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All Original MAGRETTE Marcus Chronograph Split Seconds with Glass Back & Wire Lugs
This watch was SOLD on July 16, 2015 (Destination: Louisville, KY, U.S.A.).
![]() Year: 2006 Accessories: none Crystal: glass Dial Width: 35 mm Dial Height: 35 mm |
Movement: 23 jewels manual-wind Case: stainless steel Case Width: 38 mm without crown Case Height: 42 mm with lugs Case Number: 500/080 Movement Number: ST19 Band: leather Band Width: 24 mm Band Length: 6.75 in (measures up to 8.25 in with case) |
This is an authentic New Zealand MAGRETTE Marcus Chronograph Split Seconds Manual-Wind Watch with Tachymeter & 3 Registers.
- 100% All Original MAGRETTE Watch!
- FEATURES: 3 Register CHRONOGRAPH, See-through Glass Case Back, Decorative Seagull/Venus Movement, Big Antique Crown, Wire Lugs]
- STAINLESS STEEL: case, bezel, crowns, clasp
- GLASS/STAINLESS STEEL: back
This watch keeps good time & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of limited quality timepieces!
The photos presented below are of the actual item for sale. Kindly study them carefully because what you see is what you will get. We try our best to describe watches as accurately as we can that's why we present them visually & literally. In case we missed a few points, you are welcome to ask questions.

MAGRETTE is a contemporary watch company based in New Zealand, launched in 2006. It produces quality mechanical timepieces in limited numbers. As a result, MAGRETTEE Watches have gained a following & have become quite collectible... More about this brand at their official website http://magrette.com

For sale, is a MAGRETTE Marcus Split-Seconds Chronograph Watch - the first watch produced by MAGRETTE!
I dedicated my first MAGRETTE watch to my brother Marcus McAsey (1969 – 1990)... selling out of my first model, the Marcus Chronograph Manual Wind, & still have people asking for it today.
[Dion Wynyard McAsey, Founder of MAGRETTE Timepieces (July 15, 2015) • OUR STORY - MAGRETTE TIMEPIECES (Narrative) • Retrieved from http://magrette.com/our-story.php]


EXTERNAL/INTERNAL CONDITION: This watch is in *NEAR MINT condition (93-97%): Showing very light signs of wear. Very faint scratches on the case, bezel, bracelet or buckle are visible to the naked eye. It is working perfectly, keeping good time & needs nothing.
*condition descriptives mainly based on the Timezone Grading System

stainless steel case
matte black dial or face in PRISTINE condition with crisp markings & a flawless surface
textured satin white sub-dials

luminous-filled steel hands
luminous-filled Arabic 12 o'clock & bar hour markers,
clear painted white tachymeter (crisp line/numeric detailing)

painted white MAGRETTE name logo at 12 o'clock
painted white "AKL, NZL" at 6 o'clock

original MAGRETTE stainless steel BIG antique crown & push-buttons
clear concave glass crystal

new black leather band
Band Length: 6.75 in (measures up to 8.25 in with case)


MAGRETTE stainless steel clasp

glass case back secured with stainless steel ring (etched with "MECHANICAL CHRONO SPLIT SECONDS" , "STAINLESS STEEL", "2006-MARCUS", "AKL-NZL", serial numbers)
A collector can truly admire the complex inner workings of the chronograph movement through the glass!
It is amazing how all of these tiny parts have been designed, crafted & put together to form a compact time-telling unit!

Chinese Seagull ST19/ Swiss Venus 175 23 jewels manual-wind movement - tested by our experienced technician
Please do not mistake the ST19 to be a below par movement. The Seagull ST19 is the Venus 175 calibre produced by Seagull using Venus tooling machinery bought over in the 1960s when Venus was raising funds to develop other movements. Parts between modern day Seagull ST19 & vintage Venus 175 movements are hence interchangeable.
[Musings of A Watch Addict (July 15, 2015) • Beauty of a Venus 175 manually wound chronograph movement (Seagull 1963) (Blog Entry) • Retrieved from http://wp.me/p2EA6C-67]