Description
This is a very striking and uncommon Candino Submarine automatic winding watch measuring 36.5mm across in stainless steel. Amazingly, this watch (from the early 1960s) was marked waterproof to 800 feet, which even outdid the Rolex Submariner at 660 feet. The original gilt dial with sword hands and lume markers and sweep seconds looks amazing. The turning bezel and signed crown are both original. The 25-jewel automatic movement was just cleaned and is accurately keeping time. This watch was sold to me by a Canadian Naval serviceman who served in Victoria British Columbia as a Naval diver for the Canadian military. He dove with this watch for 10 years, then bought his dream watch – a Rolex Submariner. He recently became afflicted with cancer, his wife divorced him and then took the Submariner as part of a settlement. He believes he has little time remaining and sold me this Naval dive watch.
