ceejay Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 This is my latest acquisition & a damn fine one if I may say so! It's a Jenny (pronounced yenny or yanny) Caribbean 1500 dating from 1969. Jenny is famous for releasing the (arguably) first watch to be tested to a depth of 1000 metres (3300 feet) That was the Caribbean 1000. This the Caribbean 1500, it's slightly bigger and rarer brother. 2mm bigger than the 1000 at 42mm. Still a very wearable size The "Hi Swing" on the dial indicates it contains the ETA 2724 Hi Beat (28,800) movement. ETA's first hi beat movement. The depth rating was achieved by using a Monobloc case design. It's a one piece case with the movement being loaded through the front. A retainer ring then screws down securing the 5mm acrylic crystal complete with 3 o-ring seals. Screw down crown looks after that entry point Uni-directional going edge click bezel, lovely Blue 'Scothlight' dial with matching bezel insert. I was lucky enough to buy this from its original owner who bought it when he was 18. I got it for an absolute bargain price, which is always a bonus Anyway...A lovely vintage diver, that with this depth rating doesn't look ridiculous on my skinny wrist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Ohhhhhhh yeah!! One of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Super cool vintage dive watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 That's nice. Learned something new today. Added another search item to my Bay search feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_Fred Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Wow ! Awesome watch (I love dive watches!!) Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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