23 - ZRC DEEP SEA “SERIES 3”

ZRC DEEP SEA “SERIES 3” Steel diving wristwatch, matte black/brown dial, white minute track, hour markers featuring white, luminescent decals and engraved lines, silver luminescent hands, central lollipop seconds hand, “21 RUBIS AUTOMATIQUE INCABLOC” text at 6 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock. Rotating steel bezel, black metal insert with luminescent triangle marker. Crown between the lugs at 6 o’clock. Screw-down steel case back featuring an engraved triangle in the center and the inscriptions “ETANCHE GRANDS FONDS 300 M,” serial number 7111414, and the inscription “BREVETE SGDG.” Metal dust cover. Mechanical self-winding movement based on the ETA 2472. Movable end pieces with a crown lock if the crown is not properly screwed down. Watch was functional at the time of appraisal; no guarantee of future operation or the condition of the parts. Scratches on the case, crystal, and bezel insert; lack of luminescent material on the minute and second hands; dial color has shifted toward brown over time; bezel is stuck; circular marks on the dial. Circa 1960 Diameter 36 mm