Croton Skymaster Valjoux 72 Chronograph (1960s)

Description: Gorgeous and excellent condition 3-register Panda with Valjoux 72 movement. I’d compare this in design and collectibility to Heuer Autavias and Enicar Sherpa Graphs. It’s got a black dial, that’s not quite matte or shiny - and it pops against the sparkled silver of the subdials and the tachymeter. It stands out from watches of its era, too. The hour indices are raised and angled, so they glint in the sunlight, and match the fine hour and minute hands that are machined with a slight angling for more surface area. The coin-edge bezel is pretty unique and adds to its air sophisticated ruggedness - this watch was rated water resistant to 50 m. For a watch of this era, the condition is superb. It looks decades newer than it is. See more details below in the description. Model: Croton Skymaster Chronograph (Ref. 993000 I believe) with Valjoux 72 movement. Case size is 38mm across, depth is 11mm from bezel to bottom, 13mm from crystal to bottom. Lug width 18mm. Condition: Excellent condition. Case appears (to me) unpolished, with crisp edges. Typical swirlies and no significant dings. Dial is in nearly-new, freakin’ gorgeous condition. All of the writing on the dial and tachy are perfectly clear. The only blemish I can see is slight wear on the outermost tachymeter ring around 6 PM. Crystal is in good condition. Watch winds smoothly and sets. Chronograph functions are running well, but reset pusher is not resetting to 0 on either seconds or minutes, so a service will be needed. Bezel appears to be missing the 0 marker, which seems common in photos. Bezel rotates bidirectionally, and does not click. Not sure if this is typical of the model. The inside of the caseback is signed Croton, as well as the bridge of the Valjoux 72 movement. Includes: Generic Hirsch strap. No box or papers. Reviews: Analog Shift, Fratello

Price: 4250 USD

Location: San Anselmo, California

End Time: 2024-10-23T17:48:00.000Z

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