Vintage oversized military watches
Hi all, A good friend of mine is getting more and more interested in watches. He's looking into vintage watches, where I'm more interested in modern pieces. So it's something I can't help too much with so thought I'd drop it here. He likes the style of pi...
a lot of history and 43 mm ;-)
A special order from the Italian Army : 2500 pieces 'Zenith A.Cairelli' - Tipo CP-2 Made in 1970, only for Military use, not available for the public On the back you can find these engravings : A.M.I.=Aeronautica Militare Italiana M.M.=Marina Militare M.M...
Don't look any further: HEUER BUNDESWEHR
Great watch, modern size. I sold mine because it was just too big for me, otherwise I would have never parted. It's superb. This was mine: ...
Heuer is the easy choice. The Zenith Cairelli the Breitling AVI, the Breguet Type XX
The Lemania RAF, the Hamilton RAF Chrono or its Cousins, are much more original choices. We are around 39 to 40 mm here. If your friends wants a bifgger Watch ,then the Longines Weems, with its 47 mm case, is for him! Best, Nicolas
Heuer and Zenith are on top
Hi Nicolas, Looks like I found a good direction here. The Heuer and Zenith are on top of the list. Thanks all for thinking along. Cheers!
More original
I suppose the Lemanias are more true or original military vintage watches. The Bundeswehr has a more sporty look to it, probably due to the chronograph. Same goes for the Zenith Cairelli.
some early military watches used pocketwatch movements,
and were necessarily large. This made sense anyhow, since a larger dial meant larger markings and hands, better for reading at a glance. The classic navigators' chronographs mentioned are of course eligible, and I might suggest that the various Lemania mi...
