This watch is based on the Rolex Submariner model 5517: Rolex Submariners are possibly the most copied and certainly one of the most faked watches in the world, dozens of companies make similar watches at a whole range of prices and quality of finish in both quartz and mechanical versions. One of the original 1950s Rolex MilSub watches, even in a very well used condition, can sell for tens ...
This should more accurately be called the Observers watch. B-Uhr is an abbreviation for Beobachtungs-uhr, literally Observation watch, The B-Uhr type-B style dial was designed to be read quickly and easily in the high stress situations Pilots would often experience. The magazine states that the original versions were made by a number of companies including: A. Lange & Sohne, Stowa, IWC, Wempe, and ...
Updated Dec 13, 2014 at 11:53 PM by Churchy
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