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Mid‑1960s PRIM in steel
A mid‑1960s Czechoslovak Prim built around the TYP 0121 movement, this dress watch shows the era’s restrained geometry: a two‑tone sector dial, applied gold‑tone batons, dauphine hands, subsidiary seconds and a framed date at 3. The all‑steel case aligns with sturdier period examples, while the movement — a 15‑jewel, small‑seconds manual calibre marked TYP 0121 — reflects domestic PRIM engineering of the time with straightforward, practical finishing. For a contemporary collector, the piece offers a balanced combination of mid‑century character, wearable 36 mm proportions and a movement that speaks to regional manufacturing tradition.
Watch dossier
Important details, without the clutter.
01Specifications+
- Brand / model
- Prim Prim Ref. Unknown
- Reference
- Unknown
- Estimated production
- 1960s
- Case material
- Steel (Professionally restored)
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 41 mm
- Thickness
- 10 mm
- Dial
- Silver two-tone sector-style dial with applied gold-tone baton markers, framed date aperture at 3, subsidiary seconds at 6. Professionally restored by a dial specialist using period-correct techniques.
- Crystal
- Acrylic (period-correct)
- Crown
- Period correct
- Strap / bracelet
- Brown calf leather strap
- Movement
- Manual wind, small seconds, date
- Caliber
- TYP 0121
- Jewels
- 15
02Service & provenance+
The watch has been technically and visually inspected. It did not require servicing and is ready to wear.
03Delivery & returns+
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