Made circa 2005. 42 mm. SS case without crown. To celebrate this feat, Villemont has been mandated to manufacture a limited edition of commemorative watches. Founded in 2004, the brand crafts wrist watches that are true to the Swiss watch making tradition thanks to talented artisans. Olivier Müller, founder of the brand, favours simple designs, innovative technical solutions and a particular attention to details. His watches bear modern lines blended with an exceptional finish. For the Solar Navigator Limited Edition timepieces, Villemont joined forces with Amundsen Oslo, a Norwegian watch brand. The later is internationally known for its historical heritage in the field of outstanding outdoor expeditions. Amundsen Oslo, the one and only existing Norwegian watch brand, was founded by Jorgen Amundsen. He is the great grand nephew of Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), one of the greatest explorers of all times. Roald Amundsen has overcome the three natural elements that can be most dangerous, namely air, earth and sea. In 1911, he was the first to reach the South Pole; in 1926 he was the first to fly over the North Pole. His favoured domain was sailing where he pioneered as illustrated by him conquering the North-West passage. Hence, whilst finding inspiration in the achievements of this great grand uncle, Amundsen Oslo develops watches that are truly original in the field of horology whilst inspired by its outstanding historical heritage. Amundsen and Villemont have teamed to create the Solar Navigator. A combination of Villemont’s elegance and Swiss watch making excellence to Amundsen Oslo’s know how in resistance to extreme natural elements, the Solar Navigator is truly a symbiosis of both brands. Both brands benefit from one another: Villemont gains from Amundsen’s exceptional historical heritage whilst Amundsen gets access to the mastery and craftsmanship unique to the Swiss watch tradition. Amundsen Oslo by Villemont were a small firm, producing around 300 pieces a year, in total. They went bankrupt in 2008, just after creating their own in-house movement, and developing their own case material. This model was one of the first introduced by the firm. Although I do not know how many of these were made in total, it seems likely that very few exist. As far as I know the inside of this watch is modified and improved legendary automatic Swiss calibre Valjoux 7750. at in the current situation in the whole World all Postal Services works quite slowly for objective reasons... http://www.fhs.swiss/eng/2007-02-06_525.html