This De Luxe Skin Diver from Spendid provides a lot of vintage watch for not so much money.

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

Spendid (the German word for Donation) was registered to Constructa SA circa 1973.  That fits the production dates of the movement too, but there is no database to search for Spendid watches to be completely accurate.

CONDITION

A skin diver is a divers style watch, that was designed to look like the tool watches but have no real credentials to back that up.  They were, as this one is, designed not to compete with the real divers watches but to provide a cheaper alternative for those of us that don’t go diving but like the look.  So although this watch states it is waterproof, it doesn’t have a screw down crown for example.  The bezel does rotate, but doesn’t click to give the diver the security of knowing it has not been knocked.  Inside the chromed case is a movement stamped Constructa, but is a Baumgartner 866 with centre seconds and calendar.  These are basic pin pallet movements, but this is keeping reasonable time (within a minute or two a day – these were never high precision).  The case is in good shape, with just minor wear, and the bezel has some age but still looks good.  The hands and dial still have some lume visible – the photo shows this at its absolute best but it is not going to be that bright outside of the studio.  The NATO style nylon strap is new, and could be swapped for a different colour if preferred.

This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.

Please see the HD video for more detail.  All photos and videos are part of the description and are of the actual watch unless mentioned.  We do not photoshop any pictures, and the images are copyright of birthyearwatches.com and should not be used without permission.

​SIZE

Width with crown  41.3 mm

Width without crown  39.7 mm

Between lugs  20 mm

Lug to lug length  47.1 mm

Case Thickness  12.1 mm

All sizes are approximate.  The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.

Included with this watch is a 1 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses.  If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries.  Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us.   Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.

From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon.  By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.

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