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This classy and rarely seen vintage women's Benrus Ultra-Deep 20 ATMOS dive watch has a matte black "6501 SWISS 6031" signed dial that is in mint condition, free any of visibly noticeable scratching, tool marks, chipping or defects.  The original lume on the dial and hands, which remains fully intact and no longer emits a glow after being exposed to bright light, has aged gracefully to a beautiful rust orange on the dial and a golden butterscotch patina on the hands.  The all SS bezel, which rotates stiffly bidirectionally, is in excellent condition.  The heavy duty all stainless steel case is in wonderful shape with very light signs of use with the exception of a small ding on the edge of the right lug at 6 o'clock.  In person this ding is virtually imperceptible.  While the dial appears to be in mint condition, over time some dust/debris has gotten between the crystal and crystal ring, settling on the underbelly of the crystal.  There is also spotting under the crystal, which can be seen in the pictures.  Although the integrity of the crystal is intact, I'd recommend that it be replaced, if for no other reason than to bring out the beauty of the dial and patina.

While I typically show pictures of the movement, in this case the case back is torqued too tight.  A skilled watchmaker will have no issues removing it.  The automatic movement with quickset date function does not run.  The crown can be pulled out to set the time, the date manually rolls over at approximately 12 am and the crown winds smoothly, but the movement doesn't fire up.  The quickset date function works flawlessly by rolling over a new date and then moving the hour hand repeatedly between the 20 and 24 hour marks until the desired date has been reached.  Considering the vintage nature of this watch and given that it does not run, a complete overhaul will be required.

This watch measures approximately 26 mm excluding the crown, approximately 29 mm including the crown and approximately 13 mm between the lugs.  Case thickness, measured from the bottom of the case back to the top of the bezel, is approximately 8 mm.  Including the crystal case thickness measures approximately 10 mm.  This watch comes on an unbranded all stainless steel bracelet with the inside of the clasp stamped "HONG KONG 52" and the outside of the clasp stamped "100% STAINLESS STEEL."  There are no additional links.

As mentioned above, this watch does not run and will require a service.  As such there are no warranties, express or implied, attached with the sale of this watch.  Vintage means old and while my personal belief is that old-school means better quality and workmanship, things can and do go wrong from time to time.  For this watch that time is now.  Any servicing costs going forward are your responsibility.

Please thoroughly read this entire listing and kindly ask any and all questions you may have prior to buying as this sale is final and no refunds of any kind will be given.  And please study the 12 high magnification pictures carefully as they are part of the description and serve as an accurate representation of the condition of this watch.

Expedited and insured shipping will be provided.  Thanks for looking!

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