During the mid 1950s Egypt ordered a special version of the Panerai Radiomir for their commando troops, designed for extreme underwater conditions the "Egiziano" had a monster 60mm riveted case, and the signature Panerai Crown guard. Sadly the Eaglemoss version is a poor representation of this iconic watch. ...
Updated Dec 29, 2014 at 08:38 PM by Churchy
During the years after WW2 the French Navy began a period of rebuilding, there was large scale investment in high quality ancillary equipment, including wristwatches. Senior ranks and personnel who's role required accurate timekeeping were supplied with the official 'Marine Nationale' watch, procured from Longines. ...
This watch is based one that was issued to all graduates of the Orenburg pilots school. The First Moscow Watch Factory "Sturmanskie" (navigator). Manufacture of this early Centre Seconds watch was made possible after the purchase of automated equipment from the French watchmaker, LIP. Famously this watch was worn by the first man in space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. ...
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