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Universal Geneve Bumper Polarouter – A Complete Collectors Guide

INTRODUCTION The aircrew who flew Helge Viking on the first commercial SAS Douglas DC-6B flight over the pole from Copenhagen to Los Angeles on November 15, ...

The Birth of the NATO Watch Strap – A History of the NATO Strap and Post WWII watches

INTRODUCTION In earlier articles the predecessors of the NATO watch strap were reviewed. Some military watch specifications were in the process of revision afte...

IWC FIRST AQUATIMER – Vintage Collectors Guide

THE FIRST IWC AQUATIMER INTRODUCTION With the development of aqualung (scuba) gear post world war II, Dr Hans Haas and other experts brought a new and fantastic...

Railrouter Universal Geneve

INTRODUCTION In the late 1950s, US and Canadian railways started to make the transition from pocket watches to wrist watches. Until then, wrist watches were dee...

Polerouter SUB

INTRODUCTION The Universal Geneve Polerouter Sub was first released in 1961 on an expanding stainless steel bracelet and was an instant success. Manufacture o...

The Zodiac Aerospace GMT

INTRODUCTION After the success of the Sea Wolf, Zodiac introduced the Zodiac Aerospace GMT using essentially the same case, with a 24 hour bezel which could rot...

You Can Now Buy the Classic A.F.0210. Military Watch Strap

YOU CAN NOW BUY THE CLASSIC A.F.0210. STRAP INTRODUCTION For many years the A.F.0210. watch strap has been a sought after item. It was designed for WWII watch...

The Dirty Dozen WWW watches on A.F.0210. straps.

INTRODUCTION There are thought to be a handful of collections of the complete set of “The Dirty Dozen” W.W.W .watches, which is not surprising since...

The Ray Mears Citizen Promaster Tough

PROMASTER Citizen introduced the Ray Mears Promaster Tough series in 1989. The Ray Mears Promaster Tough series included watches in the categories of Land, Ma...

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