HSTE
[Omega Moderator]
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Neglected? Over-seen? Under-appreciated? I don't know, I don't care. Glad to have both and that is: the very rare, eary versions.....
...........these are the Ebel Chrono Sport from ca. 1983.
The one on the left: steel/yellow gold. The one on the right: steel/white gold.
In my modest view: top design watch, top design integrated bracelet (hair-eater though!!) AND HERE COMES THE TRICK: top movement. See the date? See "automatic"?.
YIP, they used the Zentih El Primero and called it "Ebel 134".
The very rare early versions have the hexagon crown (the only crown that is acceptable on this watch).
And. hey: try to find the steel/white gold, early version..... impossible.
Anyway.
Cheers, HSTE
Neglected? Over-seen? Under-appreciated? I don't know, I don't care. Glad to have both and that is: the very rare, eary versions.....
...........these are the Ebel Chrono Sport from ca. 1983. The one on the left: steel/yellow gold. The one on the right: steel/white gold. In my modest view: top design watch, top design integrated bracelet (hair-eater though!!) AND HERE COMES THE TRICK: t...
Couldn't..
Agree more. These watches were made with the highest attention to detail and quality! Grtz,Dom ...
Thanks and great that you appreciate the great watch.
And do not get me wrong, but as a "Purist", to me personally (and I might be too rigid, wrong, stupid or whatever), it needs to be the flat MK1 bracelet and the hexagon crown. But glad there's another "conaisseur" out there appreciating this great Chrono ...
Thanks!!
But when the first gen. hit the markets, i was a student, yearning in front of a local jeweller. Especialy the full gold with wave bracelet was pure wristcandy! Btw, when you service your watches through Ebel they automaticly change the crown ,for "better...
Lesson #47: never, EVER, bring your vintage watch to the official dealer (not sure I should write this).....
....... find your "old school" watch doctor. Even located in Switzerland, it took me years to find "HIM". Pure gold. More valuable to me than a medical doctor. I had so may bad experiences with sending my vintage stuff to the proper "brands". Cheers, HSTE...
You are absolutely right!
Although, the Zenith aftersales is an exception to this rule imho. And, … more and more manufactures don’t distribute spareparts anymore…. Grtz,Dom
Maybe more an enthusiast brand
We watch wis’s can be rude. While we price Rolex into heaven, others are the black sheep. Ebel is not a black sheep, but we are followers of each other. I follow the advice of my watch friend who warned me never buy any Ebel. The guy advice me Omega, and ...
My two with "later" crowns
I now have little need for a chronograph but these two with the El Primero cal 40.0 and 400 movements are history for saving Zenith's finances and are a pleasure to wear. I also have sharkskin straps with Ebel deployant clasps to ring the changes when I t...
