Jubilee Skin Diver ref. F511 c.1960's
Jubilee Skin Diver ref. F511 c.1960's
Coming in at an excellent 37mm, this thick coin-edge bezeled skin diver is about as ideal as they come.
Jubilee, a former Longines-Wittnauer company, imported a smaller amount of watches compared to the American brands of the day, but these skin diver models are probably the coolest of the bunch. Some you’ll see came with a metal bezel insert and/or “666 feet” on the dial, but this variant has a thick resin bezel insert and “17 jewels” listed on the dial, representing the (essentially) Seiko 6602B movement inside.
At a great value, this is a good pickup for someone with a fun, rare/obscure vintage collection.
Movement: UTC 29 (Seiko 6602B), 17 jewels, 18,000bph
Case: Signed stainless steel
Powered: Mechanical - Handwind
Case Width: 37.0 mm (40.1mm incl. crown)
Case Length: 45.1 mm
Lug Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 12.1mm
Crystal: Domed acrylic
Crown: Non-screw down
Band: New Tropic style rubber dive band
Boxes: None
Function - This watch is wound by hand. It is recommended to wind the crown 10-15 times to typically give a power reserve to last throughout the day. If you do fully wind the watch, stop when you begin to feel tightness in winding pressure.
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