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WATCH GIVEAWAY: Laco Mu?nster Automatic
For September 2017, the best watches monthly giveaway offers the chance to win a German Laco Mu?nster automatic watch. Sometimes called a flieger, this style of no-nonsense pilot watch is among the most iconic, and Laco can claim a direct historic link to early examples of military flieger watches. Laco was one of the important watch manufactures that provided the German Luftwaffe (air force) with Beobachtungsuhr “B-Uhr” watches during WW2, along with other well-known Swiss and German brands. The reliable legibility of a timepiece was crucial to various aspects of warfare, and the large functional watches produced by Laco and other companies for various military forces at the time were important tools that still reflect the specific use they were made for.Unlike the sometimes 55mm diameter of the WW2 watches, the Laco Mu?nster is 42mm wide for more modern and civilian wearing needs (funny because vintage-to-modern watches nowadays usually means smaller-to-larger). At 13mm t
Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military, Classico Manufacture & Marine Tourbillon Watches For SIHH 2018
Marine chronometers have always been a strong part of Ulysse Nardin‘s brand identity. Throughout their 152-year history in Le Locale, Switzerland, the brand has supplied accurate marine chronometers to over fifty of the world’s navies. For the upcoming SIHH 2018,?Ulysse Nardin have announced three new watches in the marine chronometer style: the?Classico Manufacture Grand Feu, the?Marine Tourbillon Blue Grand Feu, and perhaps the most interesting model of the lineup, the Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military limited edition.The Classico Manufacture Grand Feu is available in two variants, a black enamel dial with white Roman numerals and the more traditional white enamel dial with black Roman numerals. Both offer strong legibility thanks to the high degree of contrast, and are designed in a classic marine chronometer style with railroad minute track, small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock, and broad leaf-shaped hands. A date indicator is tucked away at 6 o’clock