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bdex75 · 24 September 2018, 10:43 AM

Very cool!!

She is a bit rough around the edges but will clean up nicely hopefully!

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sillo · 24 September 2018, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daydatepiepan

Also, why have I not heard about this piece before, it has a relatively modern case size, day date function in SS with a rotating bezel. I mean this watch is just amazing. If I cant get this one looking good, the search will commence for a better example.

I had the same reaction when another 7020 thread popped up a few days ago. Such cool and unique piece.

Richard Carver · 24 September 2018, 11:26 AM

Excellent! This is gonna be fun! :)

daydatepiepan · 24 September 2018, 01:18 PM

Well, it wears beautifully, a very standard sized watch. Runs very well, I was able to set the day/date quite easily, no quick set (I had a Rolex Day Date from 64 up until recently).

Dates/days snapped around very sharply, in fact better than the recently serviced Rolex Day Date. The Sunday day on the day dial is pretty ghastly, must have stopped on a Sunday for many many years.

Rather annoyingly the serial number has completely worn away.

The clasp has an engraving, which reads something like "...name....Love ART EN '71"

daydatepiepan · 24 September 2018, 01:45 PM

Oh lastly, one of the links in the bracelet is an older style rolled link. It appears to have been roughly added to extend the bracelet. I will have my jeweler remove this as the bracelet is quite long luckily.

Richard Carver · 24 September 2018, 02:21 PM

What a great watch. :) Serial numbers? We don't need no steenking serial numbers! :) (movie reference)

daydatepiepan · 24 September 2018, 02:37 PM

Ha ha, yeah for sure. Correct me if I am wrong but were all of these made in 1969?

Richard Carver · 24 September 2018, 02:40 PM

To my knowledge, yes.

daydatepiepan · 24 September 2018, 05:26 PM

Correction, the serial number is intact. The spring bars were distorted and appear to be about to fail too.

Serial confirmed as 690775

daydatepiepan · 25 September 2018, 10:34 AM

Well I was hoping I could get away with wearing it for a few days/weeks before its service. The watch ran nicely all day yesterday. Today however the hands and date/day are stuck but the seconds are progressing...

daydatepiepan · 26 September 2018, 12:57 PM

Update: The watch seems to stop each day at 10:18, oddly, I am checking the watch in the evening often past that time, when I wake up its has gone back to 10:18. I havent had it opened yet, but I am actually really dreading it. Anyhow, photos of the internals to come this week!

daydatepiepan · 26 September 2018, 12:58 PM

Also, I have decided to ship the bracelet off to Michael Young for a thorough service. I have a 200USD credit with him, so I might as well use it.

Richard Carver · 26 September 2018, 05:20 PM

Keep us posted!

Ignace Worang · 27 September 2018, 07:53 PM

For that price is a steal.....bracelet is not correct to the watch but you can sell it at the price you got the watch :-)

Here's mine:

daydatepiepan · 27 September 2018, 08:31 PM

cool nice watch!! do you have more pics?

daydatepiepan · 8 October 2018, 10:31 AM

Ok - Bracelet has been shipped off to Michael Young.

The next step is to have the watch itself assessed. Hopefully this will occur this week.

Ignace Worang · 8 October 2018, 09:52 PM

more pics as requested:

Ignace Worang · 8 October 2018, 09:54 PM

and good luck with refurb......:-)

daydatepiepan · 9 October 2018, 06:44 AM

wow! I need to find the original bracelet! Very nice, pics thanks!

Mansell92 · 14 January 2019, 11:05 PM

Hey I would like to know what bracelet exactly these were sold on? I see them on all types, but if someone has a clasp code or something to go on that would be great.

Cariduro24 · 15 January 2019, 03:56 AM

Beautiful vintage watch, love the folder band. Wear it in good health!

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mmpass · 6 September 2020, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by daydatepiepan

Ok - Bracelet has been shipped off to Michael Young.

The next step is to have the watch itself assessed. Hopefully this will occur this week.

Just checking out this thread.
Did you ever get that AS 1895 working well again?

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24 September 2018, 10:43 AM	#31
bdex75 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Brandon Location: Indianapolis Watch: my money vanish Posts: 8,506	Very cool!! She is a bit rough around the edges but will clean up nicely hopefully! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

24 September 2018, 11:26 AM	#33
Richard Carver "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 2,237	Excellent! This is gonna be fun! :)

24 September 2018, 01:45 PM	#35
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Oh lastly, one of the links in the bracelet is an older style rolled link. It appears to have been roughly added to extend the bracelet. I will have my jeweler remove this as the bracelet is quite long luckily.

24 September 2018, 02:21 PM	#36
Richard Carver "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 2,237	What a great watch. :) Serial numbers? We don't need no steenking serial numbers! :) (movie reference)

24 September 2018, 02:37 PM	#37
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Ha ha, yeah for sure. Correct me if I am wrong but were all of these made in 1969?

24 September 2018, 02:40 PM	#38
Richard Carver "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 2,237	To my knowledge, yes.

25 September 2018, 10:34 AM	#40
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Well I was hoping I could get away with wearing it for a few days/weeks before its service. The watch ran nicely all day yesterday. Today however the hands and date/day are stuck but the seconds are progressing...

26 September 2018, 12:57 PM	#41
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Update: The watch seems to stop each day at 10:18, oddly, I am checking the watch in the evening often past that time, when I wake up its has gone back to 10:18. I havent had it opened yet, but I am actually really dreading it. Anyhow, photos of the internals to come this week!

26 September 2018, 12:58 PM	#42
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Also, I have decided to ship the bracelet off to Michael Young for a thorough service. I have a 200USD credit with him, so I might as well use it.

26 September 2018, 05:20 PM	#43
Richard Carver "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 2,237	Keep us posted!

27 September 2018, 07:53 PM	#44
Ignace Worang "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Jihocesky Posts: 195	For that price is a steal.....bracelet is not correct to the watch but you can sell it at the price you got the watch :-) Here's mine:

27 September 2018, 08:31 PM	#45
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	cool nice watch!! do you have more pics?

8 October 2018, 10:31 AM	#46
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	Ok - Bracelet has been shipped off to Michael Young. The next step is to have the watch itself assessed. Hopefully this will occur this week.

8 October 2018, 09:52 PM	#47
Ignace Worang "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Jihocesky Posts: 195	more pics as requested:

8 October 2018, 09:54 PM	#48
Ignace Worang "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Jihocesky Posts: 195	and good luck with refurb......:-)

9 October 2018, 06:44 AM	#49
daydatepiepan Banned Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Sydney Posts: 162	wow! I need to find the original bracelet! Very nice, pics thanks!

14 January 2019, 11:05 PM	#50
Mansell92 Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Adelaide Posts: 64	Hey I would like to know what bracelet exactly these were sold on? I see them on all types, but if someone has a clasp code or something to go on that would be great.

15 January 2019, 03:56 AM	#51
Cariduro24 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: US Posts: 65	Beautiful vintage watch, love the folder band. Wear it in good health! Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

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