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I CANNOT SAY THAT THIS WATCH WAS
"BRITISH ISSUED"
I HAVE ONLY SEEN TWO.
THE ONE IN THE 100% CORRECT LISTINGS BOOK
AND THIS ONE THAT I INVESTED IN THROUGH AN ESTATE BUY OF BRITISH MILITARY ITEMS
I KNOW THAT MANY WATCHES WERE MADE AND NEVER ISSUED OR ACCEPTED BY ALL MILITARIES
AND I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPANIES MADE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BRITISH MILITARY.
NOR CAN I SAY HOW MANY PROTOTYPES WERE DEVELOPED FOR OR IN HOPES OF BUSINESS
BUT I HAVE PURCHASED BRITISH WWW WATCHES THAT DATE FROM THE 1960'S
IN ANY CASE
WHAT A CASE OF BEAUTY THIS WATCH IS
YOU SHOULD SEE IT IN REAL LIFE
WHEN I WEAR IT I RECEIVE ALL SORTS OF COMMENTS
THEY ARE ALL POSITIVE AND AWESOME
LIKE THISWATCH
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GOLDSMITHWORKS, A GA STATE LICENSED PRECIOUS METAL DEALER, JEWELER, GOLDSMITH AND WATCHMAKERS, IN$URED WITH JEWELERS MUTUAL, A MEMBER OF JEWELERS OF AMERICA, the SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS, POLYGON, THE DIAMOND NETWORK AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, WITH A BEAUTIFUL STUDIO AND GALLERY LOCATED IN SUWANEE GA IS OFFERING:::
READY TO WEAR 1969 BLACK & WHITE 70-72
OUR BEST WITH STAINLESS STEEL
FREE FREE
WITH 25.00
INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIZED SHIPPING FREE USA THE ZODIAC THAT NEVER HAD A HOME THIS IS A RARE ZODIAC HACKING, 17J TIME PIECE FROM THE LATE 1960'S. IT HAS AN EXTENDED FLAT ROUND BLACK DIAL WITH MATCHING DIAL FEET, AGED OUTLINED LUMED NUMERALS & A WHITE CHAPTER RING. IT IS FACTORY SIGNED 4 TIMES. IT HAS A NON-DATE ZODIAC 17J 70-72 HACKING AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT. THIS WATCH WAS MADE CREATED BEGAN BETWEEN 1967 THROUGH 1969.
UNDERSTANDING THE WOLF AND THE LAIR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM TEACHING YOU I HAVE PLACED A CHART BELOW. THIS CHART HAS EVERY AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT EVER MADE BY ZODIAC IN THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES. ONLY ONE, THAT IS RIGHT, ONLY ONE, IS A NON-DATE/NON-CALENDER MODEL. AND THAT ONE IS THE FAMOUS 70-71 17 JEWELED HACKING NON-DATE VERSION PRODUCED BY ZODIAC AND PURCHASED BY LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS WORLD WIDE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, USA G.I.S AND DIVERS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEWEST GUY ON THE BLOCK IN 1965, ZODIAC WAS SET TO INTRODUCE THE ZODIAC 70 (70-71) AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT; A GROUND BREAKING 21 TO 25 JEWEL, NON HACKING AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT DEVELOPED BY ZODIAC WITH THE COLLABORATION OF DOXA, EBERHARD, FAVRE-LEUBA, AND GIRARD PERREGAUX. BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED ALONG THE WAY THAT MADE ZODIAC PRODUCE A 17 JEWEL MODEL WITH A MILITARY HACKING AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT. THAT HAPPENING WAS THE VIETNAM WAR. NOTE: HACKING MEANS WHEN YOU PULL THE CROWN OUT THE SECONDS HAND STOPS. LIKE A MODERN DAY QUARTZ. THIS FEATURE BACK IN THE DAY WAS IMPORTANT. USED ON WATCHES LIKE THE A-11 US PILOTS WATCH, YOU COULD SET YOUR TIME ["ZULU"] WITHIN A GROUP SO ALL WATCHES WERE ON THE EXACT PRCISE TIME. IN VIETNAM, MISSIONS WERE COORDINATED WITH HACKING WATCHES. THE ZODIAC WAS A BELOVED WATCH TO MANY GI'S.
THE SEA WOLF GOES FROM MANUAL TO
AUTOMATIC.. AFTER PRODUCING WATCHES FOR US NAVY SEALS IN THE LATE FIFTIES TO EARLY SIXTIES, AND REALIZING THAT UNCLE SAM WAS ACTIVELY INVESTING IN MILITARY WATCHES FOR VIETNAM, AND, KNOWING THAT DIVING WATCHES WERE THE RAGE OF THE WATCH INDUSTRY, ZODIAC PRODUCED A NON DATE, MILITARY HACKING, 17 JEWEL MOVEMENT AND PLACED IT IN A DIVERS CASE WITH AN AWESOME ILLUMINATED DIAL. THEY TITLED THIS WATCH THE AUTOMATIC SEA WOLF HOW TO DATE YOUR ZODIAC AUTOMATIC . NOW, TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO DATE YOUR ZODIAC , BELOW ARE THE ZODIAC CAIBRE IN ORDER OF INTRODUCTION. THE EARLIEST IS THE ZODIAC 70. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT A DATE. THE NON-DATE VERSIONS JUST ABOUT DISAPPEARED BY 1970. NOW, I AM SURE ZODIAC MADE EXCEPTIONS BY UTILIZING THE 70-71 IN MODELS AFTER 1970, BUT FOR ALL PURPOSES THE SEA WOLF HAD CHANGED --THOUGH THETY REMAINED A WONDERFUL WATCH, THE OLDER NON DATERS JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE BEST COLLECTABLES. NOTE: SOME MINOR LEE WAY WAY COULD OCCUR IF EVIDENSE IS DISCOVERED THAT IS CONTRARY TO OUR CHART. WE ARE CERTAIN OF THE TIME LINE OF THE NON-DATE AND FIRST DATER, AND OF THE NEXT TWO DATERS WITHIN A YEAR EITHER WAY..
TIME FOR TIME IT TOOK 14 HOURS TO PUT THIS BABY TOGETHER AND REQUIRED PARTS FROM THREE 70-72 ZODIAC AUTOMATIC MOVEMENTS TO GET THE ORIGINAL 70-72 ZODIAC RIGHT. 70-72 BALANCE WAS REPLACED
W/70-72 BALANCE RESTORATION RESTORATION MEANS TO REPAIR OVERHAUL AND COMPLETE A WATCH TO BE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION. THIS MAY INCLUDE CASES RESTORING, WELDING, PLATING, ELECTRO FILLING, DIAL RESTORATION, RE-ILLUMINATING THE DIAL, HANDS, NUMERALS, REPLACING SEALS AND THEN OFFERING A WARRANTY AND FREE APPRAISAL. SOME DIE HARDS WOULD RATHER HAVE ORIGINAL DIAL, AND THAT IS COOL, AND IF A DIAL IS IN GREAT CONDITION, WE WILL LEAVE AS IS WAS. BUT CHANCES OF RESELLING YOUR VINTAGE WATCH IS BETTER IF IT IS FULLY RESTORED. IN SOME CASES I WILL DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LIKE PAINTING THE LUME TRIANGLE OF A ZODIAC BEZEL RED. " IS IT MILITARY ". A- UNTIL WE INVESTED IN THE
REFERENCE BOOK BELOW, WHICH HAS HAS BEEN 100% PERFECT AND TRUE AS TO ALL OTHER
WATCHES ON ITS APP. 130 PAGES, WE HAD NEVER VIEWED A ZODIAC WITH BROAD ARROW AND RAISED
LUME DIAL. B- THOUGH THIS GENUINE ZODIAC DOES NOT HAVE MARKINGS ON T'S CASE BACK, MANY BRITISH AND AMERICAM MILITARY WATCHES DID NOT HAVE THEM. EVEN WHEN BOOKS AND THOSE ON THE MARKET SHOW THEM. THUS WE CONSIDER THIS GENUINE ZODIAC TO BE A MILITARY BASED WATCH. C- THOUGH MOST BULOVA, ELGIN AND OTHER USA WWII A-II & A-8 HACKING MILITARY WATCHES & VIETNAM ERA GOVERMENT ISSUED WATCHES HAD CASE BACK DETAILS, MANY IDENTICAL, GENUINE MILITARY ISSED WERE PRODUCED WITH OUT ANY DETAILS. D- THEN THERE ARE THE UNMARKED VERSIONS, THAT ARE PROTOTYPES, EXCESS PRODUCTION RUNS, AND THOSE PRODUCED FOR PX AND RETAIL SALES.. E- "BROAD ARROW ON DIALS" ARE IN MOST CASES PLACED ON THE DIAL BY THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE DIAL WAS PRODUCED E- CASE BACK DETAILS ARE STAMPED OR CUT INTO CASE BACKS WHEN THE CASE BACKS ARE PRODUCED AND/OR BY PROCUREMENT OR OTHER GOVERMENT DEPARTMENTS. LOOK AT A G.S.T.P. STAMPED BRITISH
WATCH. IN MANY CASES THERE ARE NUMBERS CROSSES OUT AND NEW ONES STAMPED. YOU CAN SEE THAT
MANY DO NOT MATCH WHAT A STAMPING MACINE WOULD PRODUCE. GERMAN DH566765H
WATCHES CASE BACKS WERE STAMPED BY THE GERMAN ARMY-AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE WATCH.
ABOVE ARE PHOTOS FROM THE
THIS IS A ZODIAC WITH NO DATE
ABOVE IS ARE TWO PICS OF THE CASE
STYLE HERE IS A FORUM ENTRY OF AN INDIVIDUAL
RE-ILLUMINATED
DIAL RESTORED
1- THIS IS A SIGNED 4 TIMES ZODIAC 1967-1969 THE SIGNING IS PERFECT ZODIAC FACTORY INSCRIBED WATER AND SHOCKRESISTANT
THE STRAP MATCHES EXCEPT
ALL STEEL CASE ROCK DECIDED TO ADD
THE TOP GRAIN HIDE IS THE BEST
NYLON STITCHING ASSURES LONG LIFE
A NOTE WE HAVE AN ORIGINAL CROWN
CASE BACK Zodiac Ltd
THIS IS ONE OF 109 NON-DATE THIS IS THE ca. 1967-69 70-72 NOTE: ZODIAC PRODUCED THE 70-72 IN **********************************
PICTURES TAKEN BEFORE RESTORATION family: NOTE: NUMBERS 61-76 DO NOT DENOTE DATE OF INTRODUCTION
PICTURE AFTER RESTORATION ZODIAC Features
CONDITION PLEASE WRITE OR CALL 800 438 6894 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!!
PLEASE WRITE OR CALL 800 438 6894 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!!
UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE all watches offered by GSW have been SERVICED. Some required REPAIR AND RESTORATION! Normal Servicing of Mechanical Watches by an EXPERT PROFESSIONAL will run between $180.00 to 580.00, depending on the complication of the movement and that is WITHOUT parts that may be required. SERVICING means DISASSEMBLING THE ENTIRE WATCH AND MOVEMENT, CLEANING SAME, OILING, LUBING AND REASSEMBLING, timing and Sealing. RESTORATION is a separate service from SERVICING and may include CRYSTAL, DIAL, HANDS, CASE, LUGS and BAND. So, WHEN YOU VIEW VINTAGE AND CLASSIC WATCHES OFFERED BY OTHER VENDORS/DEALERS, the question is: WAS THE WATCH SERVICED? All watches, from mechanical to quartz devices, require periodic cleaning and inspection. GSW provides both cleaning and repair services with our main specialty that of restoring and repairing classic & vintage watches. GSW has established parts accounts with the oldest watch parts houses in the world as well as a network of watch dealers and repair centers around the world. GSW also provides dial restoration services. In addition to servicing new, vintage & classic watches, we also service high grade wristwatches. Think of your watch as you would a fine automobile, it is worth maintaining as it will increase your pleasure of ownership and also enhance the resale or trade-in value. If you plan on passing your watch on to the next generation, skilled periodic maintenance will be greatly appreciated in the future. Visit our studio gallery online for info on restoring or repairing your watch and call for 50% discounts from our advertised pricing! |
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