Vintage Spy “Watch”

Benbradstock · Jun 11, 2019

Well this is cool as hell, apparently a genuine Cold War-era spy microphone disguised as a watch. Looks like a typical 1950s chronograph, but actually acts as a microphone hooked up to a cable which goes up the wearers sleeve and connects to a recording device.

PROTONA SPY WATCH CHRONOGRAPH MINIFON Dead Link/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264351198278

tyrantlizardrex · Jun 12, 2019

https://www.cryptomuseum.com/covert/rec/minifon/special/index.htm

😎

Professor · Jun 12, 2019

Several of these showed up on the market several years ago. I suspect some European police department had sold them off as obsolete or surplus.
Not exactly state of the art these days. Cool factor remains high.

Vintage Spy “Watch”

Benbradstock

tyrantlizardrex

Professor

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