EDOX Unitas 6498 high grade movement - Sapphire and 316L stainless case

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Up for sale is a unique wristwatch with an Unitas 6498 movement from EDOX . It was listed as Favre-Leuba, but a fellow watch enthusiast was nice enough to correct me.Though both companies use the hour glass logo, this one is definitely the logo of the Swiss watchmaker EDOX. This rare EDOX hour-glass stamped Unitas 6498 movement has been cased with care into its new home, a high grade 316L stainless steel case with a scratch-proof sapphire front glass for everyday wear. The dial and hands are custom made pieces, with very strong lume and great night visibility.Movement: a well known Unitas movement, which survived even the closing of its original factory as ETA itself bought up the license and the machinery to keep on producing it. Making the Unitas 6497 and 6498 to end up in the timepieces of Panerai, Omega, Benzinger, Dornblüth & Sohn, Stowa, Sinn, Longines, Laco, Maurice Lacroix, Gustaffson & Sjogren, Hamilton, Edox and many many others. 17 ruby jewel bearings, 16.5 lignes diameter, 18.000 A/h, about 2 days of power reserve, sub second, hand winding,RARE: KIF shock proofing on the balance pivots ( great for everyday wear unlike the non-shock proofed pocket watch movements )instead of the usual Incabloc, and ruby jewels sit in pressed gold chatons. Clean and accurate movement. Dial: Custom made, luminescent numbers, indicators read more

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