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Marcus Hanke, a respected voice in the WatchProSite community, shares his Guinand F-104 chronograph, a modern homage to the iconic Heuer Bundeswehr. His post sparks a fascinating discussion that delves into both the watch's design and the storied, albeit controversial, history of its namesake aircraft. This article explores the rich context Marcus provides, making a decade-old forum thread relevant to new enthusiasts.
Thanks for bringing this up - have not seen one in ages (neither the watch nor the F-104) 👌🏻👍🏻 What’s the movement in this one? As for F-104 suitable watches, the P15 would definitely fit, for the Italian versions 😁
... being fully aware of its shortcomings, though. But it was a fascinating plane, that was well liked by its pilots; not for its safety, but for its sportscar characteristics. Currently, I am building several F-104 models, makes fun. Did you say: Italian versions? How about these Italian RF-104G and the F-104S? Marcus
the F104 Starfighter has a legendary reputation in the PAF Source: Wikipedia
A friend of me still has one in his backyard. And another good friend to my parents his two sons flew one in our Airforce, I still remember the 8mm videos they shot of each other. I still remember taking mine up to over 100,000 feet .. but then I woke up ;-) Bim
About the G being the main safety risk one - the others had a decent record and were for a short time even very successfully used in Vietnam. Wasn’t it you who wrote about FJ Strauß packing so many things into the requirements for the G, going way beyond what the platform was capable of, which led to the sorry reputation in Germany?
... neither in the interceptor nor in the strike role. It was designed for object defence intercepting high-flying bombers, a scenario that was not present in the Vietnam conflict. However, Pakistan and a few other operators used it with some success. The F-104's economic success in Europe was based on Lockheed's massive corruption activity, paying officials in many countries to influence the type decision. Germany's conservative minister of defence wanted Germany to be part of the nuclear armed
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