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» Konrad Knirim – German military watches
He is one of the international experts when it comes to German military watches: Konrad Knirim[…] … Apparently, military watches exert an incomparable fascination upon him[…] … de, the gentle reader will find plenty of interesting reading material about military watches in Germany[…]
» TrustedWatch begin their watch competition
Starting immediately, TrustedWatch will be holding a monthly watch competition in which the participants can win elegant and high-quality watches[…] … During the next few months, luxury watches by Breitling, Omega, and Rolex, as well as many other watch manufacturers will be up for grabs on TrustedWatch[…] … Over the next months, the largest German-speaking watch portal will be targeting new target groups online for the watch sector[…] … The initial phase will begin with a CX Swiss Military SW1 by the Swiss watch manufacturer Charmex[…]
» Jaeger-LeCoultre is presenting La Grande Maison
It is divided into three parts, the first one focuses on Prague´s Astronomical Clock, the second on Czech watchmaking and the third one on the famous Swiss and German manufacturers[…] … The exhibition can display to the visitors the major creations of the Manufacture through the time: pocket watches from the 19th century, the first Reverso models from the 1930’s, jewellery watches from the 1920’s, military watches from the 1940’s and of course the latest complications like Minute Repeater from the last two decades[…]
» The HURRICANE by CX SWISS MILITARY WATCH™
July 10th 1940, in Fairlight, outside Hastings on the English channel coast – the fast approaching hum of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109E and Bf 110C heralds the beginning of the Battle of Britain, the epic fight between the German Luftwaffe and the RAF, the Royal Air Force[…] … A solidly built single engine aircraft equipped with eight Browning 303 machine guns the HURRICANE proved a formidable foe despite being slower than the German Messerschmitt[…] … Generally the RAF’s Spitfire would intercept the German fighters, leaving HURRICANES to concentrate on the bombers, but despite the undoubted abilities of the "thoroughbred" Spitfire, it was the HURRICANE that scored the highest number of RAF victories during this period[…] … Based on our AIRFORCE I model the HURRICANE by CX Swiss Military Watch™ is equipped with the chronometer certified ETA cal[…] … The solid stainless steel buckle – also in DLC – bears the CX Swiss Military Watch™ logo and is as indestructible as the watch itself[…] … 0mm, weight 150gr total - X-large crown - Screw-down crown and pushers - Red safety marking on pushers (visible when unscrewed) - Anti-reflective sapphire crystal - Bi-directional circular slide-rule bezel, Superluminova™ indices - Genuine Swiss Made® nano-tech leather strap with black DLC plated buckle - Screw-down caseback, Limited Edition engraving - Water-resistant to 200 meters - Anti-magnetic ISO 764 Dials: - Silver, black, arctic blue or RAF red - Superluminova™ indices Hands: - Superluminova™ coating - All chronograph hands in red Limited edition of 200 watches only[…]
» A history of IWC's Diving Watches
IWC was not among the first companies to produce diving wristwatches, but it clearly has been among the best[…] … Its watches have conquered great depths[…] … Early Development of Diving Watches Much of the genesis of undersea wristwatches began before IWC made its contributions[…] … Advertisements showed watches on a swimmer crossing the English Channel[…] … In the 1940's, diving wristwatches were used by militaries in World War II[…] … However, many of the “higher end” Swiss watch manufactures did not emphasize “tool watches” and did not have significant sports lines, at least until the 1960s or 1970s[…] … IWC’s First Diving Wristwatches IWC introduced its first true diving wristwatch, the Aquatimer, in the mid-1960s[…] … Mechanical watches hardly sold[…] … IWC almost closed its doors and the company was sold by its long-time owners, the Homberger family, to VDO, a German instruments manufacturer[…] … Various new strategies were developed, including collaborating with Porsche Design to develop sportier new watches and to target them at a younger market[…] … No titanium watches had been produced in series by any other company[…] … One of the legendary Ocean 2000 variations was a military model, the so-called “Ocean Bund” that was used by divers in the German military[…] … These included a quartz version using IWC Calibre 2250 (References 3314 and 3315), a “standard” military version using ETA-2892 based IWC Calibres 375 and later 37521 (References 3509 and 3529) and a special amagnetic mine-sweeper variation which used a special movement with a beryllium balance (Reference 3519)[…] … This of course was not very deep when compared to the water resistance of the Ocean 2000 and the GST Aquatimer watches[…] … The new Aquatimer models are the culmination of almost 40 years of developing diving wristwatches in Schaffhausen[…] … It also is the case that these new models are not simply new dial designs on traditional watches[…] … But more than being just good designs, these are new watches with new features[…] … These watches push the edge of exploration, combining science with romance[…]
» SIHH 2010: La symbolique des laques of Vacheron Constantin
So, for this initial collection, master watchmakers combined their talents with master enamellers – each working in their respective crafts as masters and lovers of their art – to combine ancient and modern techniques and give birth to watches that are exceptional for both their mechanics and their aesthetics[…] … Of this union between the craftsmen of one of the oldest Japanese lacquer companies, Zôhiko – headquartered in Kyoto since its founding in 1661 – and Vacheron Constantin – the world’s oldest watchmaker, which has been making watches in Geneva without interruption since its beginnings in 1755 – was born a remarkable embodiment of the same core values: the Métiers d’Art – La symbolique des laques collection[…] … Three Years, Nine Designs, Sixty Sets True to the spirit of the Métiers d’Art collection, the symbolique des laques theme will change over a period of three years, with each year bringing a new set of three watches in a limited series of twenty[…] … Indeed, between the beginning of the seventeenth century and the middle of the nineteenth, the shogun military government saw to it that the country was almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world[…] … The first watches sent were naval chronometers[…] … It very quickly became evident that the Japanese clients had such specific and pronounced tastes that an entire aesthetic code developed and became known as “Japanese style,” with flat, simple, elegant watches and a preference for the colours white and silver[…] … He made many Japanese-inspired watches for Vacheron Constantin, some of them playing with enamel to create the illusion of lacquer, and others in genuine lacquer that are still part of the private Vacheron Constantin heritage collection[…] … Engelbert Kaempfer, a German physician travelling in Japan This excerpt sums up the basic essentials of Japanese lacquer[…]
» Extreme diving watch 20’000 FEET by CX Swiss Military Watch™ passes the ultimate test so far
Bürgin (CEO Montres Charmex SA) is widely known as one of the foremost experts in the field of diving watches; he won the current world record for water resistance with the 20’000 FEET (6’000 meters), only a year after losing the title he had won with the 12’000 FEET and 3’900 meters to Rolex’ OYSTER PERPETUAL SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA in 2008[…] … Not only has the 20‘000 FEET set a new world record in 2009 but the tests this diving watch has been submitted to are as extreme as the watch itself: just last month the 20’000 FEET was thrown out of an airplane at 1’500 meters above ground by Sigi Menz, a former member of the German Special Forces[…]
» IWC pilot's watches
There are only a few interesting and high quality websites about IWC pilot watches[…] … ch/, he gathered many useful information and advices for fans and collectors of IWC pilot watches[…] … In addition to great background images and test reports, there is an overview of IWC pilot watches in movies[…] … The night pictures of the IWC pilot watches are excellent as well[…] … The list of many IWC pilot watches with all technical data and pictures is unique as well[…] … In addition, his link tips are really outstanding for providing a very good overview of many informative websites, from the German-speaking website of Konrad Knirim, who is probably the most renowned military watch connoisseur, to international links and many interesting forums about IWC watches[…]