I was doing a bit of price checking on new Squale watches, and found this UK dealer with some extremely well priced NOS, but 1970 vintage watches.
http://www.watchgecko.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=35
It appears that when the Squale (Italian company) were taken over by the Swiss, there were a stack of cases and dials from 1970's production.
So they have been assembled with new ETA movements and straps/bracelets and offered with warranty in new boxes. Apparently the only issue is that the lume on some dials is a bit ordinary.
A bit of history and eye candy here-http://www.gnomonwatches.com/Product-view.asp?id=59
So being the ferret that I am, I did some more checking, and found I could access supply of these NOS pieces at VERY good prices indeed!
Unfortunately there is not a lot of stock left, and I am just now getting quantities and final pricing.
But stay tuned because we may have a chance to do a one off group buy (Once I seek approval from the admin here) and have some wonderful old watches in NOS condition FS at prices we pay for much lesser products.
I do wish to keep this pretty low key, so anyone with any questions please PM or email me.
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