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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakI picked up a couple over the years. Part of the stuff I thought I needed as a collector but never used. Just for fun… do you have any?
Wrist Compasses
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Canuck
·Or how about this IWC model. Watch on top, hinge open to reveal a compass!
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SOG53
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This Seiko Alpinist has a compass feature there is a rotating inner bezel and you orient to sun and you need to know what hemisphere you’re in and then say some magic words and it’s a compass.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Now we have all trails …how many remember how to use map and compass ? My Silva is always with me.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A Kodak
https://www.iwc.com/en/journal/iwc-porsche-design-compass-watch.html
I was unaware of this IWC and looked it up. I like it!
I attached the link and a few screenshots.
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Canuck
·I could have bought one of these IWC/Porsche watches, 35 years ago. I worked part time in a jewellery store that had one for sale. I bought my Speedmaster instead. Big mistake, huh?
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ghce
·I could have bought one of these IWC/Porsche watches, 35 years ago. I worked part time in a jewellery store that had one for sale. I bought my Speedmaster instead. Big mistake, huh?
I had to dig deep thru the watch boxes to find mine.
But seriously it is a nice concept, who needs a Reverso when you have one of these.
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pennsyl936
·I picked up a couple over the years. Part of the stuff I thought I needed as a collector but never used. Just for fun… do you have any?
The thread made me think of the Suunto Oy compass Burt Reynolds "Lewis Medlock" wore in Deliverance.
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Pastorbottle
·I have this Citizen Promaster that features solar charging, compass and altimeter complications.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakI don't have one - but I like your Waltman Rolex combo!
The thread made me think of the Suunto Oy compass Burt Reynolds "Lewis Medlock" wore in Deliverance.
I found one.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakNow that is a boy's toy to lust after! Apologies to Ursula Andreas aka Honey Ryder for my momentary lapse of good taste and judgement 😀
Ghce. Are you still in hospital? Sending my best.
Oh, and I will make the band for that Suunto.
First dibs will have to go to Pennsyl936
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Pastorbottle
·Now that is a boy's toy to lust after! Apologies to Ursula Andreas aka Honey Ryder for my momentary lapse of good taste and judgement 😀
PS what would one pay for such a wondrous wrist accompaniment ( the compass not Ursala )
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ghce
·The thought of Ursula Undressed is a happy one from my youth! 🤣
Well back then, not so much these days lol.
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Pastorbottle
·She will be 90 next month! Several suuntos on eBay atm.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A Kodak
Made a Burt Reynolds bracelet. It’s very light, but huge.
I doubt that I will ever wear it, but it’s cool.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI no longer have any wrist compasses, I had two but I think the kids annexed them when they were in cadets.
I do have a compass that was used in WW2 as an aircrew "Escape Compass". It was intended to be sewn in the collar or seams of the wearer's battle jacket for example. If they were shot down they could use it to navigate to safety, or in the unfortunate event that they were captured, and if the opportunty arose and they escaped, the compass could be cut out of the jacket/pants etc and would aid in navigating.
For size reference, it's shown here next to an Aussie $2 coin, also accompanying the compass is an "Escape Telescope" which was also meant to be secreted to avoid detection, and could be used for basic recon.
These two items were among a bunch of things given to me when I visited a WW2 bunker that had been used to store aircrew emergency items such as silk maps, compasses, signal mirrors etc.
I did have two more Escape Compasses.
One was a steel uniform button that, when cut from the uniform and placed upside down on a pivot (drawing pin/stick/needle) , would indicate North by way of a red dot in a dimple on the back of the button.
The other was a pencil clip that when removed from the pencil, could be poised on a needle etc and would point to North.
Unfortunately, my two young adventurers probably absconded with them as well.
Anyway, here are the survivors.
I do have a compass that was used in WW2 as an aircrew "Escape Compass". It was intended to be sewn in the collar or seams of the wearer's battle jacket for example. If they were shot down they could use it to navigate to safety, or in the unfortunate event that they were captured, and if the opportunty arose and they escaped, the compass could be cut out of the jacket/pants etc and would aid in navigating.
For size reference, it's shown here next to an Aussie $2 coin, also accompanying the compass is an "Escape Telescope" which was also meant to be secreted to avoid detection, and could be used for basic recon.
These two items were among a bunch of things given to me when I visited a WW2 bunker that had been used to store aircrew emergency items such as silk maps, compasses, signal mirrors etc.
I did have two more Escape Compasses.
One was a steel uniform button that, when cut from the uniform and placed upside down on a pivot (drawing pin/stick/needle) , would indicate North by way of a red dot in a dimple on the back of the button.
The other was a pencil clip that when removed from the pencil, could be poised on a needle etc and would point to North.
Unfortunately, my two young adventurers probably absconded with them as well.
Anyway, here are the survivors.
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