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Beautiful watch, the kind of watch I love ! This movement definitely looks like a pocket watch's movement with indirect central second
A beautiful Audemars Piguet Calatrava
In a previous thread, I mentioned my AP Nostalgia . Her's another piece that makes me nostalgic. Spider lugs, center seconds, needle hands, subtle Roman numerals and triangular markers: for me, every detail of this 35 mm AP Calatrava from the 1950s is exq...
I'm glad you like it too.
And yes, this movement is very good looking. From what I've read it played a major role for AP at some point. Best, Emmanuel
Thanks for adding this one.
The hand lengths are just right. Attention to detail, an AP hallmark!
I remember this watch
I think it sold a few years ago in MCL auction. What is interesting of these watches is that they were highly finished (even among the vzss/vzas ones with the 19/20 jewel versions) and had shock abosrbers. It seems that these were exclusively sold in the ...
Thank you so much for this precious link
which I’ve not been able to find! And your VZSS looks great: these movements were really very nice. Best, Emmanuel
I bid on it when it was at auction ;)
also the MCL watch did not have matchign case and movement no.s thus we know its a replacement case. here are some photos of it from the auction ...
Thank you for sharing these informations and photos.
The hammered price was acceptable, imo.
classic mlg listing then 🤣
jokes aside price decent and love those spillmann waterproof cases!
Does it mean that MLG has the habit of
presenting pieces with elements that doesn't match?
