Italian Ices
- Regular price
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$880.00 - Regular price
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- Sale price
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$880.00
We took deadstock movements from the 1970s and upcycled them into a nostalgic automatic watch with a playful name. Meet the Welsbro Italian Ices Automatic. Comes with a lunchbox and a trading card because we miss childhood.
♻ Made with an upcycled '70s movement
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✿ Batch size: 30 pieces
ᕯ Diameter (without crown): 39mm
ᕯ Diameter (with crown): 42mm
ᕯ Diameter (lug to lug): 46mm
ᕯ Height: 12.6mm
ᕯ Lug width: 19mm
ᕯ Buckle width: 16mm
ᕯ Weight: 70.8 grams
ᕯ Water-resistance: 30 meters
✿ Details
ᕯ Type: Three hand automatic
ᕯ Functions: Time (hours, minutes and center seconds)
🍪 Movement: Vintage France Ebauches (FE) 4612 circa 1975. 17 jewels. Day and date have been removed to make a time only watch.
🍭 Case: Highest quality all brushed case. Radially brushed lugs. Vertically brushed case sides. Screw down brushed caseback with engraved Welsbro roof logo and text "Do Not Eat This Watch." (Seriously, don't eat it).
🍭 Dial: Electric blue with light gray inner chapter. Applied yellow luminova Arabic numerals in a replica 1940s typeface. Outer printed 1/5ths of a second scale. Applied light gray Welsbro roof logo. Ribbed texture center dial area. "Hand Assembled in Japan" printed below 6 o'clock.
🍫 Hands: Made by our watchmaker, Kenkichi Kumada. Painted silver.
🍭 Crystal: Glassbox domed sapphire crystal with inner anti-reflective coating.
🍫 Crown: Unsigned pressure fit non-screw down crown with two positions. A note: the movement had its date functionality removed so position one doesn't have any function or clicks. Position two sets the time.
🍭 Bezel: Fixed brushed bezel
🧁 Strap (primary): Handmade Slushie Strap in powder blue
🧁 Strap (bonus): Handmade cowhide leather strap with a "boar-like" print. Ivory color with powder blue stitching.
🍩 Box: Included. Designed by Oscar Bastidas.
🍩 Papers: Included. Designed by Oscar Bastidas.
🍭 Strap change tool: Included
ᕯ Diameter (without crown): 39mm
ᕯ Diameter (with crown): 42mm
ᕯ Diameter (lug to lug): 46mm
ᕯ Height: 12.6mm
ᕯ Lug width: 19mm
ᕯ Buckle width: 16mm
ᕯ Weight: 70.8 grams
ᕯ Water-resistance: 30 meters
🍫 Made in Japan
🍪 Made in France
🍭 Made in China
🧁 Made in Italy
🍩 Made in the U.S.