A slim, manual winding Sekonda De Luxe from a period when mechanical watches were losing out to Quartz, LED and LCD watches.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
This movement type was produced from 1961 to 1979, but only between 1975 and 1979 at the Luch factory, and this particular movement is stamped with their logo. This has to have been made between ’75 and ’79, so we have picked a mid point year as a likely date of production.
CONDITION
The 23 jewel calibre 2209 movement is a clever and unique design, allowing for a thin movement of just 3.0mm but in such a way that it is still sturdy. Whoever thought of the design is somewhat of a genius, as it takes a slightly strange mind to have parts of the geartrain turning every 40 minutes instead of sixty. This was all produced at a price that meant that these were affordable to the man in the street – Beware of expensive imitations was the famous Sekonda marketing line.
This blue dialed Sekonda has the original short seconds hand still and the original bracelet, as you can compare with the same watch in a renown collector of Soviet watches collection here. The second hand looks too short at first, but it is designed to line up exactly with the stick hour indices. The original bracelet has been cleaned in our ultrasonic bath. The bracelet is not the easiest to use, and could be swapped for a leather strap if preferred, and we have shown the watch on a black leather strap to help you decide. The dial has a few marks, particularly around the edge, and the case has some pinprick pitting, but this is still a lot of watch for the money.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 37.2 mm
Width without crown 35.0 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 41.7 mm
Case Thickness 8.6 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 205 mm. The bracelet can be sized without the need for any tools – every time it is put on the length is set to that users wrist.
All sizes are approximate.
Included with this watch is a 3 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.
