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	PATEK PHILIPPE 18 KARAT GOLD AND WELL MAINTAINED 100% AUTHENTIC STOCK NUMBER #PATEK100------This piece is from the end of the 1950's and it has been well looked after all these years and simply said " a Patek you never own one, you just take care of it for the next generation". This is a signed Patek case and it is 18 karat solid gold and well hallmarked. The crown is a Patek crown as you can see by the scan. This case is a well squared cut design on the bezel and on both sides of the case. There are no personal etchings or engravings on this Patek Philippe case as the back is with a mirror finish. The total length to this Patek Philippe wrist watch is 35mm and wide not including the crown it is 26mm. The case serial number is 517,776 and the case reference number is 2496 which is correct for this Patek manual wind movement caliber 10/200. This movement is a signed and certified chronometer and it keeps time as such. There are 18 well inspected high quality ruby jewels and the movement indeed has been well serviced recently. On the barrel bridge it does indicate in words "adjusted to heat and cold isochronism five positions". All parts to this Patek Philippe wrist watch are original and the crystal is glass. The band is generic and it is 20mm in width and excellent in condition. The dial is crisp and the hands are flawless. Brand new ( if you can find this model) in a retail store is 15,000 but here at darlor the price is....... pleas email for pricing          BELOW is a description form a famous auction house that had a frenzy of bidders for  a piece just like this example!   Lot Description Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold square wristwatch Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 2496, movement no. 749'605, case no. 517'085, manufactured in 1958 Cal. 10-200 circular nickel-finished lever movement stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, Gyromax balance, micrometer regulator, silvered dial, applied gold baton numerals, gold baton hands, subsidiary seconds, square case with "Clous de Paris" hobnail pattern bezel and sides, downturned lugs, snap on back, case, dial and movement signed 26 mm. wide   Lot Notes With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1958 and its subsequent sale on 7 July 1959. This watch has never been offered in public before and is in very well preserved overall condition. Reference 2496 was in production from 1951 until the mid 1960s.
	IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN 18 KARAT GOLD AND SERVICED PROPERLY      SEE MANY MORE IMPORTANT GOLD WATCHES IN OUR NEW GOLD WATCH SECTION:-)
	A lot of people wonder why jewels are so important,  well simply if to you had a metal post going through a metal hole after a few years or so the hole would wear out and become a bit oval which will affect the watch, if you put a jewel in this hole with a bit of high grade oil and put a metal post into the hole it will keep it's shape forever!
	OLYMPIC 2 REGISTERED MULTI COLORED DIAL AND SERVICED 1946 STOCK NUMBER #OLYMPIC4000------This is an original amazing multi color dial with a telemeter measure ring. This is a signed Olympic stainless steel case and as the last scan shows you this back has no personal engravings and it is with a nearly perfect mirror finish. The case reference number is 1215. This Olympic case lug to lug is 40mm and wide not including the crown it is 34mm so this is a mid size 1946 2 registered chronograph. All functions are 100% perfect and th sweep had returns perfectly to 12 sharp. The dial has NEVER been touch and it is 100 per cent original. The movement is with 17 clean and inspected ruby jewels and timed for perfection. This is a a Venus caliber 170 and made for and signed for the Olympic Swiss watch factories in Switzerland. As you can see this is a manual wind beauty and crisp in condition.  This is just a beautiful dial Olympic Swiss chronograph and the band is 18mm in width leather and never worn. 775.00 USD  VERIFIED PAYPAL ONLY NO EXCEPTIONS
	ZENITH "EL PRIMERO " AND RECENTLY CLEANED AND SERVICED! RARE WATCH FOR SURE ,    YEAR 1969 STOCK NUMBER #ZENITH6600-----1969 is the year this genuine Zenith automatic El Primero wrist watch was produced and it is a rare bird indeed. This movement was also used in the Daytona Rolexes years gone past. "El Primero" means in Spanish "The First" as in the first automatic chronograph date watch produced. Case reference is A-178 the dial is a "Bordeaux" 100% original never touch Zenith dial. Please notice the date is at the 5 position. This case is with a sapphire crystal back and of coarse the sapphire crystal is flawless. This Zenith case is with a screw down water tight crown. The total length not including the generic steel bracelet is 46mm long and without the screw down crown it is 40mm wide so indeed it is a man's size piece. The hands are also original and never touched at all. The movement is clean and serviced as it does keep incredible accurate time. There are 31 clean Ruby jewels to this El Primero movement and as the see through sapphire crystal shows you it is automatic as indicated before.  All functions click and coordinate perfectly and the sweep hand flays back to 12 pm perfectly and right down the middle. This movement is a fast beat at 36.000 vibrations, incredible isn't it!. The metal bracelet is nothing special but I feel it compliments the watch and again it is unsigned. This one is all good indeed and a highly sought after time piece. 4000.00 USD  ONLY VERIFIED PAYPAL MEMBERS, ALL OTHER ATTEMPTS WILL BE REVERSED The new caliber 3019 "EL PRIMERO" was presented to the press by ZENITH, January 10, 1969 while the competitor project will wait until on March 3. In its version of origin. . The history of El Primero which had stopped in the years quartz failed according to the legend to be completed at the end of the Seventies and it would be thanks to a clock and watch maker of ZENITH, disobeying the orders of the American owners of the time. El Primero could have one second chance when after ROLEX was interested in El Primero at the end of the Eighties and ensured ZENITH an order book which justified to start again manufacture of it. If ZENITH in addition diffused some specimens of its caliber to some re-elected marks, it is the crowned brand which was the engine of the revival. ROLEX wished to make modifications to this caliber of high technology to adapt it to the schedule of conditions of its model DAYTONA but ZENITH fell under the continuity of the challenge launched in 1962 and improved its mythical movement by making it profit from new technologies of production and by continuing some the developments.  which indeed, acquired the mark in its clock making pole in 1999 in particular with dimensions of Tag Heuer is engaged in the daring industrial bet to start again ZENITH whose growing old image did not emphasize the quality of the watches of the mark. ZENITH had the knowledge to make clock making but encountered difficulties of letting it know. It was necessary moreover to invest in the production equipment if not neglected by the preceding owners at least insufficiently developed since a generation in front of an increasingly hard competition. Conscious of having acquired a jewel of the clock industry, LVMH required of Thierry Nataf to take up the double challenge on the one hand, to vacuum-clean the image of ZENITH and to reposition the brand and on the other Tourbillions, Open models, power reserve indicator, big date, split second are the complications which came to transform, supplement and perfect this movement of exception. The clock and watch makers of ZENITH could not have anticipated that the brand would be able someday to give a new life to its caliber El Primero. Imagination is without limits. El Primero is today on the front of the scene of which it dominates the family of the chronograph calibers. With its 30 mms in diameter for 6,5 mm of thickness and only 7,55 mm for the version with triple day of the month with instantaneous jump, this movement with column wheel is one of most powerful on the market. It does not include less than 354 parts including 227 different in the most complicated version, has 41 screws and 31 rubies, and requires more than 50 points of lubrication. The caliber requires nine months of work in cumulated time, request for 5 to 50 operations per part, imposes 50 millings of various dimensions on the side of the bridges. Twenty clock and watch makers are put at contribution for a movement and not less than 18 metals are employed. The EL Primero remains the only movement able to measure short times with the tenth of a second. Its "split second" version is its last great evolution but certainly not the last, and its history seems to have beautiful days in it. any way you look at it , nothing fits gently on ones wrist as an old watch.
	BULOVA ROSE GOLD FILLED "FLIP TOP" SERVICED AWESOME CONDITION 1953 STOCK NUMBER #BULOVA5430------The only booboo on this piece is the dial is repaired at the 4 position. Hard to see but it is there and must be mentioned. The case is stunning the movement extra clean and the top of this case "flips open" perfectly with the push of a button to put your favorite picture of your mother in law inside, or your Ex wife or your favorite IRS inspector or your favourite watchmaker ;-)...Me!. This case is fully signed and it is a  rose gold filled case. This case is 40mm long and without the signed crown it is 25mm wide. The crystal is even a four tier piece. It is squared off in 4 to give you a fantastic effect to this already art-deco piece. The case serial number is 4568573 and signed "Bulova". The case flips open to a perfect 90% degree angle as the scans show you. The movement is fully serviced as it is a Bulova caliber 8AC with 17 jewels. Circa for this Flip Top Bulova is 1950 (ish). The band is 18mm in width and the burgundy leather band compliments this rose gold filled case. A stunning cool different wrist watch  is yours and fully serviced with a silly warranty avail, not for the asking but given no extra charge! 600.00

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Did you know that in Canada over 40,000 people die each year from sudden heart attacks  in a population of aprox 31,000,000? Did you know over 90% of these can be prevented with a simple blood test and an EKG Stress test? Did you know they are painless and non evasive and can be done in a clinic in case you are afraid of hospitals. Heart disease doesn't have to be a serious problem and can be avoided with a good diet, regular exercise, weight control (great for lowering your blood pressure), and most important, prevention. The average blood pressure is 120/80, over 140 is considered to be borderline high and should be checked frequently. There is a condition called "white coat syndrome" which means your blood pressure taken at a doctor's office can be a "bit high" only due to the fact being in a doctor's office is sometimes nerve racking to the patient. Your blood pressure should be checked a few times by your Doctor before he, or she, can tell you the mean average. There are NO symptoms to high blood pressure and without angina (chest pain) there really are no symptoms for "clogged Arteries either" which I found out the hard way and this is an important fact. Take it from me, I ALMOST became a statistic. No pain, no symptoms what's so ever, but preventive care caught this problem in time thanks to www.cardiogenix.ca  here in Montreal! This story is not about me but for you! We are getting older, we are getting smarter, and Cardiology can do wonderful things in this day and age. It's not doom and gloom at all as most of us think. I want you to come to my pages every year safe and sound. Get a check up do the right thing for your family if not for yourself. With prevention heart disease is not a killer, but rather a small bump on life's road.

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• WE REPAIR 1700, 1800, 1900'S POCKET OR WRIST WATCHES.

• WE STOCK PARTS FOR VINTAGE WATCHES, SWISS AND AMERICAN WRIST WATCHES, POCKET WATCHES, AND CHRONOGRAPHS!

• WE ARE SUPPLIERS OF VINTAGE TIMEPIECES TO FILM AND TELEVISION STARS AND TO MAJOR STUDIO'S ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA.

• WE SPECIALIZE IN OMEGA  AND ROLEX WRIST WATCHES.

• WE BUY, SELL, AND TRADE OLD WATCHES AS WELL. OUR PRICE STRUCTURE IS "VERY REASONABLE !"

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• WE OFFER A FULL YEAR WARRANTY, FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, FOR ANY OF OUR TIMEPIECES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. THIS WARRANTY COVERS THE PROPER MECHANICAL OPERATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVERTISED WATCH, AS WELL AS REASONABLE TIME KEEPING (PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT A VINTAGE TIMEPIECE TO BE AS ACCURATE AS MODERN ONES!) THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER CRYSTALS, BRACELETS, STRAPS, OR STEMS (SUCH AS BALANCE WHEEL ,STEMS THAT ONLY BREAK IF THE TIMEPIECE IS DROPPED). NOR ANY MISUSE OR ABUSE OF THE WATCH.  WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REPAIR ANY WATCH DELIVERED LESS THAN PERFECT OR WITH MINOR PROBLEMS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CLIENT AND SHIPPING REFUNDED TO THE SENDER. THE DETERMINATION OF MISUSE IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF DARLOR-WATCH AND INCLUDES THE DROPPING THE WATCH,  MORE THAN USUAL WEAR AND TEAR, AND/OR IMMERSION OF A WATCH INTO DAMAGING SUBSTANCES (EXCEPT WITHIN  WATER DEPTHS CERTIFIED FOR CERTAIN WATCHES BY DARLOR-WATCH).

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• AN ADDITIONAL FOUR DAY SHIPPING AND INSURANCE CHARGE, OF  $21.50 USD DOLLARS, IS APPLIED TO ALL ORDERS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. OVER-NIGHT COURIER IS AVAILABLE, INQUIRE FOR AREA SPECIFIC PRICING.

• FOR ANY WATCH THAT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE OPENED OR TAMPERED WITH, OTHER THAN BY A CERTIFIED WATCHMAKER PRE-APPROVED BY DARLOR WATCH, OUR MECHANICAL WARRANTY BECOMES NULL AND VOID AND THE WATCH IS NOT RETURNABLE NOR WILL ANY REFUND BE ISSUED. REMOVING PARTS FROM A WATCH INTENDED FOR RETURN CONSTITUTES AS THEFT.

• WE OFFER A 7 DAY RETURN POLICY FROM DATE OF DELIVERY,  ALL WE ASK IS TO BE NOTIFIED, AND RETURN INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWED. ALL RETURNS ARE FULLY REFUNDED, WITH PLEASURE, ON CONDITION OF INSPECTION AND APPROVAL FROM OUR WATCHMAKER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE RETURNS AFTER 7 DAYS, OR IF A CLIENT FAILS TO NOTIFY US FIRST.

• A CLIENT WISHING TO RETURN AN ITEM MUST CONTACT US FIRST, NO PARCEL WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT US FIRST BEING CONTACTED. RETURN SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS FROM US ARE CRITICAL TO YOUR REFUND, PLEASE CONTACT US OR CUSTOMS AND DUTY WILL BE PUT ON THE PARCEL AND WE WILL REFUSE DELIVERY OF THE ITEM (UNLESS IT IS 10.00 OR LESS), NO EXCEPTIONS AT ALL TO THE RETURN INSTRUCTIONS.

• WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN A PERCENTAGE OF REFUND MONEY FOR RESTOCKING CHARGES AND OR FEES INCURRED FROM ORIGINAL SALE.

• WE DO NOT USE, OR ACCEPT U.P.S. PARCEL SERVICE.

• WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR DAMAGED GOODS AS A RESULT OF SHIPPING, CARRIER, OR CUSTOMS INSPECTION ERROR.

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EMERALD COMMUNICATIONS-- Miss Nili Berner is the owner/operator and head writer for this corporation. If you have an idea and don't have a clue how to write it up or introduce your item to the public or if you need an AMAZING speech writer then I strong urge you to Call Nili whom I know and trust 110% with true confidence. Keep in mind I receive over 25 requests per month to have links and I refuse all of them as I have a list of only people I know personally and have gone the mile indeed.
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   HERITAGE TIME   YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPANY AND THIS IS MY WORD TO YOU ;-)

   HANDS OF TIME   A dear friend for over 10 years and an amazing clock tool maker as well. Sales and expert repairs, you have my word on Jerry and his company in Tallahassee Florida ;-)

   YORK TIME   Rod Cleaver ( Toronto Canada) owner, VERY knowledgeable in dealing with Vintage  Rolex.

   WATCHES TO BUY   (Derek Dier)  a very impressive web page owner. As well he is Located in Ontario Canada.

   DEAN JUDY WATCH GUIDE BOOK   This is the book to buy! Fantastic info for the novice and medium pocket and wrist watch collector, finally a SMARTLY written book ALL can enjoy from Dean Judy ;-)

   MONSTER TIME   I have bought many Rolex's from Alvin Lye, and never a problem.

   Walsh Brothers Clocks Watches & Jewellery   High Street Jewellery shop with a wide range and international delivery.

   GIRARD'S VINTAGE WATCHES   Sells vintage time pieces, and runs the World Wide Traders Watch and Collectables shows.

   RENE RONDEAU   Hamilton wrist watch expert and author of many Hamilton books! I have met Rene at many shows, and national conventions, and he is a straight shooter and no bull!

   FARFO'S VINTAGE WATCHES   Another honest dealer with a great selection of vintage watches.

   LUXURY WATCHES 101   An independent guide to luxury & designer watches.

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