The British Army needed a water and shock resistant watch and had a batch of Longines movements put into custom cases, nicknamed ’Tuna Cans”, larger and designed to be more shock resistant, they also had a screw down crown to aid water resistance. It was only issued in small numbers and later recalled due to the old Luminous paint decaying into powder and fouling the movement. ...
Updated Dec 28, 2014 at 08:37 PM by Churchy
After the Second World War Germany was required to make war reparations to France. As part of this the German firm of Stowa produced two runs of watches, some of which were used by the French Foreign Legion, Including their Paratroopers. I asume that this watch is a replica of those Stowa watches. ...
Updated Dec 26, 2014 at 09:26 AM by Churchy
Without politicizing or promoting it, what are your three favorite war movies? Now, I am a little bit older than the norm, so realism such as what you get from Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers does not always rule the day. But here are mine: #3 -- Guns of Navarone (1961) -- It's just a fine yarn. Whether you believe it or not, it is a well woven tapestry of these individuals trying to accomplish one thing. Kind of a much better version of Tobruk (1967). #2 -- ...
The issue depicts the classic British military watch, the Smith W10. The W10 was an evolution of an earlier Smith watch, and many collectors believe it borrowed heavily from the the Swiss made Jeager LeCoultre movement. A former LeCoultre employee was employed by Smith as technical director. ...
Updated Dec 19, 2014 at 05:33 PM by Churchy
Produced for the Japanese Imperial Navy by the Seikosha watch company, originals are extremely rare and command high prices particularly in the Japanese market. Japanese pilots where the elite, and the training programme rigorous and often brutal, the numbers of pilots that qualified could not keep up with the losses they suffered. ...
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