Derreck
2589
Thank you for sharing
Very interesting piece of history, and for me watch collecting at its best, not only about the history of a certain maison but about connecting watch histrory with stories from our own past, how things came to be and the watches part in it.
One of three known solid gold Longines COSD
To many Longines and military watch collectors, the Longines C.O.S.D. Tuna is a grail watch especially with an original Longines factory radium dial. Ever since the first accounts of these watches were made in the landmark Ziggy book on military watches w...
Thank you
Your comments are very kind and I do appreciate them. Here are some other examples of C.O.S.D. From left to right, William Lawson's Dennison, MoD Tuna, and Prototype Tuna. ...
Impressive collection
Are you based in Japan? I feel there are quite a few Longines treasures over there! A nice vintage Longines could be next on my list: this is a rare area of the market where you get excellent horological content for (mostly) good value
These are the only other 9ct COSD created.
Below shows that all the parts are numbers matching. Mid case numbers match the case back serial numbers. The movement is from the May COSD batch. ...
Thank you for sharing
Very interesting piece of history, and for me watch collecting at its best, not only about the history of a certain maison but about connecting watch histrory with stories from our own past, how things came to be and the watches part in it.
Thank you for your kind comments
Yes, I am very happy to be the current curator for this momento of a great person. Historical watches are my hobby and that may take me all over the world and into enemy territory as some will find out. This is not one of my most historic watches, but it ...
University of Sussex Published This Book with his achievements
Everyday, how did he manage to get up in the morning and do this for two major wars. It was a dirty job but someone had to do it. ...