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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20129 in Watches
• Brand: Stuhrling Original
• Model: 26R.33152
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: deployment-buckle
• Dial color: silver
• Dial window material: scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: automatic-self-wind
• Water-resistant to 99 feet

Features

• Quality Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Reliable automatic-self-wind movement 20 Jewels
• Grand Calendar with Retro-Grade Date Complication, Day and Month Sub-Dials, and Year Indications
• Krysterna Scratch resistant crystal
• Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Designed with historical inspiration, the Stuhrling Original Men's Special Reserve '1776 Continental' Automatic Grand Calendar Watch is a stately timepiece with clever features. Protected by a synthetic sapphire crystal, the elongated rectangular silver dial is distinguished with a textured surface, bold blue hour and minute hands, and corresponding hourly indexes and stick markers. Distinctively, the 1776 features a luminescent, crescent-shaped date calendar above two unique sub-dials with weekly and monthly markers, and an easy-to-read year calendar by the six o'clock. Putting the finishing touches on this exemplary timepiece are its sleek stainless steel case and bezel and its textured, black leather bands fastened with a handy deployment buckle. Additionally, the 1776 boasts water resistance to 99 feet, reliable automatic self-wind movement, and a distinctive Stuhrling gift box for an elegant presentation.

The Stuhrling Brand Story

With dedication to the heritage of Swiss watchmaking, Stuhrling Original timepieces appeal to the most discriminating taste at reasonable prices. The company has roots dating back to the 1800's when Switzerland emerged as the global leader in watchmaking. Stuhrling Original remains committed to its mission of preserving the high standards set in Switzerland manufacturing all of their fine timepieces in their Swiss-owned factory! Each and every model conveys an inimitable story with extraordinary style. You'll find heirloom selections for both men and women that even the most astute watch collector will cherish and admire.

In the workshops of Stuhrling Original, the unit specializing in mechanical movements, component selection, assembly, lubrication, adjustment and testing creates horological wonders entirely under vigilant attention of Swiss ownership and supervision. It is these workshops that produce the mechanical engines that are famous for meeting the highest existing criteria in there category. Starting with the main plate, the assembly process is performed in several consecutive stages up until anchoring the balance spring, which sets the watch into motion. Assembling a Stuhrling Original mechanical automatic movement comprises no less than 30 checkpoints, spread throughout the assembly process. Adjusting the angle of lift of the pallets, centering the balance-spring, poising the balance are just a few examples of these checkpoints; of which all are designed to enhance the performance of each movement. The movement must meet no less than seven criteria, including a mean variation in rate which is the highest standard in the industry in its class.

Stuhrling Original cases are distinguished by their technical complexity, their high-end aesthetic appeal and the quality of their finish. The watch cases are made from antimagnetic 316L surgical grade stainless steel, an extremely sophisticated alloy designed to stand up to intensive use. The rough parts, known as "middlecases" are blanked from a metal bar using a high-performance press. They then undergo eight successive stamping operations of a strength increasing gradually from 20 to 85 tons. Before each swaging operation, the middlecase is refired at a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius, so as to temporarily reduce the hardness to a total stamping pressure of more than 400 tons. Finishing the cases then calls for fifteen polishing operations, all performed by hand alternating with nine baths guaranteeing immaculate cleanliness. Other components of the cases, such as rotating bezels or rider tabs also require a meticulous finish. The components of the cases are finally assembled by hand and rigorously tested.

Each Stuhrling Original dial has been designed to enable optimal read-off at a glance, while adding an element of artistic design. Stuhrling Original's dials are blanked from a brass plate and two cylindrical feet are soldered below to ensure security with the movement. Polishing operations, creating special effects through the use of vintage hydraulic German machines, and electroplating are just some of the more than forty operations required to make most StuhrlingOriginal dials. The transparent protective coating is applied in an immaculately clean environment before the various inscriptions are transfer printed using a gelatin pad which takes an impression from an inked block. On many of the dials the hour markers are either individually applied by hand or embossed into the dial and then topped with a special dye. The application of Super Luminova is performed by artisans with a nozzle pen connected to a high-pressure pipe which calls for intense concentration. Once finished, each dial undergoes careful aesthetic scrutiny under extreme magnification, as well as technical testing, to ensure it complies with all predefined dimensions and specifications.

Through meticulous labor, rigorous testing and examination of each timepiece by expert horologists, the vision of the Stuhrling Original timepiece is brought to life inside our workshops, where...

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Customer Reviews

Fine Stylish Watch
I received this watch for Christmas. It is unique and looks great! I expect to receive many favroable comments. As far as I can tell so far, it keeps excellent time. I am very happy with this watch!

Wearable art
Make sure you zoom on the watch face to see the stunning detail on this wearable art as the initial picture does not do it justice - but it's even better when you see the real thing. Everything about this watch is first rate - design, style, and value. It has a solid case which screams not to be hidden beneath a shirt sleeve (which would be difficult given its thickness, which is likely required to support the features) and a beautiful band which has an elegant, though slightly uncomfortable, buckle clasp.