[Juan Luis]

 

[Gpsluvr]

Wow. That is striking! A beautiful panda.


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[Juan Luis]

Wow. That is striking! A beautiful panda.


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Thank you!

 

[Juan Luis]

Here's another photo.

 

[mikeyt_53]

'Tis a beauty! :thumbup1:

 

[CometHunter]

That's in beautiful shape. Is it a 1970 model?

 

[peter-g]

That's in beautiful shape. Is it a 1970 model?

Wow! Great watch :thumbup:

 

[Gpsluvr]

Here is a story and a photo of your watch, in GearPatrol.

1969 Was a Watershed Year in Watches

https://gearpatrol.com/2019/03/03/1969-was-a-watershed-year-in-watches/



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[Juan Luis]

I will confirm if it is 1970. I think it is, though.

 

[Juan Luis]

That's in beautiful shape. Is it a 1970 model?

Thanks. I've been told it only appeared (Chronograph A Panda dial configuration), in the 1971 catalog. So it could have been sold but not cataloged, earlier.

 

[CometHunter]

Are you talking the salesman's catalog, or the one given out to Hamilton's customers?
The panda dial Chronomatic A appears in the 1969, 1970, and 1971 salesman's catalog(s).
(That Chron-o-matic model continues on for 2 more years, except it has black registers on a black dial, with a white tachymeter ring scale.)

 

[Juan Luis]

Are you talking the salesman's catalog, or the one given out to Hamilton's customers?
The panda dial Chronomatic A appears in the 1969, 1970, and 1971 salesman's catalog(s).
(That Chron-o-matic model continues on for 2 more years, except it has black registers on a black dial, with a white tachymeter ring scale.)

I was told by an expert that it was seen only 1971 catalog (no more specifics). But, he didn't discard it being produced earlier in that exact configuration. Most probably mistaken, then.

 

[CometHunter]

Gee, ya think?
Sorry....I couldn't get my hands on the 1970 catalog, but here's the page from, as you can plainly see, the 1969 catalog (printed in German).

 

[Juan Luis]

Gee, ya think?
Sorry....I couldn't get my hands on the 1970 catalog, but here's the page from, as you can plainly see, the 1969 catalog (printed in German).


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Thanks. Sorry about that. My failed attempt of being diplomatic to the one that gave me the mistaken information. Strike "most probably"....

 

[CometHunter]

I have a better idea. Let's just forget about it and move on. :001_smile:

 

[Juan Luis]

Would love to have that as shown on video!

 

[Juan Luis]

My second Chrono-Matic, is "B" from 1969.

 

[Juan Luis]