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Optima Gold-Filled Art Deco Tank Stye Watch with Original Dial circa 1940
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$750
£566.91
€650.27
CA$1,045.53
A$1,138.15
CHF 604.13
MX$13,694.34
NOK 7,655.13
SEK 7,014.26
DKK 4,856.20
About the Item
FACTORY / HOUSE: Optima Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 4016
METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold-Filled
CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 38mm X Width 24mm
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 19-10
DIAL / HANDS: Original Silvered with Breguet Style Arabic Numerals / Dauphine Hands
ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 19mm / Regular Length
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 40 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course.
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
This great looking Art Deco Watch was produced by the high grade house of Optima. They were a small factory in Switzerland producing private label watches and their own caliber as well offered in Europe under their own name, Optima. The watch is very dependable and keeps excellent time as well. It is the perfect unisex size and can be worn for all type of occasions and counted on as well, to get you there on time, every time.
- Creator:Optima
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- Date of Manufacture:1940 s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. It is worth noting that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.
- Seller Location:Long Beach, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 41601stDibs: LU422321190832

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