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Para-Geneve - Automatic - Super Compressor - Vintage Dive Watch - Calibre ETA 2472 - c.1965

 A Superb Para (Paul Raff) Automatic Vintage Dive Watch with a Super Compressor Case in Fantastic Condition with Original Lume and Date Function - Very Rare, c.1965

Case
Stainless Steel
Condition
 9/10
Year
1965
Box/Papers
 No/No
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£1,950.00GBP

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Since 1910, the name Raff has stood for comprehensive expertise in the development, manufacture and distribution of watches for a wide variety of occasions and target groups. The implementation of customer ideas is a particular strength. At its headquarters in Pforzheim, the company’s team of experienced watchmakers guarantees high-quality development and production of private-label watches.

To this day, the traditional brand Para – after the initials of the company’s founder Paul Raff – is a trademark of the company. 

What's on Offer

This is a superb example of a vintage Para watch with an incredibly attractive and striking dial! Just look at the red white and blue colourway - this watch certainly isn't a wallflower and at a meaty 42mm is has a real presence on the wrist. The central navy dial is the perfect platform to make the nicely aged lume on the hour plots pop! Just look at that beautiful vanilla hue which is also still present on the chunky stick hands! The dial is encapsulated underneath a shatterproof Plexiglas crystal and encased in a brushed stainless steel Super Compressor case. 

The watch is powered by The ETA 2472  which is a mechanical watch movement with automatic winding, date display with semi-quickset feature, and a power reserve of 42 hours. The date changes instantly at midnight. To set the date, the time is moved forward from 20 30 to 24 00, then back to 20 30 and forward again. The ETA 2472 is capable of chronometer-grade performance thanks to precise regulation using a moveable hairspring stud and long regulator arm.

This watch is in superb shape, running well and keeping good time. A rare and collectable piece with a charismatic design, don't sleep on this one! 

Case
Stainless Steel
Box
No
Dial
Blue
Papers
No
Crystal
Plexiglass
Model Ref
1-69
Winding
Automatic
Bracelet
Rubber
Movement Type
Mechanical
Condition
9/10
Calibre
ETA 2472
Date of Issue
1965
Jewels
25
Warranty
12 Months VWS
Power Reserve
42 Hours
Lug Height
42mm
Width
42mm
Lug width
22mm
Wrist Size
Adjustable

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