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In Response To: My oldest watch ()

Excellent that we can be the beneficiaries of your week off work!! Looking forward to more of these reviews!!

Our community has also benefited greatly from the photo sessions that you held earlier, during the Summer.

Thanks for all this!!

Jeff

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: I am fortunate enough to have a week off work & thought i would
: use the free time to spoil myself with selecting a different
: watch from my collection each day.
: I’ve no plans to make a daily review but this watch ( the oldest
: in my collection ) has really brought a smile to my face the
: last 24 hours so i thought i’d share with you all.

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: This Model.358 is from 1938 and must have been considered a large
: watch at that time as its 40mm wide. The case is chrome plated
: and the caseback is hinged allowowing easy access to that
: beautiful Valjoux.22 movement. As you can see its a mono-pusher
: chronograph so the single olive pusher has to start/stop/reset
: the chrono, it functions perfectly. The entire crystal with
: inner bezel triangle rotates on top of the case. Its an
: amazingly simple design and functions perfectly although i would
: never consider this a waterproof watch.
: Originally it came to me on its period GF bamboo bracelet but i
: prefer wearing it on a leather strap. With fixed bars in place
: it limits the choice of straps considerably but this 20-14mm
: narrow buckle end strap is period styled and suits it well.

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: Its quite deceptive on the wrist as you expect a 40mm watch to wear
: big but the lack of traditional lugs makes this one feel more
: middle sized than large. I do, however, find myself being very
: aware of my environment as the fixed lugs dont scream robust
: & as i mentioned earlier waterproof is not a feature of this
: early chronograph.

: I hope you guys have enjoyed my review. - Darren

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