This mechanical alarm watch from Sorna has 1970’s cool designed into it.  Model reference 1290

HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?

We do not have a direct reference to place this watch at 1974, but it fits the styling, movement production dates and we can not find it in earlier Sorna resources we have.  It also has the later Sorna logo that was only launched in 1973, so it must post date that.  If you have any information that can help here please do contact us.

CONDITION

This watch came to us on what we believe was the original strap – it was quite distinctive but it was also tatty and unsafe to use.  However the fact that this watch may have lasted 45 year son the same strap tells us that it wasn’t used a lot.  We have now fitted a new leather strap of a similar design. The gold plated case is showing wear on the edges, but not bad wear.  The dial is clean and the orange alarm hand is a nice design feature.  The movement is a manual wind 1223-21 calibre with 17 jewels, but these jewels do not include the pallets – this is a pin pallet movement.  The hands are set and wound by the crown at 2, and the alarm is wound and set by the crown at 4, and you can see and hear it in action on the video.

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  40.5 mm

Width without crown  40.5 mm

Between lugs  20 mm

Lug to lug length  35.4 mm

Case Thickness  12.1 mm

All sizes are approximate.

Included with this watch is a 2 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.

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