GROOVY 1960s BAYLOR SURFBOARD LANDERON VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPH
Item History & Price
FOR SALE IS A HANDSOME LATE 60s BAYLOR(BRAND FOR ZALE'S JEWELERS) SURFBOARD CHRONOGRAPH.
CASE: ALL STEEL 39MM ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 40mm LUG TO LUG. REALLY COOL UFO STYLE CASE IN NICE SHAPE. PLEASE NOTE THE CASEBACK WAS REPLACED AT SOME POINT IN HISTORY BY A STEEL ONE WITH AN EXHIBITION GLASS WINDOW. WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL, IT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE THAT HANDSOME GILTED LANDERON CHRONO MOVEMENT IN ACTION
DIA...L: THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, BABY. I FREAKIN' LOVE THIS SURFBOARD DIAL. NICE MATTE BLACK DIAL WITH THAT GROOVY METALLIC SILVER SURFBOARD ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SUNKEN SUBDIALS. HOW COOL IS THE BLACK/YELLOW BUMBLEBEE COUNTDOWN SEGMENT FOR THE MINUTE TOTALIZER. THE LUME LOOKS AMAZING ON THIS WITH THAT NICE CUSTARDY TRIITIUM HAVING AGED NICELY AND EVENTLY ON THE MARKERS AND HANDS. I LOVE THE LITTLE BAYLOR EMBLEM IN YELLOW AT 12.
MOVEMENT: 17JEWEL GILTED LANDERON 248 CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT SIGNED BAYLOR. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN. THE WATCH KEEPS GOOD TIME. THE CHRONO FUNCTIONS WELL, BUT THE BOTTOM PUSHER IS A BIT STIFF. CHRONO DOES RESET A MILLIMETER SHY OF ZERO. THIS HAS BEEN A PIECE THAT I HAVE REGULARLY WORN IN MY ROTATION AND HAS BEEN DEPENDABLE.
WATCH IS BEING SOLD AS-IS. NO GUARANTEES OF WHEN THIS WATCH MAY NEED A SERVICING. WATCH COMES ON A VINTAGE PERIOD APPROPRIATE FLAT BLACK TAPERED STRAP WHICH WORKS WELL WITH THE VIBE ON THIS ONE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY INQUIRIES. PLEASE SEE THE OTHER WATCHES I HAVE LISTED: A FRENCH DIVE CHRONO, A ZODIAC POOR MAN'S HEUER, A LIP DESIGNED BY RICHARD TALLON, A BROAD-ARROW SKIN-DIVER CHRONO, AND AN EPSA CASED RODANIA WATERMAN SUPER COMPRESSOR
CASE: ALL STEEL 39MM ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 40mm LUG TO LUG. REALLY COOL UFO STYLE CASE IN NICE SHAPE. PLEASE NOTE THE CASEBACK WAS REPLACED AT SOME POINT IN HISTORY BY A STEEL ONE WITH AN EXHIBITION GLASS WINDOW. WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL, IT'S PRETTY COOL TO SEE THAT HANDSOME GILTED LANDERON CHRONO MOVEMENT IN ACTION
DIA...L: THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, BABY. I FREAKIN' LOVE THIS SURFBOARD DIAL. NICE MATTE BLACK DIAL WITH THAT GROOVY METALLIC SILVER SURFBOARD ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SUNKEN SUBDIALS. HOW COOL IS THE BLACK/YELLOW BUMBLEBEE COUNTDOWN SEGMENT FOR THE MINUTE TOTALIZER. THE LUME LOOKS AMAZING ON THIS WITH THAT NICE CUSTARDY TRIITIUM HAVING AGED NICELY AND EVENTLY ON THE MARKERS AND HANDS. I LOVE THE LITTLE BAYLOR EMBLEM IN YELLOW AT 12.
MOVEMENT: 17JEWEL GILTED LANDERON 248 CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT SIGNED BAYLOR. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN. THE WATCH KEEPS GOOD TIME. THE CHRONO FUNCTIONS WELL, BUT THE BOTTOM PUSHER IS A BIT STIFF. CHRONO DOES RESET A MILLIMETER SHY OF ZERO. THIS HAS BEEN A PIECE THAT I HAVE REGULARLY WORN IN MY ROTATION AND HAS BEEN DEPENDABLE.
WATCH IS BEING SOLD AS-IS. NO GUARANTEES OF WHEN THIS WATCH MAY NEED A SERVICING. WATCH COMES ON A VINTAGE PERIOD APPROPRIATE FLAT BLACK TAPERED STRAP WHICH WORKS WELL WITH THE VIBE ON THIS ONE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY INQUIRIES. PLEASE SEE THE OTHER WATCHES I HAVE LISTED: A FRENCH DIVE CHRONO, A ZODIAC POOR MAN'S HEUER, A LIP DESIGNED BY RICHARD TALLON, A BROAD-ARROW SKIN-DIVER CHRONO, AND AN EPSA CASED RODANIA WATERMAN SUPER COMPRESSOR
