period provided that watch is returned in condition received.
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Warranty
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Fully Serviced by ClockSavant watches carry a 6 month warranty-- customer misuse, neglect, accidental, intentional, or unintentional damage are excluded from the warranty. See the Support page of our website for detailed warranty terms and conditions. For non-warranty damage, please contact us to obtain an estimate for servicing, repair, and restoration services.
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| Care and Use |
All mechanical watches, and especially vintage watches, require special consideration in handling, care, and use. In order to obtain warranty support or to return an item, it is necessary that the customer did not cause damage to the watch. See the Support page to learn more about how to protect and care for your investment. |
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Sales Tax
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North Carolina residents will pay sales tax
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