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Old 10 January 2008, 03:30 AM   #1
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Vintage Chronograph...Lubed up...

I've shown this Lanco before...but it has been untouched for several years.



This watch is 43 years old...

Lanco was a well respected Swiss Watchmaker from the mid 1800's, and became part of the SSIH holding company in the 1930's, along with Omega and Tissot, among others..... So this one resides in the Omega Box..

It sports a complete disassembly, rebuild and lube job..



The dial shows some wear as this was a daily wear for me in the late 1960's. The dial was only given a light clean-up and the hands untouched. The original lume has aged nicely.



Sporting a new Hirsch Leather Strap and 14k gold deployant clasp...This one is ready for a night out..




Here are a couple of before shots on it's solid gold Alaska Nugget bracelet.





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Old 10 January 2008, 03:33 AM   #2
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Really beautifull watch
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Old 10 January 2008, 04:27 AM   #3
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Very beautiful watch,looks great on the wrist.Is it rare?
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Old 10 January 2008, 05:47 AM   #4
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That is a good looking timepiece. So the red numbers are like a metric tachymeter?

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Old 10 January 2008, 06:10 AM   #5
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That is a good looking timepiece. So the red numbers are like a metric tachymeter?
Tachymeters are not specific to any standard of measurement, except time.
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Old 10 January 2008, 06:25 AM   #6
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That is a good looking timepiece. So the red numbers are like a metric tachymeter?
This particular Chronograph has 3 separate scales..

The black is of course Seconds.. for stopwatch timing.

The blue scale is the Tachymeter.. for speed estimates; either meters or miles.

The red scale is a Telemeter scale....
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This scale is used to gauge distance by sound.. If you see lightning in the distance, you push the stopwatch (top) pusher...When you hear the sound you stop the hand (bottom pusher) and read the distance from you in kilometers.. Or, from a military perspective, you see the gunfire, you time until you hear the sound, and you know how far away the guns are..

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Old 10 January 2008, 07:48 AM   #7
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Old 10 January 2008, 08:37 AM   #8
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Beautiful watch, Larry! That's the kind of piece I'd be proud to have in my collection.
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That's beautiful Larry
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Old 10 January 2008, 09:18 AM   #10
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Thanks for the kind compliments..

This is truly one of my favorites in my humble collection..


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I must have missed that one previously, Larry.

It is such a stylish watch, superb on the wrist.
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Thanks for the kind compliments..

This is truly one of my favorites in my humble collection..


Humble collection. He's got two full watch boxes and a pile of Omegas.
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Humble collection. He's got two full watch boxes and a pile of Omegas.

Clearly I'm letting out waaaaaay too much personal information..


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