Vintage Squale

VERY COOL!



For sale on WUS, http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=382304

Not bad. I just don't like the polished bezel...that is just asking for a ding or sratch! What is the red/orange button...is that a bezel lock?

andrema wrote:

Not bad. I just don't like the polished bezel...that is just asking for a ding or sratch! What is the red/orange button...is that a bezel lock?

Yep, same idea as a PloProf...

Interesting. Mark is right, the polished bezel just is not in keeping with the overall gestalt of the watch.

pretty cool watch case. yep, needs some bezel work

andrema wrote:

Not bad. I just don't like the polished bezel...that is just asking for a ding or sratch! What is the red/orange button...is that a bezel lock?

Didnt i do how to on brushing a bezel!! The old thumb tack trick, works like a champ!

Barracuda lure with all that polish!!! Otherwise, pretty cool, even got one of them nipple things!

This watch is in FANTASTIC shape ! I like
that bezel lock button alot. You really don't see that
on many watches. Plus it just looks ridiculously cool
IMHO. So does that super aggressive bezel by the
way ! Hey, how about that case back too ?!
A great looking watch no matter how you slice
it !

The Tiger is a great watch, but does have some shortcomings. The polished bezel is a scratch magnet - no doubt. You could try to brush it, but the bezel pip that Squale uses washes out with your first swim. I know that this Tiger was relumed, just not sure if he did the pip, too.

The other, major, downside to me is the size. Width is fine, but it is a very thin watch. Not very substantial feeling at all.

The bezel lock works great, but is a bit stiffer to use than my PloProf. It's also a little hard to use one-handed, like the PoloProf.

Squale is re-releasing these, among other vintage divers. Princeton Watches will be their new US distributor.

bigflax925 wrote:

The Tiger is a great watch, but does have some shortcomings. The polished bezel is a scratch magnet - no doubt. You could try to brush it, but the bezel pip that Squale uses washes out with your first swim. I know that this Tiger was relumed, just not sure if he did the pip, too.

The other, major, downside to me is the size. Width is fine, but it is a very thin watch. Not very substantial feeling at all.

The bezel lock works great, but is a bit stiffer to use than my PloProf. It's also a little hard to use one-handed, like the PoloProf.

Squale is re-releasing these, among other vintage divers. Princeton Watches will be their new US distributor.

Welcome to XMT BigFlax!

Good info!

Will be interested to see what the re-issues look like

Thanks!

The watches will look the same. They supposedly will use vintage parts.

My Tiger was allegedly a vintage piece that was NOS. It was indeed new in every way. Even the strap had the vanilla smell, which was interesting for a watch that had sat on a shelf for 30 years. The collective thought was that Squale continued to turn these out of over the years and were being sold locally.

That said, I'll be picking up a new, new Tiger in a white or blue dial when Princeton gets set up!

I like it!!

Gregger wrote:

I like it!!

Hey Gregger, great to see you here brother!

Interesting for sure.


BTW seller is top notch FWIW.