DESCRIPTION:
WW - Pulsar Time Computer, 901, Calculator, digital, 40mm x 47mm to lug tips, 11mm lug width with integrated bracelet, original 18K yellow gold case with 6 gold screws, integrated 18K yellow gold oval link bracelet made by J.B. Champion with fold over safety to prevent accidental opening, original red mineralite crystal display screen, no jewels, capable of adjusting for long and short months as well as leap year, s#17 of the first run of 100, triple signed. Includes a period box, with manuals and pen with stylus for using calculator functions. Gross weight of assembled watch 103.2 dwt (160.5 g). The Pulsar Calculator 901 was released to the general public in December of 1975, making it the first calculator watch in history. Its distinctive red display and chunky case make it an unmistakable product of its time. With a price tag of $3,950 brand new, it was beyond the reach of most people in that era. To put that in perspective, a brand new Rolex Daytona at the time was under $1000 retail and a Patek Nautilus was just over $3000. Due to the high melting rate of these watches over the years, this is one of the earliest known surviving Pulsar Calculators.
CONDITION:
Mvt: GRO, second digit in digital display is weak, will flicker from deep red to light red but always displays the digits, mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, no oxide, unpolished case shows very little wear, very light stretch on the heavy 18K link bracelet, light dings on the face from what appear to be instrument slips using the calculator function; red mineralite glass display has chattering along the outside edge most notably at the top; boxes in excellent overall condtion, outer box shows light wear along the creased corners, inner box shows hardly any wear.
ESTIMATE:
$8000
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$12000
PRICE SOLD:
$4000
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