Vintage Edox Bluebird 28800 Automatic Arabic Day Date Brown Dial 38mm Watch

About this watch

A classic piece of 1970s Swiss design: the Edox Bluebird 28800. The big polished cushion-shaped steel case frames a brown-to-black gradient sunburst dial with a silver segmented chapter ring and applied baton markers. At 3 o'clock is a framed day-date window with the day in Arabic script and the date on a red disc. The dial is signed "EDOX automatic - bluebird 28800 - T Swiss Made T" with the Edox hourglass logo. "28800" refers to the high-beat 28,800 vibrations-per-hour automatic movement. It comes on its steel multi-link bracelet with an Edox hourglass-logo clasp.

Brand heritage

Edox was founded in 1884 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, by Christian Rüefli-Flury. Its name comes from the Greek word for "hour", and its logo is a stylised hourglass. Edox is known for robust, water-resistant sports watches like the Delfin and Hydro-Sub. In the 1970s the Bluebird line paired bold, sculpted cases with fast-beating automatic movements.

Why this one is special

• Arabic-language day disc, a rare variant made for the Middle Eastern market
• High-beat 28,800 vph Swiss automatic movement with day-date
• Striking brown gradient sunburst dial with a two-tone segmented chapter ring
• Bold 1970s cushion case with an Edox-signed bracelet clasp

Specifications

• Brand / Model: Edox Bluebird 28800
• Number on caseback: 200556
• Case size: approx. 38 mm (excluding crown)
• Movement: Swiss automatic, 28,800 vph, day and date
• Case: stainless steel cushion case, caseback signed "Swiss Made - Waterresistant - Shockresistant - Automatic" with the Edox hourglass logo
• Dial: brown/black gradient sunburst, silver segmented chapter ring, applied baton markers, Arabic day and red date at 3
• Bracelet: stainless steel multi-link bracelet with Edox logo clasp
• Era: 1970s

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with normal signs of age and wear: light scratches on the polished case, caseback and bracelet, and some small age marks on the dial and around the chapter ring. Please check all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
Working at time of listing.

What's included

The watch on its steel bracelet and a wooden presentation box (not Edox-signed). No papers.

Shipping & Returns

Free shipping with DHL from Cairo, Egypt.
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping.

Ref: H840