Authentic Historical Reproductions
We found our most important watch in a soldier’s pocket I
t’s the summer of harrowing flights in a B-24 bomber and 1944 and a weath- somehow made it back to the U.S. ered U.S. sergeant is Besides the Purple Heart and the walking in Rome only Bronze Star, my father cherished this days after the Allied watch because it was a reminder of the Liberation. There is a best part of the war for anysoldier—the joyous mood in the streets and this homecoming. tough soldier wants to remember this He nicknamed the watch Ritorno for day. He’s only weeks away from homecoming, and the rare heirloom is returning home. He finds an interesting now valued at $42,000 according to timepiece in a store just off the Via The Complete Guide to Watches. But to Veneto and he decides to splurge a our family, it is just a reminder that little on this memento. He loved the nothing is more beautiful way it felt in his hand, and than the smile of a the complex movement healthy returning GI. inside the case intrigued We wanted to bring this him. He really liked the little piece of personal hunter’s back that opened history back to life in a to a secret compartment. He faithful reproduction of thought that he could the original design. We’ve squeeze a picture of his wife The hunter’s back used a 27-jeweled moveand new daughter in the case back. He wrote home The Ritorno watch back ment reminiscent of the that now he could count opens to reveal a special best watches of the 1940s compartment for a and we built this watch the hours until he returned keepsake picture or with $26 million worth of to the States. This watch can be engraved. Swiss built precision went on to survive some
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machinery. We then test it for 15 days on Swiss made calibrators to insure accuracy to only seconds a day. The movement displays the day and date on the antique satin finished face and the sweep second hand lets any watch expert know that it has a fine automatic movement, not a massproduced quartz movement. If you enjoy the rare, the classic, and the museum quality, we have a limited number of Ritornos available. We hope that it will remind you to take time to remember what is truly valuable. If you are not completely satisfied, simply return it within 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Stauer 1944 Ritorno $147 Now only $99 + S&P
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