The EDOX Geoscope was dubbed the FIRST TRUE WORLDTIMER when it was released in 1970. It is a stunning and colorful design, which caught my eye early on when I started to delve into vintage watches. Perfectly sized at 42mm (or 48 if you’re bold) with the intriguing two-crown design (famous from SuperCompressor watches), it is worth anyone’s attention.
Unfortunately, this specific model was already the target of fakers, which came as a surprise to me, since it is both not easy to replicate and I also deemed it to be a niche model. So, in this episode, I will take a look at a version of this watch, which is unfortunately not easily unmasked as a fake straight away. But with the help of a macro lens, we will get to the bottom to this.
Additionally, I will give a short intro on what made and makes EDOX such an interesting brand in the Swiss watch world and how the GEOSCOPE became relevant.
Picture sources in chronological order of appearance:
Picture of Christian Rüefly-Flury and the EDOX Delfin from:
www.edox.ch
Picture of the EDOX Class1 from:
www.watchtime.net
Picture of the EDOX Hydrosub and Chronorally from:
www.edox.ch
Picture of the EDOX factory building 1955 from:
www.edox.ch
Picture of the EDOX Geoscope commercial and the EDOX Geoscope 48mm from:
www.largevintagewatches.blogspot.com
Picture of the left-handed Geoscope from:
www.classicdriver.com
Picture of the original EDOX Geoscope crowns, hands and 12-hour ring from:
www.watches83.com
Picture of the original EDOX Geoscope 24h-hour ring from:
www.worldoftime.de
Picture of the fake EDOX Geoscopes from:
www.omegaforums.net
www.uhrforum.de
Picture of the disassembly of an original EDOX Geoscope from:
www.crazywatches.pl/edox-geosc...
Picture of the original EDOX Geoscope caseback and watch from:
www.watches83.com
This video was not sponsored and the video footage stems (if not explicitly specified otherwise) solely from my own watch.
#EDOX #Geoscope #vintagewatches
Chapters:
0:00 History & EDOX Models
3:31 FAKE or ORIGINAL?