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Unique and exeptionally rare antique Hebdomas Grand-Prix 8 days watch Olympic

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DescriptionDear customers,I am happy to offer directly from my private collection this  Unique and exeptionally rare antique Hebdomas Grand-Prix 8 days pocket watch,awarded to an athlete who took a participations in the 5th Olympic Games.
The 1912 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international  held in , between 5 May and 22 July 1912 The watch has a visible balance wheel with a ruby endstone. Fancy repousse case depicting gymnastics athletes.The watch comes with the matching card box. Working order(however do not expect a quartz accuracy from 100 years old watch) See scans for details. Free shipping to worldwide! If the customer is not satisfied in any way-full money back guarantee!!!! The customer satisfaction is our goal. History: Hebdomas started it's activities during the last decade of the past century, forseeing the practical need that would one day make wrist watches one of the most important sector of the watch industry.
In those days obtaining a long running capacity for watches was the goal of several watch-makers. It was through this challenge, which they conquered, that Hebdomas started it's production in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland).
The craftmanship of the Swiss watch-makers in La Chaux-de-Fonds is world renowned, and this small village situated near to the French border, is also the birth-place of many famous Swiss brands. The work of these watch-maker has been re-discovered by a large public and connoisseurs, who appreciates the good craftmanship and models that time has preserved. Since 1888, all Hebdomas watches has been entirely manufactured by hand, piece by piece. Hebdomas high standard of quality is rooted in the experience of it's highly skilled watch-maker, and also in the remembrance of olden customs linked to the cycle of seven, which is the key number that made it famous throughout the world.The success of the Hebdomas watches in the 1900 was unbelievable, and several unique pieces are still to be found in private collections all over the world. Particular care has always been taken in the manufactureing of Hebdomas, each element is meticulously selected and tested, even down to the beautiful enamel dials that ornates each piece. 
These 8 day time-pieces are still capable of bringing back a certain nostalgy of olden times, and even though, through modern technologies improvements has been made, nothing has changed from the original concept and design.
The watch comes with CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY!
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