Tudor Monte Carlo*** 7149/0 Blue*** LNOS 1976
TUDOR Monte Carlo Chronograph Ref. 7149/0, Blue exotic, Blue Bakelite Bezel, LNOS (Like New Old Stock), Sticker on back, Punched Papers
Serial: 884232
Circa: 1976
Reference No.: 7149/0
CASE: 40mm, Stainless Steel, screw-down pushers and crown, blue bakelite tachymeter bezel, screw-down case back.
DIAL: Grey and blue dial with orange accents. Date aperture at 6 o’clock. Luminous silver hands with orange central chronograph hand, white counter hands. Tudor Oysterdate printed & Shield logo applied on the dial and T SWISS MADE T at the bottom.
MOVEMENT: Valjoux 234, manual wind column wheel chronograph movement with date function, 17 jewels
BRACELET: Rolex Oyster bracelet stainless Steel Ref. 7836/380
CONDITION REPORT: The watch is in overall mint / like new old stock condition and untouched, unpolished etc. The Bezel is mint and intact as well as the original pushers. The lume on the dial has patinated evenly over time to a rich custard color and is stunning. The factory reference sticker is intact and still present on the caseback.
There are tiny marks on the case and bracelet that seem to be more related to storage vs wear as the buckle is totally intact and usually shows scuffs on the surface when previously worn.
NOTES: Includes original Spanish language punched papers (watch was sourced in Latin America) and the caseback sticker is still present on the back and intact.
The 7149 ‘Monte Carlo’ chronograph launched by Tudor in 1971 following the launch of its first Chronograph in 1970 the 7031/7032 Homeplate chronographs. The 7149 reference had an upgraded column wheel Valjoux 234 vs the cam Valjoux 7734 and had a higher frequency as well for greater accuracy. The introduction of the blue bezel singles it out from comparison to any Rolex Chronograph and of course all Tudor Chronographs are fitted with a date window, something Rolex has never done on a Daytona.
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