Vintage 1940s Mens Helvetia Military Sport Style Watch Serviced Cal. 800C
Item History & Price
Vintage 1940s Mens Helvetia Watch Serviced Cal. 800C. Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail Signed For® 2nd Class.
Just Serviced. It has a sweeping blued steel centre seconds hand. It has arabic hour markers and blued steel syringe type hands. The lume on the dial is original. The hands are original and retain their original lume. The case has been cleaned. It has a stainless steel screw down case back with new case back gasket. A good seal is created. The dial is crisp... and clearly legible with light age related marks and has been lightly cleaned of loose dirt. The dial reads'Helvetia Swiss'. The movement has been fully stripped, cleaned, oiled and regulated. It has been demagnetised for good measure. A new 16mm nylon strap has been fitted with new thick 1.8mm spring bars. The watch runs well and keeps time (currently +10 sec/day on a bench test in 6 positions. This can vary but certainly within a minute per day or better). The case measures 30mm excluding the crown with a 16mm lug width. signs of light wear, light scratches and loss of plating commensurate to age but nothing major and adds to the character of the watch and is still in good usable condition.
Water resistance has not been tested.
Due to the age of the watch, I obviously cannot offer any guarantee of future performance. However, it has been thoroughly tested and is running with no issues.
I'm reducing my watch collection of Smiths, J W Benson and other interesting vintage watches so please see my other watches for sale.
Just Serviced. It has a sweeping blued steel centre seconds hand. It has arabic hour markers and blued steel syringe type hands. The lume on the dial is original. The hands are original and retain their original lume. The case has been cleaned. It has a stainless steel screw down case back with new case back gasket. A good seal is created. The dial is crisp... and clearly legible with light age related marks and has been lightly cleaned of loose dirt. The dial reads'Helvetia Swiss'. The movement has been fully stripped, cleaned, oiled and regulated. It has been demagnetised for good measure. A new 16mm nylon strap has been fitted with new thick 1.8mm spring bars. The watch runs well and keeps time (currently +10 sec/day on a bench test in 6 positions. This can vary but certainly within a minute per day or better). The case measures 30mm excluding the crown with a 16mm lug width. signs of light wear, light scratches and loss of plating commensurate to age but nothing major and adds to the character of the watch and is still in good usable condition.
Water resistance has not been tested.
Due to the age of the watch, I obviously cannot offer any guarantee of future performance. However, it has been thoroughly tested and is running with no issues.
I'm reducing my watch collection of Smiths, J W Benson and other interesting vintage watches so please see my other watches for sale.
