This little 38mm
automatic watch really surprised me. In a good way that is. I wasn’t sure what
I was getting into when I purchased my first Kemmner on eBay. I just happen to
come across this user called ‘erkahund’ who had a big variety of custom made
watches. He had some nice sub-looking dive watches and usually I would have
gone for one of those but there was something with this dresswatch that made me
want to go for that one instead.
I paid about $300 for it
and I must say I really got my money’s worth. It housed an ETA 2824-2 movement
which ran perfect and the overall finish was really high. It had a see-through
sapphire case back and I even think it had a screw down crown. The blue hands
looked perfect against the off-white dial. It was so clean and simple and went
great together with all kinds of clothing. A great budget choice for someone
who’s looking for a real watch and not a “perfume” watch.
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| #99 - The Kemmner Marine. |
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| On the train together with my wife. The Marine on my wrist. |
I later learned that the
man behind Kemmner Watches was Roland Kemmner and that he sold all his watches through
eBay. We’ve had some e-mail correspondence and Roland has always been really
friendly and helpful. Looking forward to one day give one of his 007 Sub's a try.
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