Description:
Benrus 17J model BA4 wrist watch, vintage mechanical manual-wind movement, single sunk (SS) champagne-toned metal dial with a brushed finish, black Arabic style numbers and faceted recessed gold markers and a subsidiary seconds register, dial has a few small specks but no heavy scratches or damage, slender gold steel wedge-style hands, elaborate yellow gold filled (YGF) & stainless steel (SS) rectangular smooth polish case with a slightly sloped bezel and raised art-deco style stepped chevron-design extended lugs, case is showing normal even wear overall but does have a few small spots of brass starting to show on some of the lug edges, measures approx. 25mm wide x 39mm lug to lug x 10mm thick (crystal included), distinctive YGF & SS expansion-style band has been set with 3 square panels on each side of the watch with each panel having a deeply textured brown leather insert, narrow smooth polish YGF segments finish the back side of the band. A very eye catching and dramatic watch from the 1950s in excellent+ condition!
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