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The History of the Pilot Watch Part Five: B-Uhr - Monochrome Watches
There are some watch designs that not only stand the test of time, but in the case of war, also transcend their original context to become a classic. Such a watch, the B-Uhr, the offspring of Germany and Switzerland's leading watchmakers, has a noted history of design and production, but was employed for an infamous cause. The B-Uhren watches guided German bombers in their terrible campaigns of World War II with dropped bombs whistling through air to end in devastating consequence. The B-Uhr remains a formidable watch.Lange & Sohne Vintage B-Uhr Type B (antiquorum)In 1935, Adolf Hitler announced his plans to reconstitute Germany's Air Force and officially created the Luftwaffe. Germany had been building its aviation forces, decidedly military in purpose and in violation of WWI's Versailles Treaty, but this buildup had proceeded ostensibly for civilian purposes. With his power consolidated, Hitler shrugged off all pretense and announced Germany's resumption of military procurement.
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Ti Armand Duplantis
Omega, the official timekeeper of the Paris 2024 and 30 Olympic Games before that celebrated this year’s event with several Olympic-themed watches, like the Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope Paris 2024 and the Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition. Among other new models that caught everyone’s – well, almost everyone’s attention – was the special edition of the stainless steel 41mm Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M, paying tribute to Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, a Swedish-American pole vaulter, perhaps one of the greatest of all time. During our brief visit to the Olympics last week, we got to spend some time with the timepiece worthy of a champion. Here are our impressions.The 24-year-old Mondo Duplantis won multiple World and European Championships titles; now he is a double Olympic champion (delayed Tokyo 2020, 6.02m and Paris 2024, 6.25m) and Omega Ambassador since 2020. His spectacular performance in Paris was marked by the clear win with a jump of 6.00m
Fly your flag at the Olympic Games with Omegas NATO straps - Monochrome Watches
Customisation is the name of game in the watch world today and the fastest way to change the personality of your watch is to change the strap. As the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932, and coinciding with the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games, Omega taps into the trend for customisation with its timely proposal of NATO straps decked out in the colours of competing nations' flags. Thanks to Omega’s new straps, you can change the personality and the nationality of your watch in a matter of seconds.With the 18 flag-inspired NATO straps, supporters can now root for their home teams or, if their country is not represented, commemorate the occasion with any one of the six NATO straps inspired by the five colours of the Olympic rings. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Where did NATO straps get their name?NATO straps have nothing to d
Visit the Speedy Tuesday Event in the Space Expo in the Netherlands - Monochrome Watches
Our buddies from Fratellowatches are crazy about the Omega Speedmaster. Not just crazy, but seriously nuts about that watch, its history, its legacy, all the different models and well, just everything about the Speedmaster a.k.a. Moon Watch. Every Tuesday they post a story about yet another highly collectable and rare Speedmater. The crown on more than a year of Speedy Tuesday is coming soon: the Speedy Tuesday Event!The Speedy Tuesday Event will be held on Tuesday the 29th of October, and starts at 16:00 (GMT+1). The location perfectly suits this event: the Space Expo, ESA-ESTEC's visitor centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. There will be many new and vintage (lots of vintage!!) Speedmasters and the entire day will be hosted by the Fratello team and Omega representatives. This is of course an event not to be missed for any Speedmaster addict and THE place to meet fellow collectors.? Hey, they even fly in the former NASA engineer James Ragan, who was responsible for selecting and test
Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Limited Edition - Knights of the Round Table - Monochrome Watches
During the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, a lot of stunning new timepieces have been released. News from the top brands is always exciting especially when they all want to outdo one another; bigger booths, more elaborate shows and more intricately designed timepieces. Lately many brands are grabbing back on their own history, to find inspiration for new models. Grabbing back on the past is what Roger Dubuis also did, however they grabbed back quite a bit further then any other brand ever did! Welcome the Roger Dubuis Excaliber Automatic Knights of the Round Table. Ad - Scroll to continue with article A prime example of a timepiece reminiscent of times long gone, an age of stout men and legendary battles is the new Roger Dubuis Excalibur Table Ronde, or Knights of the Round Table. This highly decorated timepiece screams Middle Ages throughout bu
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