Visual Description
The Ref. 0907 is a small round Santos with an octagonal bezel. Fellows, Bukowskis and Vermot et Associés measure the case at 24 mm, WannaBuyAWatch at 25 mm and Artcurial at 26 mm. The case is stainless steel and the octagonal bezel 18k yellow gold, fixed by screws, with a crown set with a cabochon. Dials are white with Roman numerals and a railroad minute track, silvered, or burgundy, under blued steel sword hands on the white dials. The integrated bracelet has flat steel links with gold screws and a folding clasp.
Reference Significance
The 0907 is the steel and gold ladies' Santos Octagon, and the Ref. 0906 is the same small case in one metal. The pairing follows the larger Santos Octagons, the steel and gold Ref. 2966 and the single-metal Ref. 2965, and the ladies' square Santos, the single-metal Ref. 0901 and the steel and gold Ref. 0902. None of the 0907 records opened shows a date window.
Historical Context
Bukowskis sold an example with a certificate dated March 1986, WannaBuyAWatch dates one to the 1980s and Artcurial another to about 1990. Exact production years are not established.
What to Look For
Case number: It should begin 0907; the serial follows straight on, as in 090701756.
Movement: The automatic should wind and keep time. The records opened name no caliber, so ask to see the movement.
Dial: Check the lacquer for cracks; Vermot et Associés sold one with a cracked dial.
Gold parts and bracelet: Look at the gold bezel and screws for wear and heavy polishing, the bracelet for stretch and the folding clasp for a firm close.
