Luke Skydropper, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/luke-skydropper/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:40:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png Luke Skydropper, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/luke-skydropper/ 32 32 Longines 3501 cal.13.33 1935 https://rkwatchservice.com/longines-3501-cal-13-33-1935/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 02:37:57 +0000 http://rkwatchservice.com/?guid=a02705a9088149ccc5c2b785a0518e27 Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Luke Skydropper

Dear fellow collectors,

it is my pleasure to share with you my latest catch. It is not easy to dig down below the surface of the very little known and publicly accessibl facts and learn more about hard to get early "calatrava" Longines equip...

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Dear fellow collectors,

it is my pleasure to share with you my latest catch. It is not easy to dig down below the surface of the very little known and publicly accessibl facts and learn more about hard to get early "calatrava" Longines equipped with the excellent and robust caliber 13.33.

Based on all accessible information, it deals with the rare watch. Made in the very small time window, from 1934-late 1930s, where only very early specimen were equipped with the 13.33 caliber, as a…

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]]> BREITLING, Geneve, Kronometer Stockholm “765 AVI” https://rkwatchservice.com/breitling-geneve-kronometer-stockholm-765-avi/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:09:02 +0000 http://rkwatchservice.com/?guid=80c3125cd2f51d041f8aae042215ff3c Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Greetings!

I have just acquired fresh to the market, completely unmolested but beaten-up Breitling 765 AVI retailed by Kronometer Stockholm ( co-signed dial ) from the very late 50s.

My plan is to source missing original parts ( crown, pusher and sma...

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Greetings!

I have just acquired fresh to the market, completely unmolested but beaten-up Breitling 765 AVI retailed by Kronometer Stockholm ( co-signed dial ) from the very late 50s.

My plan is to source missing original parts ( crown, pusher and small hand from the 12-hour counter ), swap the crystal and give the watch complete cleaning of the case, full service of the movement.

I have studied a bit about this significant reference.

What I am particularly concerned is…

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