We have here a stunning, neo-vintage, watch by Alfred Dunhill from the 1980s in pretty much unused condition . The super sharp and quite rare 'Bullseye' dial looks crisp and clear with a distinctive inner lapis / blue denim circle with outer white band and starburst Roman numerals , All under the flat sapphire glass. The simplicity of the full Arabic numeral and dial and no date function give the watch an elegant sense of symmetry.
Substantial is size for a dress piece 33x40mm, polished circular banded solid 925 silver sterling case with Tbar lugs houses the swiss quartz Eta caliber as used by many other watch company's like omega,longines and Tag Heuer , fully serviced by us and running strongly. The watch comes paired on its original black crocodile strap to make the dial sing along with its original Makers fully hallmarked silver buckle. Not forgetting its original box
Alfred Dunhill Ltd. is a world known English company, aJaeger-Lecoultre Atmos regulator for Alfred Dunhill brand of men's products de-luxe, which provides the true connoisseurs of the English luxury with clothing, leather accessories, writing implements, jewelries, lighters, fragrances and, of course, watches. The brand’s founder is Alfred Dunhill, the son of entrepreneur who owned a famous saddler business in London. But the 20 century replaced horses with more practical and powerful automobiles. It gave enterprising people a wide range of possibilities, and the company of Dunhill began its development with the production of accessories and clothing for the first drivers. The slogan of Alfred (1872-1959) said: “It must be practical, safe, beautiful, and durable, and it must be the best”. More than 100 years this philosophy underlies the Dunhill's business. Few people know that Alfred Dunhill started his way to the world of beautiful and sophisticated things in 1893. The first shop “Dunhill's Motorities” was opened at Euston road, London. Since 1903 this shop had watches in sale. Those water resistant watches caused a great sensation in foggy London. Dunhill became interested in wrist watches in the middle of 20s. They were distinguished by novelty and vivid design. The regular customers had an opportunity to choose different watches in the catalogues: square, round, diamond-shaped, men, and women watches. By the end of 20s a wide range of bracket clocks appeared in the watch collection. However, the audience was mostly admired by the design know-how in 1926: the clocks were built in the case of classic lighter “Unique”. The trend of unusual things remained, and in 1928 the watch «Reversible» were built in the silver buckle of men belt. The wrist watches and writing implements appeared in the collection when the contract with Japanese Namiki was concluded.
As with all our stock this piece comes fully serviced by our on-site workshop and with a 12 month, non-waterproof service cover.
What we think
I love this AD model and its one of my favourite watches from the 1980s collection this the neo-vintage style along with that fabulous banded T-bar not to dissimilar to the Cartier Vendome Models along with cabochon crown and in our opinion equal in quality. The perfect watch for a vintage watch newbie who prefers the look without the patina, or anyone looking for a great piece at a very attractive price. You'll be sure to get lots of people asking you about this special watch! It is a comfortable fit and looks great on both men and women. A real design winner from Alfred Dunhill again.
Spec Stuff
Serial :
Reference : 23723
Movement : Swiss ETA Quartz battery powered
Age : 1971/1980
Specific Age : 1980
Case Size : 33mm
Case Thickness : 6.8mm
Lug to Lug : 40mm Lugs : 18mm Condition : Pre-Owned Box & Papers : Box Case Material : Sterling 925 Silver Hallmarked Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
1980 Alfred Dunhill silver 925 sterling 'Blue Bulls eye' swiss quartz dress Wristwatch with strap - buckle - box
