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Gregoire


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Location: Saipan, USA
Registered: February 2004
Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... Mon, 19 October 2015 19:50 Go to previous message

It's not often that you come across a piece that is seriously cool in every way, but that's exactly what happened when I picked up this Sandoz mystery dial a few weeks ago.

I had no idea how enamored I would be with this chunky piece of stainless steel which I'm guessing is from the mid seventies. The pictures gave me some idea that it would be a neat watch but it wasn't until it arrived that I would really appreciate it.

The first thing that struck me was that it's a hefty piece. Since I'm most accustomed to mid-century watches, I wasn't really prepared for a vintage watch with such heft, you definitely know this baby is strapped to your wrist.

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It's not a mystery dial in the normal sense in that it uses plastic rotating disks in lieu of hands. It has traditional hands but the are manufactured in a way as to mesh with the colored tracks printed under the crystal to create the illusion of floating hands.

Another neat touch is the seconds hand sports a pennant-like flag that moves under the dial hash marks creating a very cool, almost Borel-Cocktail-like illusion, as it makes its way around the dial.

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The icing on the cake is the colored design pattern. At first glance from straight on, it appears to be a shade of magenta, but as you shift your viewing angle the color morphs, first to a deep purple, then red, then orange and finally to a bright yellow. One of the coolest things I've ever seen on a watch!

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Fitted to a nice ostrich strap the whole package really come together nicely.

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Did I mention this is a seriously cool watch?


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  • Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... - Gregoire - Mon, 19 October 2015 19:50 (1789 clicks)
  • Re: Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... - Sawgolf4me - Sun, 29 November 2015 20:26 (293 clicks)
  • Re: Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... - Silent Mallard - Tue, 03 November 2015 21:18 (286 clicks)
  • Re: Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... - praguewatchman - Tue, 20 October 2015 12:09 (327 clicks)
  • That is an uncommon one, Eric...> - Paul Delury - Tue, 20 October 2015 00:12 (321 clicks)
  • Thanks, Paul. It does seem to be quite a unique piece. - Gregoire - Tue, 20 October 2015 01:52 (320 clicks)
  • I forgot to ask - what's the movement? [nt] - Paul Delury - Tue, 20 October 2015 01:54 (322 clicks)
  • Haven't had it long enough to look under the hood... - Gregoire - Tue, 20 October 2015 02:14 (345 clicks)
  • Right-o, thanks. [nt] - Paul Delury - Tue, 20 October 2015 02:22 (329 clicks)
  • Not a lot of questions in this world... - Gregoire - Tue, 20 October 2015 05:06 (343 clicks)
  • Thanks. I thought...> - Paul Delury - Tue, 20 October 2015 05:45 (333 clicks)
  • Re: Mysteriously Cool Vintage Sandoz... - Ravin - Mon, 19 October 2015 22:04 (323 clicks)
  • Very nice. That's cool. [nt] - leostar - Mon, 19 October 2015 20:14 (326 clicks)

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