Team,
I'm not a particular fan of vintage watches, not that I dislike those watches but I just prefer brand new stuff.
But we must "never say never" and here is the story:
When I was a boy, many and many moons back, I was exposed to the Thor Heyerdahl saga of the Kon Tiki. This saga excited my young brains and I just devoured the book.
Better brains already told this amazing adventure, see MattS post here: home.watchprosite.com
Because of this old relationship with KonTiki, I'm chasing an acceptable KonTiki watch since I start this hobby.
I had one, but it was far from being in good shape.
Last week, this one was offered to me and after an amazing fast negotiation with my preferred seller ... I took it without a single blink.
The set included the original SS bracelet (I don't do steel bracelets -- I just remove it and put on my bracelet repository), the original (?) box and a receipt for the last maintenance (1990).
A classic diver, I believe.
Unpolished case, with some "beauty" marks, impeccable dial, hands, even the plastic crystal carries the five Eterna dots.
Of course, a beautiful patina.
I was a little concerned about the bezel but a quick search here on the PuristSPro and ... bingo:
Another KonTiki post, this time by Ludi, included this advertising material with the same bezel (decompression table?).
Ludi's post can be accessed here: home.watchprosite.com
After a quick "pit stop" on my watchmaker for a full maintenance (believe it or not, it was subjected to a maintenance circa 1990!) the watch is performing just like a COSC one or better. I instructed my watchmaker to leave the case untouched, as it should be.
I don't have any movement pic but it's pristine.
Another picture. The green tone on the patina was caused by a combination of the patina with the amazing blue sky when I took those quick pics.