: Up for sale is this classic and original 1950s Benrus “Sky
: Chief” aviator’s chronograph with fantastic Near Mint
: gilt/gloss dial. This rare Benrus is in overall Excellent used
: condition and all functions are running well.

: The price for this great Sky Chief is $1,750 USD including
: worldwide shipping and Paypal. Bank Wire is also OK of course.
: Other payment options upon application. Payment must be made in
: US DOLLARS. Watch will ship upon full clearance of the funds, as
: well as any necessary bank vetting.

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: CASE, BEZEL & CASEBACK: This sweet little chrono measures 35 x
: 43mm and rides tall on the wrist at 13mm to the top of the
: crystal. The case and back are unpolished with all original
: finish showing on the satin parts and some superficial
: scratches, Excellent overall. The mirror-finish bezel shows
: slightly more scratches and a tool mark from being removed in
: the past so Very Good. Inner part of the snap caseback is
: corrosion-free and has all correct Benrus hallmarks.

: DIAL & HANDS: Absolutely Near Mint gloss lacquer dial with gilt
: printing is simply gorgeous with only the most minor
: imperfections visible under a high-powered loupe. The dial is
: trending to brown but this is quite subtle and hard to capture
: in pictures. All original Radium (I assume) luminous numerals
: are intact. All hands are Excellent overall with minimal
: oxidation and the hour and minute hand still have their original
: luminous filling intact.

: CROWNS & PUSHERS: Flat pushers and base metal knurled crown are
: Near Mint and Excellent respectively with some brassing to the
: crown (possible replacement?). The crown winds and pulls out to
: the time-setting position as it should and the pushers are quite
: crisp when they stop, start & reset the chrono.

: CRYSTAL: High-dome acrylic crystal is Excellent with only some
: minor scratches.

: MOVEMENT: Marked “BE-11”, according to Best Fit this is a Venus
: 178 same as the classic 806 Breitling Navitimer (or an immediate
: precursor), in lovely cosmetic condition. I do not know this
: watch’s service history but it keeps great time and all
: chronograph functions operate perfectly, including proper
: resetting.

: BAND: This great Sky Chief comes on a seldom-worn brown leather
: Speidel band with Croc pattern in Excellent condition. This
: watch takes straps with 18mm ends.

: I make NO guarantees for the water resistance of this watch in any
: way, shape or form due to its age and the dodgy water resistance
: of most vintage chronos in general and snap back chronos
: specifically.

: This great Vintage Benrus is offered with a 3-day inspection period
: from the date of receipt and may be returned for a full refund
: less any shipping costs incurred by the buyer. This refund is
: unconditional and once I get the watch back in exactly the same
: condition as it was sent to you, your money will be refunded. Of
: course, once the 3 days are over the sale will be considered
: FINAL.

: Thanks for looking,
: T.
: tomvox1@hotmail.com