Description: Up for purchase, an intricately designed and aesthetically appealing vintage Arnex open face pocket watch. Aside from the unique fired enamel face with green elements around Roman numerals, the watch lives between eras in the development of timepieces. It has an interesting vintage. With all the features and beauty of pocket watches made during the peak of popularity during the 1910 era and development of the modern Swiss movement of 1970's, this watch has a broad appeal to enthusiasts today. The face of the watch has green circular elements surrounding the numbers. It uses Roman numerals to represent the hours, displayed in black. Three black hands indicate hours, minutes, and seconds. Underneath the beautiful design lies a watch few watch experts understand. Atop the base plate of the Cortebert Caliber 726/736 with a size of 18,5 Ligne (41 mm) is the Unitas 6431/6445. This makes it one of the most advanced watches produced by the any watch company. Ébauches SA group, a holding of which Cortebert and Unitas were members, absorbed both companies during the 1985 merger with Swatch Group Ltd. Cortebert ceased the production of large pocket watch movements and started using Unitas 6497 units with “Cortebert” engravings. Cortebert movements became modern Unitas units that were used, for example, by Officine Panerai SpA in 1993 for their Pre-Vendôme watches and after 1997 also. We only had one concern with this watch which modern technology solved. In 1970, Swiss Watchmaker Research Laboratory (LSRH) in Neuchatel (Switzerland) and Moebius developed synthetic oil. However, the Unitas movements we have found in estate watches and late into the century, still had animal lubricants present. During our restoration process, we used Moebius synthetic greases and oils. This change improved the performance and will let it run for years to come. Free shipping from East Texas. One-year parts and labor warranty.
Price: 450 USD
Location: Paris, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-27T18:41:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Closure: Open Face
Number of Jewels: 17 Jewels
Indices: Roman Numerals
Year Manufactured: 1970
Personalize: No
Case Color: Silver
Department: Men
Caseback: Snap
Escapement Type: Lever
Style: LéPine
Features: 12-Hour Dial, Shock-Resistant
Case Material: Struck & Engraved
Pocket Watch Size: 6431/6445
Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
Seller Warranty: Yes
With Service Records: No
Brand: Arnex
Type: Pocket Watch
Dial Color: Blue & White
Model: 6431/6445
Theme: Swiss Country
Case Finish: Polished
With Manual/Booklet: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
Display: Analog
