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    INSTAGRAM CAN BE HEAVEN FOR WATCH ENTHUSIASTS

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    bacari
    , Nov 9, 2015 at 05:20 PM

    I love watches.     When I first really started getting into watches at the age of 14, I had my best friend, Marc, to talk to about watches. Back then it was conversations about Tag Heuer, Rolex, Gucci, Movado, and, of course, Swatch. My first watch was a gold tank Seiko with white face and roman numerals. I loved that watch.

    Later in my evolving passion for watches, I visited stores – a lot of stores.     Then I began to subscribe to watch magazines and buy watch books. Then     ...

    Updated Nov 9, 2015 at 05:32 PM by bacari

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    Issue 45 - 1980s German Defence Force

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    Churchy
    , Oct 25, 2015 at 11:03 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    As part of NATO, West Germany was well prepared to be at the forefront of any Warsaw Pact invasion.
    The Airforce flew the Panavia Tornado Tactical Fighter Bomber, Designed and built jointly with Italy and The UK.
    Pilots were issued with Porsche designed Orfina Chronographs.

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    Issue 44 - 1940s British Soldier

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    Churchy
    , Oct 25, 2015 at 11:02 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    In the period leading up to the Allied invasion of Europe it was realised that timing the phases of the invasion would be vital, the reliable and effective Army Trade Pattern watch was up to the task.
    They were not issued to all troops but people who's role required accurate time information, such as readio operators, Forward Air controlers and Artillery batteries.
    ATP watches were sourced from ...
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    Issue 43 - 1960s Italian Pilot

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    Churchy
    , Oct 2, 2015 at 09:52 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    During WWII the Italian Regia Aeronautica was split into two, the North fought with the Axis forces and was called the Aeronautica Nazionale Republicana (ANR) and the souths Aviation Cobelligerante Italiana (ACI) supported Allied operations. Total loses on both sides exceded 9000 personel and 5000 aircraft.
    It was only in 1946 when Italy became a republic that the combined Italian Air Force was renamed ...
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    Special Edition 6 - 1980s Soviet Air Force

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    Churchy
    , Oct 2, 2015 at 09:50 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    From starting life in 1917 as the Imperial Russian Air Unit, by 1918 the few resources were taken over by the Workers and Peasants Red Air Fleet, several name changes later and the Red Army Air Forces or VVS was established in 1925.
    Following expansion the VVS soon had the worlds largest bomber fleet, by the outbreak of World War II 95% of these bombers were the Topolev SB.
    The Soviet expansion ...
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