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    Issue 49 - 1920s Italian Army Officer

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    Churchy
    , Feb 1, 2016 at 06:05 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    In 1919 the Sons of George Eberhard took a larger role in the running of the company and released Eberhard & Co's first "wrist" chronograph. The link between this watch and the Italian Army is a little tenuous. It is quite possible that Army Officers would have purchased the Eberhard & Co wristwatch, and having a wrist Chronograph would certainly have been useful for ranging artillery, ...
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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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