IF YOU'RE A SERIOUS WATCH COLLECTOR OF THE EARLY ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC WATCHES, THIS IS THE HOLY GRAIL THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER SEE! THIS BEAUTY WAS A DIRECT COMPETITOR TO HAMILTON ELECTRICS WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF A SPARK ARRESTOR IN THE FORM OF A DIODE. HAMILTON AND LIP BOTH LOST MARKET SHARE WHEN THE ACCUTRON TUNING FORK WATCHES CAME OUT.
THE STUNNING WATCH IS SOLID 18 KARAT GOLD. THERE'S A LOT OF 18 KARAT SOLID GOLD IN THIS WATCH. PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES FOR THE WEIGHT.
HE'S IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH AN ORIGINAL DIAL THOUGH THE MOVEMENT CURRENTLY IS NOT RUNNING AND WILL NEED TO BE SERVICED.
LIP IS THE SECOND ELECTRIC WATCH TO EVER BE PRODUCED, NOT ACCUTRON AS MANY FOLKS THINK. IT IS THE FIRST ELECTRONIC WATCH TO BE PRODUCED AND YES IT USES A BALANCED STAFF LIKE THE HAMILTON ELECTRICS. LIP ADDED A DIODE WHICH IS AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO REDUCE SPARK WITHIN THE ELECTROMECHANICAL MOVEMENT.
THIS WATCH USES A BALANCED ASSEMBLY MUCH LIKE THE HAMILTON ELECTRICS THOUGH HE TAKES TWO WATCH BATTERIES NOT JUST ONE AND THAT IS WHY THE CASE IS SO LARGE WITH AN INCREDIBLE LOOKING CASE BACK UNLIKE ANY OTHER WATCH.
TALK ABOUT SUPER RARE, THERE WERE FEWER THAN 7,000 LIP WATCHES PRODUCED WITH THE R27 LIP WATCH MOVEMENT AND OF THAT 7000 UNDER 1500 WERE HOUSED IN MAGNIFICENT 18 CARAT CASES LIKE THIS BEAUTY IS.
THEY DISCONTINUED PRODUCTION WHEN THEY REALIZED THE ACCUTRON'S TUNING FORK WAS SUPERIOR TO A BALANCED STAFF.
HE'S 100% ORIGINAL WITH AN ORIGINAL DIAL THAT SHOWS VINTAGE TONING AND AGE THOUGH THE CASE IS AN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. IF YOU READ THE LITTLE YOU CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS WATCH, OVER AND OVER AGAIN YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE RAVING ABOUT HOW ATTRACTIVE THIS MASSIVE WATCH IS.
THIS IS A BIG ONE! SOLID 18 KARAT CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 33.5 MM BY 46.5 MM AND IS 11 MM THICK. THE CASE IS EXTREMELY HEAVY AND OVERSIZED TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH THE UNIQUE MOVEMENT.
THE BALANCE STUFF IS GOOD AND THE SECOND HAND MOVES WHEN SHAKEN.
THIS IS A TRUE COLLECTOR'S GRADE WATCH IN THE CONDITION EVERY COLLECTOR WOULD LOVE TO OWN.
A CENTERPIECE TO YOUR FINE VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTION!
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