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READY TO WEAR
OVERHAULED
SERVICED
RESTORED
WWII
1944
CROTON
ALL
STAINLESS STEEL
VINDICATOR
AQUAMEDICO
WITH
17 JEWEL
AS 1187/1194
WITH
NEW
ORIORIGINAL SIGNED WWII LEATHER STRAP
ORIGINAL STAIJNLESS STEEL FLEX BAND
NEW DOUBLE STITCHED OIL SKIN CHRONO
LEATHER STRAP
30.9 X 38
MM
W/O CROWN
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NIVADA GETCHEN CREATED THE “CROTON” COMPANY/BRAND TO INTRODUCE THEIR FIRST WATCHES MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE US MARKET IN 1940–JUST IN TIME TO FILL WHAT WOULD BE A HUGE DEMAND FROM SOLDEIRS, PROFESSIONALS AND WORKERS. ACTUALLY, WWII WAS A HUGE BOOM TO WHAT WAS A DEAD ECONOMY. GREEN BACKS FLOWED LIKE WATER, PRODUCTS WERE LIMITED. THE SWISS WOULD DOMINATE THE MARKET. CROTOM WOULD SOON BECOME FAMOUS FOR THEIR WATER PROOF WRIST WATCH CASE DESIGN; SETTING UP A SUPER RE-INTRODUCTION SUPER BOOM TIME BY 1950.
THE CROTONIN DESIGN HOUSED TOP OF THE LINE ETA AND AS MOVEMENTS.
THE CROTON SIGNED MOVEMENTS WERE FITTED WITH WYLER PATENED TWO PART STEMS.
THE FEMALE STEM WAS PLACED INTO A ONE PIECE CASE,
A CROWN WITH A MALE STEM ATTACHED WAS THEN PLACED IN THE STEM TUBE AND SNAPPED INTO THE FEMALE END.
JUST LIKE THE WYLER…
BUT THAT IS WHERE SIMILARITY ENDED.
CROTON CREATED A ONE PIECE POT/PAN STYLE CASE WITH LONG STEM TUBE.
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THEN THEY DROPPED THE THE MOVEMENT WITH DIAL AND HALF STEM.
THEY CREATED A “HAT” LIKE CRYSTAL WITH A RUBBER SEAL THAT WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE POT/PAN STYLE CASE, FOLLOWED THE PLACING OF A STEEL BEZEL WITH TAPPED HOLES UNDER EACH LUG FITTED WITH HEADLESS SCREWS .
THEN THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WAS TURNED OVER AND THE 4 STRAIGHT IN-LINE SCREWS WERE SCREWED INTO THE HOLES UNDER EACH LUG, PULLING THE CASE UP INTO THE BEZEL. THEREBY “SANDWITCHING” IT TOGETHER AND SEALING THE MANUAL WIND MOVEMENT.
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THOUGH THE MOST FAMOUS CROTON WOULD BE THE 1950’S AQUAMATIC WITH A 360 DEGREE ROTOR, A SIMILAR CASED AUTOMATIC BUMPER CROTON WATCH WOULD BE ADVERTISED IN THE 1940’S. IT WAS THE FIRST AQUAMATIC [AUTOMATIC] WITH A 180 DEGREE BACK/FORTH BUMPER MOVEMENT.
THE BUMPER WAS A BUMMER THAT DID NOT WITH STAND LONG TERM USE ….IT WAS UTILIZED BY ALL COMKPANIES EXCEPT ROLEX. WHICH MEANS IT IS COLLECTIBLE,
SO, WE ARE IN THE EARLY 1040’S WITH A DECADE TO GO BEFORE THE 360 DEGREE ROTOR AUTOMATIC AQUAMATIC WOULD ALLOW FOR A SOLID AUTOMATIC WATCH. THUS, CROTON DECIDED TO FOCUS ON THE CASE, THE DESIGN, THE BRAND NAMES AND THE WAR…...
CROTON CREATED A SERIES OF WATCHES WITH SIMILAR BASIC FEATURES BUT DIFFERENT NAMES. DIALS, CASE SIGNING AND ADVERTISING. ALMOST LIKE GRUEN IN 1942, CROTON INTRODUCED WAR RELATED NAMES THUS WATCHES, SUCH AS THE VINDICATOR SERIES…
-VINDICATOR WOULD BE A TERM CROTON WOULD USE WITH NO SUB NAME IN A MASSIVE RELAUCH IN THE 1950/’S .
THE FIRST VINDICATOR THE VINDICATOR AQUAMEDICO –
- CREATING NAMES WITH CARE. THEY ACTUALLY INTRODUCED THEIR SPECIAL CASE DESIGN UTILIZING POWER FULL LATIN WORDS.
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- WORDS THAT MEANT SEA, WATER, VENGENCE, VICTORY, SOLDIERS, DOCTORS, AND MEDICS…
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- A: VINDICATOR
FIT PERFECTLY TO THE MIND. ESPECIALLY WITH A WAR RAGING.
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LATIN
VINDICATOR
vindic.ator V 1 1 FUT PASSIVE IMP 2 S
vindic.ator V 1 1 FUT PASSIVE IMP 3 S
vindico, vindicare, vindicavi, vindicatus V [XXXBX]
claim, vindicate; punish, avenge;
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AQUA
aqu.a N 1 1 ABL S F
aqua, aquae N F [XXXAO]
water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine;
MEDICO
LATIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
B: MEDICO
medicus, medici N
doctor, physician; fourth finger of the hand;
medicus, medica, medicum ADJ
healing, curative, medical; [digitus ~ => fourth finger of the hand];
medic.o V 1 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 1 S
medico, medicare, medicavi, medicatus V
heal, cure; medicate; dye;
1944
CROTON
VINDICATOR
AQUAMEDICO
HAS
BLACK DIAL
WITH
TRIANGULAR
LUME MARKERS
AND
NUMERALS
COMPLETE WITH A
BAND/STRAP/BRACELET
THE ORIGINAL SIGNED 1944 STRAP IN CENTER
TARAWA ACTUAL PHOTO
THE HANDS ARE STEEL
&
LUME
WITH
RED ARROW
SWEEPS SECONDS
THE
NUMERAL
MARKERS
&
HANDS
LUMINANCE
TARAWA ACTUAL PHOTO
CASE IS ALL
STAINLESS STEEL
CONDITION IS
EXCELLENT TO FINE
TARAWA ACTUAL PHOTO
ACTUAL WWII PICTURE ON BOX
THE ABOVE PHOTO IS
ROCK’S TARAWA BOX
FILLED WITH ITEMS BELONGING
TO THE DECEASED RELATIVE
OF A PATRON
WHO SERVED IN WWII
HIS MEMORABILIA
THIS TIME PIECE CAME
FROM THE SAME ESTATE
TARAWA ACTUAL PHOTO
HERE ROCK HAS PLACED
THE BANDS AND TIME PIECE
TARAWA ACTUAL PHOTO
NEW
“HAT CRYSTAL”
GOLD OUTLINED
LUMED NUMBERS
AND
MARKERS
THIS STRAP IS DETAILED
AND SIGNED WITH TROOPER’S ID
HERE IS THE STEEL BEZEL DETAILED
ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF THE CASE BACK
ON AN EARLY NIVADA CROTON
US EXPORT
VINDICATOR AQUAMEDICO
HERE THE
VINDICTOR
AQUAMEDICO
CASE BEZEL CRYSTAL
WITH
1944 TRENCH ART
STERLING SILVER MARKSMAN BADGE
NOTE: THAT IS NOT DIRT YOU SEE BUT ENAMEL
THAT WAS USED TO DETAIL THE HEAVY WWII
STERLING SILVER MARKSMAN BADGE
AND
CASE BACK
THIS IS THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL
SIGNED STRAP BEFORE RESTORATION
IT COMES WITH HIS STRETCH BAND
ALSO AND A NEW OIL SKIN STRAP
WITH TOOL TO REMOVE STRAP.
NOTICE THE LUGS ARE “GO THROUGHS”
A THICK PIN OR WIRE ALLOWED EASY
REMOVAL OF BAND/STRAP AND
REPACEMENT IN THE FEILD
THE SMALL LEATHER TURN ON LEFT STRAP
IS JUST THAT. STRAP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
HERE SHE IS AFTER WITH CASE BEZEL AND MOVEMENT
OVERHAULED AND STRAP RECONDITIONED
NOTE THE VINDICATOR AQUA MEDICO HAS A LIP SEAL
ONLY THE FIRST VERSIONS HAD THE [NEW] HAT CRYSTAL WHITE SEAL
AND THE RED “L” SHAPE [NEW] PINK SEAL
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WE TOOK CARE TO CLEAN THE TRENCH ART , CASE
AND LUGS. WHAT REMAINS SHOULD REMAIN
PROPER FITTING THE CASE CRYSTAL AND BEZEL
ARE IMPORTANT AND ACCOMPLISHED
BY TIGHTENING THE FOUR HEADLESS SCREWS
LIKE LUGS ON A WHEEL COUNTER CROSS WISE
YOU CAN SEE THE CASE SCREWS ON THE TOP RIGHT
AND THE NEW OLD STOCK “HAT CRYSTAL”
ON LEFT WITH SEAL. AND THE TWO PART
STEM AND CROWN ABOVE
BAM
1944
AS 1187/1194
Features
manual wind
sweep second
Data
10.5”’, Dm= 23.3mm
15/17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 43h
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CONDITION WATCH:
EXCELLENT – RUNS EXCELLENT
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