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Pretty much know that already, was wondering if anyone that knows anything about watches can tell me how old it Is, why its heavy, ect not to bothered about the cost as its more sentimental value. Was just curious.

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The Swiss Emperor brand was registered in 1959 so it's no older than that.

Swiss Emperor was a decent quality brand targeting the better end of the lower price range watch market. Not budget, but very much aimed at the average wage, possibly on a par with the Seiko 5 range still marketed today.

The styling suggests that it's from around the late '70's or early '80's. The stainless steel back suggests that the bezel is gold plated (solid gold bezels usually come with solid gold backs) if you look closely you may find it is stamped between the strap lugs with something like "GP20" or "Plaque 10" indicating the gold plating thickness in microns.

(Silly me... integrated strap so no strap lugs as such, but there could still be a stamping beneath the strap)

At a guess it probably houses a Peseux movement. These were very popular in two hand or sub-seconds dress watches of the period due to their thinness.

It's a nice looking 40-ish year old dress watch that should be capable of good performance if it has been maintained.

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Looks like a 1970's/ 80's with an attached bracelet which is a bugger if the bracelet breaks or gets damage, very bad design. The movement is just standard swiss, anything other then round and you have problems with dirt getting in.  

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57 minutes ago, Dandan said:

Pretty much know that already, was wondering if anyone that knows anything about watches can tell me how old it Is, why its heavy, ect not to bothered about the cost as its more sentimental value. Was just curious.

Sorry,  yes sentimental, invaluable it is.

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