In the earliest days of flight the French led the way. Names like Farman and Blériot made headlines around the world. The French Air Force first came into being over 100 years ago, The Aéronautique Militiare existed before the onset of World War 1 and its pilots played huge part in the battles across europe. ...
The specialist British naval divers undertake a very demanding role performing under the toughest conditions. Between 1982 and 1989 around 3400 Precista PRS watches were supplied to the Navy. Early on they would have been mechanical but due to the harsh nature of the divers work environment they were soon superseded by cheaper, more reliable Quartz movements. ...
Updated Mar 12, 2015 at 08:35 PM by Churchy
One need not look far to find contemporary wristwatches that were influenced by the styles of their predecessors from the 1970s. The very popularity of two iconic Gerald Genta pieces from the seventies, the Patek Philippe Nautilus (the 5711 flies off shelves with legendary abandon) and the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (in its infinitesimal iterations), proves the spirit of the seventies to be alive and well in 2015. Glashutte Original even released their own homage to the decade when they introduced ...
The American Expeditionary Force, whilst serving during the early part of the First World War, were going through a period of fast expansion and obtained much of its equipment from Europe. Watches with high quality jewelled movements were specified by the Signal Corps of the US army and obtained from various Swiss manufacturers. Wire lugs, large 'Onion' winding crowns and a white enamel ...
In the 1950s French Pilots were issued with watches manufactured to the "Type 20" pattern. The requirement was for a highly accurate watch, with a 35 hour power reserve and a 'Flyback' chronograph. This type of chronograph uniquely allows the user to stop, reset and restart the chronograph with a single press of a button. ...
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