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Summary
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From our ClockSavant Survivor line, Fully Serviced by ClockSavant, this is a watch restored for its importance or significance and not profitability. This vintage watch came to us in an estate/parts watch purchase. Inside a pile of worn and broken watches, a depressing vision because we never like to see a non-working watch, this one caught our eye. It’s pretty obvious why it did, take a look at it. Who wouldn’t smile and laugh when they look at the dial on this watch? If a watch were an anti-depressant, this would be it. We pulled it out and set it aside. Later, when we were in the mood for a Survivor project— restoring a watch because we are crazy about horology and not for any sane business reason— we picked this watch up. Again it drew us into it and the deal was done— this watch was put on a cart and rushed into the ClockSavant horological emergency room to see if we could wake it up, bring it back. Inside we found some surprises. First, we noticed that the entire watch including the movement was made in France. Why would we be surprised, doesn’t the whole watch scream artist, French, and 70’s? So we put-on our tie-dye shirt, cut-off jeans shorts, and played some Led Zepplin as we began our recovery work. We fully disassembled, cleaned, adjusted, and lubricated the movement, painstakingly manipulated its hairspring as it needed it, and in the recovery room we discovered this watch was ready to bring a smile to its next owners face and generations to come.
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Brand
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Waltham
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Type
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Manual Wind, Date
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Calibre
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Lorsa P75a Made in France
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Case Material
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Stainless Steel
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Size
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36mm width 41mm lug to lug
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Strap
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New 70’s style stretch band - speidel style, correct for watch.
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Age
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We estimate the watch was manufactured In the early 1970’s
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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 excellent overall condition for its age. Case has a few typical scratches and dings that are common to watches of this age. Dial is in excellent condition.
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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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