Bidspirit auction | Eldorado 21 Jewel Manual Wind

Eldorado 21 Jewel Manual Wind Wristwatch with Red Date - A mid-century Eldorado mechanical wristwatch featuring a silver-tone sunburst dial. The dial is printed in black script with Eldorado at the 12 o'clock position, and 21 JEWELS / UNBREAKABLE MAINSPRING above the 6 o'clock position. It features applied gold-tone baton hour markers and a date aperture at the 3 o'clock position displaying red numerals. The timepiece is fitted with gold-tone dauphine-style hands. The case is constructed with a base metal bezel and a screw-down stainless steel back. The case back is stamped STAINLESS STEEL BACK UNBREAKABLE MAINSPRING BASE METAL BEZEL. This manual wind watch runs. The watch is presented as a head only, without a strap or bracelet. The case diameter measures approximately 34mm excluding the crown. The watch shows significant signs of wear consistent with age and use. The acrylic crystal is heavily scratched and displays significant crazing across the entire surface (photo 1). The base metal case and lugs show heavy oxidation, pitting, and loss of plating, revealing the underlying metal (photos 3, 4, and 5). The winding crown shows heavy brassing and wear (photo 3). The dial exhibits some spotting and light oxidation visible through the crystal (photo 2). The dauphine hands show heavy oxidation and loss of luminous material (photo 1). One lug appears slightly misaligned (photo 6). The case back has numerous surface scratches (photo 5).