New - to me - but very old thing arriving

[CFR]

The dial and the scars of time...



I'm afraid this piece will disapoint many of you, because it is not the pristine example I would love to show. However, the watch is all original (the oversize crown is correct) and it shows the current time while still refuses to hide the flavour of the past.



The unpolished case keeps all its angles strongly defined. The dial, well, there's no way to ignore all its scars (in particular between the four and five marks) made even worse by the inclemency of my camera lenses.

Still showing a bit of life, under the right light conditions, though



I find it acceptable and in fact, quite charming



This watch (ref.: CK 2278-2 from the 40s) may be found with other dials, for example, with roman numerals and pulsations scale. It is not exactly a rare piece, but it's not that common, either. Mint examples are very difficult to find and really, really expensive.

Hope you liked this old piece of time and thanks for your patience.

Cheers,
C

[is that my watch]

think I like the look of that over pristine all day long

[CFR]

think I like the look of that over pristine all day long

Thanks, Ismy. And you see, you were very, very close...

This watch has so many wonderful details, I easy forget its "flaws".

[mlcor]

Well, if you can't clean it up, it still shows its charm. And if you can clean it up, it will be a stunner. Either way, it's a winner.

[is that my watch]

Thanks, Ismy. And you see, you were very, very close...

This watch has so many wonderful details, I easy forget its "flaws".

yes was reading about it as you say pre-date the moon watch so the 27mm is the diameter looks bigger ? but then I thought that with the 3017 till I saw one up close

[CFR]

Well, if you can't clean it up, it still shows its charm. And if you can clean it up, it will be a stunner. Either way, it's a winner.

Thanks, mlcor.

I can clean the case, but I'm afraid I can't touch the dial, because it's already at it's cleanest possible stage (excluding a full repaint, something I will not do)

[CFR]

yes was reading about it as you say pre-date the moon watch so the 27mm is the diameter looks bigger ? but then I thought that with the 3017 till I saw one up close

Yes, it's a 27 movement in a 35mm case.

[gnuyork]

Wow, C - that's really nice, scars and all. Enjoy!

[FuzzyB]

I really like the looks of it as it is. It's beautiful and shows its age well. A watch like that deserves to keep some of the battle scars its picked up. Such wonderful numerals, too.

[geoffbot]

Impeccable taste as always, C