Verdal Type Tour de France Owner Review : Addictive, coveted and wonderful

I have been looking for a perfect VERDAL Tour de France type for over 2 years now. I have seen a few of them, but very often in average condition, or with non-compliant parts. Personally, I was mainly looking for the reference 9308 which is for me one of the best finished, and I finally found this one a month ago. Pierced lugs, crown with the seahorse logo, water-resistant to 20 ATM (uncommon on a dress watch from the 60s), gold plating like new, raised indexes and numbers, magnificent dial with an adorable little second hand. Perfect! The caliber is a Unitas 6325, here in an incabloc version (so 17 jewels), which is really well adjusted and precise (-4 /+2 s/d). The more I look at it in detail, the more I find it objectively well finished. And despite the fact that it is a brand that speaks to few people, I find that it easily holds up to comparison with more "prestigious" models. It is a watch that I currently wear quite often, but since I have been waiting for it for so long, it seems normal. It is rare that a timepiece gives me so much emotion and satisfaction!