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Re: Looks like the chase was worth it!

: Welcome to the forum Tony, and thanks for bringing a nice watch
: along with you.

: The earliest 2 reg Camaros, which we see in '67, use the equally
: venerable, if not quite as venerated, Valjoux 92 but the later
: watches do indeed use movements from the 77xx family. And just
: about the whole family actually, 7730, 7732, 7733 and 7734!

: I'm fairly sure I've not seen one, and didn't have one in my table
: until now but the ID manual from 1971 does show that the very
: last of the 3-reg watches did in fact use the Vj 7736:

:
:

: I'd guess then that yours was made in 1971 and sold in 1972. Would
: you be happy sharing the serial number with us? The first 3 or 4
: digits are still useful if you don't want to publish the whole
: thing. Or you could send it by email if you prefer -
: carrera_table_mm@btinternet.com , I would be fairly confident
: it will be the high "bookend" for that model when the
: Camaro table gets published on OTD.

: Yours looks very well preserved, with a great case and I'm pleased
: you didn't feel the need to relume it for some very small amount
: of lume loss. I always prize originality over it looking like it
: really did leave the factory yesterday, so always pleased when
: someone else makes the same choice.

: Wear it in good health!

: Mark
Thanks Mark (and thanks for the additional info - I should have said "most" and not "all"). Oh, and I've already given the serial number to Jeff, which confirms this one as a 1971 - albeit first sold in 1972.

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