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FS: LAST call - Rare vintage LIP double retrograde sector watch

Hi folks,

I am helping a friend of mine to sell his double retrograde watch by LIP, a French watch company before they go down under during the quartz period.

This watch is rare, and even harder to find in good condition. Maybe 1 pops up for sale every year or every other year.
It has a fully functional double retrograde hands with quickset date.

The movement is relatively simple, ingenious and highly effective. Base movement is a robust 25j Duromat (German movement) which is found in many watches, such as Girard Perregaux, Laco, etc. The double retrograde function is made possible by mounting a effective and simple "crane" like module (found in some of the double retrograde movements from the 70s, such as the Wittnauer Futurama, Difor, etc) onto the Duromat movement.
Watch was serviced in Aug 2014.

There are a few watches that is made today, inspired by this watch. This design also closely resembled the 1950s prototype, Cobra made by Patek Philippe, to the modern Urwerk King Cobra CC1.

Here is the original advertisement for this watch:


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Here are the original photos of the watch I am selling for my friend and the watch that I owned personally:


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I am asking for a REDUCED reasonable USD 1,200 OR your best offer shipped to your doorstep.

Paypal is fine if you pay the fees, but bank wire preferred.

I can be reached at reficul_x AT yahoo DOT com

Please do not PM me as I will take longer time to reply.

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