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Dan S
·Australian Navy.
Military watches: Show your Mil. watches - any brand,issued/non issued,data,specs & techs...
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UncleBuck
·Australian Navy
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lancemiller
·My daily is a Marathon GSAR with the automatic movement. It's built to Canadian government specs for search and rescue operations, has sapphire crystal and 316L steel case. The tritium illumination is probably the best feature, stays visible 24/7 for like 25 years.
I've had mine for a couple years and it's been reliable, keeps good time and the build feels really substantial without being too heavy.
I've had mine for a couple years and it's been reliable, keeps good time and the build feels really substantial without being too heavy.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberThough I don't believe that it was an officially assigned military watch, this small Revue Sport Royal was "worn by Captain Gösta Törngren, commander of the Swedish Catalina plane that was shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 while searching for the DC-3 that disappeared over the Baltic Sea in June 1952".
Pretty cool, and there was documentation included in the sale.
Pretty cool, and there was documentation included in the sale.
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Dan S
·Longines WWW aka "Greenlander".
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blubarb
··IG: #blubarb19Pecista issued '93 (pretty scarce these days)
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ddOmega
·What was the original strap made from? Doesn't look like rubber in the photo, but could well be.
Happy reading...
Cinturini originali storia e modelli dei cinturini PANERAI periodo 1936 - 1970 https://passionepaneraiwatch.forumfree.it/?t=77334293
(The article is in Italian)
Among other things, the company CUOIERIE MECCANICHE BRELLI, It continues to produce straps today with the same machinery as in the past...and also with some vintage leather
Ciao
Davide
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artisgil
·Vector 1940s
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blubarb
··IG: #blubarb19Two not so easy to find RAAF 36mm Hamilton navigators making their way across the Nullarbor..
These R.A.A.F Hamilton Navigators were issued to RAAF Aircrew during the Vietnam conflict. The production run was small, possibly 300 and were issued in two variations of caseback markings, one with large font and the other with a small font.
These are pretty much identical to the US FAPD 5101 including the larger 36mm case and parkerised case finish. As I say, almost identical to the FAPD US version, but the RAAF (and I believe the RAF) have a stainless steel caseback instead of a full parkerised case back. These RAAF versions also came with individual serial numbers. The RAAF pieces are arguably rarer than the FAPD, especially the large font RAAF version.
These R.A.A.F Hamilton Navigators were issued to RAAF Aircrew during the Vietnam conflict. The production run was small, possibly 300 and were issued in two variations of caseback markings, one with large font and the other with a small font.
These are pretty much identical to the US FAPD 5101 including the larger 36mm case and parkerised case finish. As I say, almost identical to the FAPD US version, but the RAAF (and I believe the RAF) have a stainless steel caseback instead of a full parkerised case back. These RAAF versions also came with individual serial numbers. The RAAF pieces are arguably rarer than the FAPD, especially the large font RAAF version.
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kfranzk
·Pilots watches of the 50s.:
https://uhren-muser.de/en/catalogue#nil
- RAAF Jaeger LeCoultre Mk 11 (Royal Australian Air Force)
- RNZAF IWC Mk 11 (Royal New Zealand Air Force)
https://uhren-muser.de/en/catalogue#nil
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