Dunhill - History, Models and Owners' Reviews

😎 It looks - from afar - like a Patek Philippe from the 30s with its faceted glass! A nice surprise because it's a watch that I wanted to buy one day... This one arrived in an incredible way at an auction. Advertised at €100 at Quartz, its design fascinated me but I wanted to have one with a mechanical caliber. But at €100 I said to myself: "Why not?" The big day arrives and I'm the only one to bid! €100 plus shipping and transport, here is this impulse purchase that arrives at home a few days later... I open the envelope and immediately find it strange that the back of the box does not mention Quartz. Spontaneously I wind the crown - no interest for a Quartz - and I feel the click of the barrel. Weird? I put it to my ear and I hear its Tic Tac with a big smile! Hats off to the expert at the auction house who offered this mechanical watch as a Quartz watch! Obviously, I opened it to discover a tiny ETA 2660 movement that works perfectly. Superb faceted design, mirror polish that absorbs scratches, reading the time is more than random - but which is worth it given the facets - and very slender format that does not go with everything. This is an original combo that does not reassure me about my ability to regularly wear rectangular watches. However, I gave it a double simple turn - in the Hermès style - which enhances the watch. Note a very successful pin buckle... Morality, I am always on the lookout for vintage Dunhill, including the Dunhill Facet Chronograph reference 8042 with a black dial... A killer with a Valjoux 773x. To be continued in my collection. To be continued