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This is a great condition. ELGIN Chronograph Valjoux 7733 Reverse Panda Dial. Manual Wind watch, Just inspected and in great shape. Serviced by previous owner. Up for consideration is a super nice looking all original Elgin Chronograph in full size 39mm x 42mm gold plated tonneau-shape case with screw-down stainless steel case back, rounder pushers, high grade mechanical with manual winding Valjoux caliber 7733 and super cool minty original (not refinished) matte black/silver Panda dial. This gentleman’s strap watch is in excellent plus vintage condition, scratch free acrylic crystal (crystal has been removed while photographing to provide a detailed view of the dramatic dial), crown sets/winds smoothly, all chronograph working properly and resetting to zero, movement running strong and keeping accurate time. Stainless Steel Case and Case Back. 39mm x 42mm gold plated tonneau-shape case. Luminous numbers and hand dial, Swiss made, with the seconds Hand and Chronograph. Please see pictures and as some old movements don’t have a very clear markings. Genuine Leather WBHQ 20mm. Come with Beautiful Vintage Style Box. Or Experts Watches Pouch. Service Level # 2. (see below for more info). The case back is signed and dated by him. Grunbaum Watch Repair in Newport beach California. He is one of the best of his craft with 35 Years of experience. This is a highly collectible watch. Very few left with this rare movement. Sure to increase in value overtime, and a great addition to your collection. The condition of the watch is the same as it appears in the photos. The watch is working. In-House Test Results: -6 s/day. This is great time keeping for a watch in this age! All watch functions tested and operable. You will get the watch shown in the photos. Photos are an essential part of the description. Grades are the provided listing text and pictures summarized into a simple-to-understand score. Timekeeping measured using a precision Professional WeiShi Timegrapher 1900. Wearing habits affect accuracy. Servicing helps keep mechanical watches performing optimally. We do not test for water resistance. Bracelet size measured using a mandrel. A comfortable bracelet size may vary from your measured wrist size. Unfortunately lot of sellers are calming the watch has been serviced where the watch has not been. So please be careful and ask questions from sellers first. As far as my watches please see below. Watches I sell can have the following service Levels. Level # 1 Experts Watches Serviced. Serviced by our service repair person with over 40 years of experience very old school and very hard to find these day. Our routine service includes the following. Complete disassembly of the watch. Completely disassembled, cleaned, oiled, and timed using state of the art equipment. Clean all moving parts with specialized cleaning solvents. Proper lubrication with only the highest-grade lubricants and oils during the reassembly process. Thorough testing of accuracy. Your watch is tested to our exacting standards of 24 to 72 hours to assure accuracy, water resistance, and proper operation of all functionality. (Overhaul Lubricants, Gaskets, Sealing, Regulation, MISC testing). The was inside case is marked and dated by the service man. Receipts are available on request. Level #2 Serviced by previous owner. This watches are inspected and timed to make sure it meets the vintage watch timing standards. Level #3 Inspected and timed. Which can be posted. Are less expensive watches or newer watches that does not need it might not go through his process. Actually wearing the watch in the pulse will get you different results for sure, because the watch will. Be subject to very different positions and temperatures. Like a car, a mechanical watch will require periodic maintenance by an expert watchmaker. 1 – The watch should not be used in the water! All diving watches, even recent, should be sent for a qualified water sealing service each year prior to diving season. 2 – Any props display that might appear in the pictures is not included in the sale. We do check them out to make sure they are keeping time and running, however we do not service each and every watch and it is possible that servicing may be necessary at your expense. Servicing a vintage watch is highly recommended given that we dont have service record in most cases. Please see our service level guild for more information. Please bear in mind the age of these watches, in some cases 50-80 plus years old and due to the age of these watches we do not guarantee for water tightness whatsoever, even if it is marked waterproof on any watch we sell. Remember that seeing the item at very high magnification, as in the pictures that I provide, brings to life small defects that the human eye does not perceive. That is why many people will like even more the watch after seeing it for real. Please don’t send me a message telling me what you think is the value of the item, or asking me if I will consider an offer in the amount of x or what is my best price. This is the most effective way to avoid the disappointment of seeing the item go to someone else. I do not guarantee time keeping on any of my vintage watches, even if the time keeping is perfect. Very old watches keep good time but do not expect the accuracy of a modern watch. Even whole watch collections. Please Contact me for more details. Awesome and Superb Items are, All Right Here!!! ALL SALES ARE FINAL. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CANCELLATIONS. Actual color of the item may vary on your monitor’s screen or on the reflection made by photo shoots. The item will be relisted. Some of the higher end item might take longer if they need to be picked up from a safe. Please contact me about it before paying, ask for total. Rates depends on country/destination. Please check to make sure that the item or the watch you are purchasing sit eh make and model which you are looking for. Please check list for the amount. NOTE: Please do give an attention on reading this!! Items we sell are 100% AUTHENTIC. We do NOT guarantee WATER TIGHTNESS of used watches. Some of the items that we sell are PRE-OWNED/USED. Expect some of the items are NOT as good as new. We are NOT CONNECTED and/or RELATED to any COMPANIES of the BRANDS that we sell. In some cases, we use stock photo if new item. Or stock picture for main picture. Please ask all questions before purchasing. Leaving FEED BACK is optional. However, we will DEEPLY APPRECIATE if you can leave one for me as soon as you received the item. CUSTOMER’S SATISFACTION is our primary concern in doing this business. Recommendations for the owner of antiquarian watches. All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped – because repairs may be expensive. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc. Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only i. For minutes, NOT hours. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. IF the watch is dirty – allow the watch to run down, don’t wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Vintage watches are very delicate and I package to the highest degree to prevent damage. High altitude flights can be hard on watches due to extreme temperature changes. This can cause the oil viscosity to decrease (gum up) and prevent a watch from ticking the balance moving freely etc. It may need to be oiled when it arrives regardless of its recent servicing (if applicable). Although this is only a very slight possibility it can occasionally happen. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Serviced Vintage 1970’s ELGIN Chronograph Valjoux 7733 Gold Plate Panda Watch” is in sale since Thursday, August 31, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Wristwatches”. The seller is “expertswatches” and is located in Placentia, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Gender: Men’s
• Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
• Display: Analog
• Brand: Elgin
• Watch Shape: Tonneau
• Band Material: Saddle Stitched
• Lug Width: 20mm
• Features: Acrylic Crystal
• Case Material: Gold Plated
• Year of Manufacture: 1970-1979
• Face Color: Black
• Style: Pilot/Aviator
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
• Number of Jewels: 17 Jewels
• Band Type: Two-Piece Strap
• Case Finish: Unpolished
• Band Color: Brown
• Case Size: 39mm x 42mm
• Model: Elgin Chronograph
• Case Color: Yellow Gold
• MPN: Does Not Apply