Accro -  Enormous "Beefy" Lugs, All Stainless Steel, Retro-Modern Design, Swiss Made 17 Jewel Mechanical Wind (circa '50s)
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Description/Comments:
Here is an all original vintage Retro-Modern fifties Swiss Made Accro wrist watch featuring an all stainless steel construction with enormous "beefy" lugs. 

This watch is in excellent cosmetic and running condition and keeping good time.

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Case:
The round shaped shiny stainless steel case measures 1 5/16" across (including the crown) and 1 5/8" (lug to lug.)  It is 1/4" thick.  The domed crown is located at the 3 o'clock position.  The back of the screw down case is marked All Stainless Steel Back,  Water Resistant, Antimagnetic and Shock Protected.  The enormous "beefy" lugs are angled and curved towards the back of the case and they extend a full 3/8" from the case itself.
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Dial:
The round dial has a antique white satin background with gold toned hour markers, black lettering, a glossy black strap and the shiny stainless steel case which gives this piece a very attractive appearance. 

The modish Arabic numeral hour makers at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions are gold toned raised and applied, the remaining are thin rectangular shaped and they are gold toned raised and applied as well.  There are radium coated dots at the inside of each of the 12 hour marker positions.

The dauphine-style hour and minutes hands are gold in color with a black streamlined center line.  And the thin sweeping seconds hand is gold in color as well.

The crystal has a slight curvature on the surface and angular sides and is raised 4MM above the case at its center. 

It is marked Accro below the 12 o'clock position, and  17 Jewels, Incabloc and Unbreakable Mainspring above the 6 o'clock position, and Swiss below the 6 o'clock position.

          
Band:
A brand new IW glossy black toned 16mm Lizo Calf strap with a silver toned buckle.
          
Movement:
Swiss Made 17 Jewels Automatic.  Marked Swiss, Watches Inc., Seventeen 17 Jewels, Unadjusted and MXZ..
 

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