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Thank you my friend! The hands of my very early FF from the 50's is.....
still glowing very smoothly in white, so I am sure they used a very strong Radium at the beginning! (That's why the dial from my FF is so nicely etched) You own so many different and beautiful military versions, so I was curious if maybe some of the military versions used the same Radium.
best regards
claude
Civilian vs Military FF
What is the difference between a Civilan and Military FF............
The Military were the first, the Civilian came after
The Military Milspecs came, AFAIK, in 1958, while the Civilian came much after, in the Mid 60ies. Let's work from a pic: The Military Milspecs always came with a small crown, with some exceptions, like the Pakistanese one, while the Civilian Milspecs neve...
Thankyou my friend..
...for some great picture and some details on the BP FF theme. I will as the great pink also say: We are looking forward to eventually one day to read an interesting theme from our teacher on the matter Best Hans
There are much better teachers than me, on this matter, Hans
The question is excellent, the answer is tough, as if the principles are obvious, the exceptions are many... And there are some watches I can't say if they were Military of Civilian... Interesting topic, for sure! Best, Nicolas
But the topic is more than interesting, and we are so many..
...who want to be taught mmhhh any idea who can be given the task to? if any are interested..? I know there are no moderator here, but..? Best Hans
In a very few weeks, I will post something I already prepared
Then, we'll discuss about that, but this is another " stone form the wall "... Best, Nicolas
Great stuff my friend :-)
I am already looking out for your "in-depth article" I have to say, I fall more and more in love with BB FF Vintage Best Hans
Information?!
Hope someone can answer me the following question one day? ;-) Was the hacking movement used in both, the civilian and the military versions? Maybe the Military Milspecs always came with the small crown, but there was a possibility for a civilian person t...
Well, Claude, I doubt a lot that the pic is referring to a MilSpec from 70ies
As always, thanks a lot for all these scans, my friend, there are a mine of interesting informations. But;, even at this era, don't beleive the advertisings! You posted an ad from 73. The pic used for this ad is exactly the same than this one, on this ad:...
Again I learned a lot from you Nicolas! Thank you very much my friend!!!
My friend do you have any idea why Blancpain and MAR-VEL used a picture of a ghost watch for commercial purpose? (with a unique dial and a unique small second hands) The differences between the ad dial and your AM dial is the triangle instead of the losan...
Civilian FF
Thanks to all for clearing up my question. I am still looking for the retainer that fits behind the bezel on my FF. If anyone has knowledge as to where I can find one it would be appreciated. Bill
Hi, Claude,
After typing my answer to your post, I was thinking about it, and wondered if there was any confusion made between the Milspec appellation and a military watch, as we know for sure that ALL the Milspecs weren't military watches, but built under military s...
Thank you my friend! The hands of my very early FF from the 50's is.....
still glowing very smoothly in white, so I am sure they used a very strong Radium at the beginning! (That's why the dial from my FF is so nicely etched) You own so many different and beautiful military versions, so I was curious if maybe some of the milit...
That would be a superb topic
To differenciate all the luminous material used on the FFs Vintage... I'm pretty sure that the Radium used on the very first FFs is not the same that at the end of the 50ies, or very beginning of the 60ies... Best, Nicolas
by the way
BTW Nicolas, when you fill out the order blank above, please order 3 Fifty Fathoms for me, too !!!!!! ( Lol ;-) ) grretings from Germany Stephan
