Ron_W
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Wow, again some outstanding quality examples of terrific watches ! Would love to own just 1 of that famous team.
So again congrats on those fine examples, but why keep 2 AMAG`s ....;-) ? no need to make room for something else ?
Upon request: a little excursion into IWC Ocean 2000 "Bund"
IWC made a special version of the Ocean 2000 on commission of the German Bundeswehr, the Navy to be precise. 1) Wristwatch for combat swimmers, ref. 3314 and 3319: Quartz movement; "3H" sign, 3H Standing for an isotope of hydrogen indicating the use of tr...
HTSE - More information than I could have hoped for - Fantastic ! Thank you so much. Did the 3529 also have the modified ETA 2892 movement or just the 3519 ? If not then was the
3529 just with a standard magnetizable 2892 ? Once again great information and an outstanding collection. Will
Wow, again some outstanding quality examples of terrific watches ! Would love to own just 1 of that famous team.
So again congrats on those fine examples, but why keep 2 AMAG`s ....;-) ? no need to make room for something else ?
Thanks for your kind feed-back. The story on the two AMAG's is the following:
One of my AMAG's is a true, perfect, fully documented and certified set and the movement is still originally, fully "AMAG". The point though is that the metals that they used to make the movement fully a-magnetic are quite fragile, particularly around the...
When it comes to vintage timepieces, I particularly love to see that kind of topics.
I really like the precision of your searches and the quality of the timepieces you find. I’m always amazed to see such things and I’m convinced that we should open a “Vintage Purists Museum”. Thanks for sharing my friend. Best wishes Alkiro
Very nice collection!!
Little detail: I am impressed by the fact that they all indicate the same time and day, a nice touch! Interesting story for each of them. When they made batches of 50, was it really for action men? Were they really used by the German Army? Best, É.
Thanks for your feedback! On the AMAG, they did not „make batches of 50“, they actually....
...made just one batch of 50 of these. A little more of the others. And: yes, they were worn by the German Navy Seals. Cheers, HSTE
