Insights, historical deep dives, and collecting tips for enthusiasts of mechanical timekeeping.
Often called B‑Uhren (Beobachtungsuhren), these oversized 55 mm navigation watches issued to Luftwaffe observers defined the pilot’s watch: sterile dials, hacking seconds, oversized onion crowns and strict RLM specs—built by Lange, Laco, Stowa, Wempe and IWC.
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Often called B‑Uhren (Beobachtungsuhren), these oversized 55 mm navigation watches issued to Luftwaffe observers defined the pilot’s watch: sterile dials, hacking seconds, oversized onion crowns and strict RLM specs—built by Lange, Laco, Stowa, Wempe and IWC.
Read More →Founded in 1889 by Georges Ducommun, Doxa pioneered purpose-built dive watches. The SUB 300 (1967) debuted the high-visibility orange dial and no-decompression bezel with U.S. Divers/Cousteau, and the 300T Conquistador (1969) was among the first with a helium escape valve—cementing Doxa’s place in dive-watch history.
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Read More →Explore the fascinating story of Clebar and its robust mid-century chronographs.
Read More →The Hewlett-Packard HP-01: the 1977 techno-marvel that foreshadowed smartwatches.
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