All American Apollo astronauts were issued with Omega Speedmaster Professionals. They were worn by Edward H. White on the first spacewalk and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. The regular strap was changed to a long Velcro strap so it could be worn over the Space Suits. 'Flown' Speedmasters have real historic interest and many are on display, however Buzz Aldrin's "Moon" watch was lost ...
Updated Jan 19, 2015 at 12:31 PM by Churchy
The French Navy started to use Tudor brand divers watches for Naval Divers and Marine Commandos in the 1960s. Tudor is a more affordable sub brand of Rolex, they use Swiss ETA or Valjoux movements but have similar styling. The specification of the watches used changed over time to a Blue Dial/Blue Bezel configuration from the 80s. ...
Our first Dress watch, and it's Gold too! Hardly a Military watch but according to the magazine a similar watches were presented as gifts to Officers in the Brazilian Army. This wasn't a watch for the troops, original swiss made versions would have been embossed with the head of Helvetia on the case back, and been made of 18-carat gold. ...
Updated Jan 3, 2015 at 11:29 AM by Churchy
Issue 19 is based on the Benrus type1, standard issue for US Navy SEAL teams during the Vietnam war. Simple and reliable with Swiss ETA Movements they are virtually impossible to find on the collectors market, good quality replicas command four figure price tags. They were found to be expensive to produce and went out of use in favour of off the shelf alternatives. ...
Updated Dec 30, 2014 at 03:44 PM by Churchy
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 09:38 PM by Churchy