{"product_id":"record-de-luxe","title":"Record, de luxe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Record Watch Co. S.A. was based in Tramelan, in the Swiss Jura region, with roots around 1903. In 1916 it merged with several firms as Record Dreadnought Watch Co. S.A., reverting to the original name in 1949; in 1960 a Record pocket watch (calibre 435B) became the first Swiss watch widely accepted on US railroads, and in 1961 Longines bought a majority interest and some watches were subsequently signed Longines-Record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord produced some lovely triple calendar watches and the incredible 'Datofix', a full calendar, moonphase and chronograph. I'm very much on the lookout for one of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord was also one of the twelve watch producers known by collectors as the \"Dirty Dozen\"  that supplied field watches to the British MoD in WWII, which is a fair marker of the company's standing. The brand faded during the 1970s quartz upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTech Specs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference\u003c\/strong\u003e: Record de luxe \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e:  c.1950s\/early 60s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovement\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Cal. 667 manual wind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eService History:\u003c\/strong\u003e  unknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e silver with Roman numeral indices \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Plaque G 20. RC (gold plated) case with stainless steel snap-on caseback    \u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements: \u003c\/strong\u003e 30mm (case diameter), 32mm lug-to-lug, 8mm thickness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Resistant:\u003c\/strong\u003e  No\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Acrylic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrown\u003c\/strong\u003e:  signed Record\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrap\/Bracelet:   \u003c\/strong\u003enew leather \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLug Widt\u003c\/strong\u003eh:  17mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBox \u0026amp; Papers\u003c\/strong\u003e: No\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 months\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWatches modelled on a 7” (18cms) wrist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"De Luxe\" was Record's dressier designation. It's a Roman-numeral dial with small-seconds subdial at six o'clock: the classic mid-century Swiss dress format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"20 microns\" mark refers to the thickness of the electroplated gold layer, and it's a meaningful quality signal: 5 or 10 microns was the norm on cheaper watches, so 20 (usually stamped \u003cem\u003ePlaqué Or G20\u003c\/em\u003e or similar inside or on the back) indicates a better-grade case that wears for decades before rubbing through on the lug edges and bezel high points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe calibre 676 is a manual-wind jewelled movement from Record's own 6xx family, the firm made its own calibres rather than buying in ébauches (usually an unfinished movement sold by a movement factory to an outside watch brand for finishing and assembly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord never published a register, so it won't date the watch precisely, though the styling points to roughly the late 1950s–1960s. All in all a classy, elegant and simple Swiss watch from the distant past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Chronicle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54392222384465,"sku":"0085","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/4148\/5649\/files\/Recorddresswatch-7.jpg?v=1784811720","url":"https:\/\/www.vintagechronicle.co.uk\/products\/record-de-luxe","provider":"Vintage Chronicle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}