Cortebert 616 47Mm Vintage California Dial Mechanical Wristwatch Watch 3646

£599.00 Buy It Now or Best Offer, £9.49 Shipping, 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee
Seller: andyandjanny ✉️ (21,241) 100%, Location: oldham, Lancashire, GB, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 335291560178 CORTEBERT 616 47MM VINTAGE CALIFORNIA DIAL MECHANICAL WRISTWATCH WATCH 3646. CORTEBERT 616 VINTAGE 47MM MENS MECHANICAL CORTEBERT 616 WATCH MOVEMENT- IN A NEW CASE TO MAKE A WRISTWATCH. THIS IS ONE OF TWO WATCHES I HAVE MADE USING VINTAGE CORTEBERT 616 MOVEMENTS- CHECK OUT THE OTHER AS WELL WHICH HAS THE ICONIC LARGE NUMBER3.6.9.12 DIAL!  I STUMBLED UPON SOME VINTAGE AUTHENTIC 80 YEAR OLD CORTEBERT POCKET WATCHES -THE CASES WERE BROKEN, GLASS BROKEN ,ENAMEL DIALS CRACKED AND SPLIT, AND HANDS WERE BENT & RUSTY - THEY COULD NOT BE SAVED - HOWEVER THE MOVEMENTS-CORTEBERT CALIBRE 616 WERE ALL TICKING WELL, AND KEEPING GOOD TIME. ( ENGRAVED CORTEBERT , 616, and tiny " cort " under the balance wheel !)  THIS MECHANISM WAS THE EXACT CALIBRE OF MECHANISM USED IN THE ITALIAN VINTAGE DIVERS WATCHES OF THE 1940'S. CORTEBERT SUPPLIED THESE EXACT MECHANISMS FOR THE WATCHES. THESE WERE THE FIRST EVER DIVERS WATCHES, AND WERE WORN BY ITALIAN AND GERMAN NAVY DIVERS DURING WW2 - ORIGINALS ARE PRICELESS !  SO I FOUND A SIMILAR 3646 STYLE CASE , I HAVE HAD DIALS ESPECIALLY MADE, BLUED STEEL HANDS, AND I  HAVE GIVEN ALL SOME AGEING, SO TO FIT WITH THE BEAUTIFUL 80 YR OLD MOVEMENT. I HAVE RESCUED THE MECHANISM, AND THIS IS NOW A WORKING WEARABLE WRISTWATCH ! UPCYCLING TO RESCUE THIS LOVELY MOVEMENT FROM LANDFILL !  THE WATCH COMES ON A QUALITY NEW VINTAGE ITALIAN NAVY STYLE LEATHER STRAP. THE WATCH HAS A CLEAR DISPLAY EXHIBITION CASEBACK, SO YOU CAN SEE THE VINTAGE MOVEMENT TICKING AWAY !  I AM LISTING THIS BEAUTIFUL WATCH FOR £599 UK POUNDS ( ABOUT 700 US DOLLARS )  THIS IS A LARGE MENS WATCH (47MM) AND SO A MAN OR WOMAN COULD WEAR IT . THE WATCH HAS A MECHANICAL HAND WINDING MECHANISM, SO YOU WILL NEVER NEED A BATTERY - THE MOVEMENT IS SHOWN AND YOU CAN ZOOM IN. GOOD CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION -TICKING AWAY NICELY AND KEEPING GOOD TIME - ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO BE REALISTIC - A 90 YEAR OLD MECHANICAL POCKET WATCH MOVEMENT WILL NOT BE AS ACCURATE AS A MODERN QUARTZ WATCH .  I HOPE YOU LIKE THE WATCH,  AND IT DOES NOT OFFEND ANYONE THAT I HAVE SAVED THE OLD MOVEMENT IN THIS WAY - THE JOURNALIST JOSE PERESTROIKA HAS MANY WONDERFULLY DETAILED ARTICLES ON VINTAGE WATCHES, AND TELLS THE STORY OF THE  CORTEBERT 616 MECHANISM OF THE 1940'S. PLEASE ZOOM IN TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD LOOK - LOTS OF PHOTOS -KEEP CLICKING RIGHT  99p START AND NO RESERVE !  ANY Q'S ASK AWAY !  ** SEE MY OTHER ITEMS & WHY  NOT SAVE ME AS A FAVORITE SELLER ! ALL TOP QUALITY BRANDS & ALL START AT 99p NO RESERVE AUCTIONS  ! CHEAP & COMBINED POST TOO SO BID FREELY ( JUST £1 ADDED PER EXTRA ITEM )  ! ** ** any problems talk to me ! don't get angry or upset until we've had a chat about it ! **nobody has to live with anything they don't like ! ** to return just send a message "other" & let me know you are posting back for a full refund - don't open a dispute case because i will have to defend it - just send back for a full refund ..easy ! ** 


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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: 12 PHOTOS - -AUTHENTIC 1940'S 616 CORTEBERT MOVEMENT RECASED TO MAKE A NEW WRISTWATCH
  • Strap Material: Leather
  • Strap Colour: Black
  • Number of Jewels: 15
  • Indices: Arabic Numerals
  • Year Manufactured: 1940-1949
  • Dial Colour: Silver
  • Strap Width: 26 mm
  • Customised: No
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Band/Strap: Two-Piece Strap
  • Department: Men
  • Caseback: Exhibition
  • Case Colour: Silver
  • Lug Width: 26 mm
  • Watch Shape: Round
  • Style: Casual
  • Case Size: 47 mm
  • Features: 12-Hour Dial, Acrylic Crystal
  • Case Material: Stainless Steel
  • Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
  • Water Resistance: 30 m (3 ATM)
  • Seller Warranty: Yes
  • With Papers: No
  • Brand: Cortébert
  • Type: Wristwatch
  • Model: CORTEBERT
  • With Original Box/Packaging: No
  • Case Finish: stainless steel
  • Display: Analogue

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