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The wristwatch was born from the pilots of WW1?
Apparently after the Great War, the pilots would carry their Mark IV.A's and Mark V's on their wrist in a pouch called a wristlet and this is when the popularity of wristwatches started.
The incredible Zenith Mark V
It was only recently, when I received my Zenith Mark V Cockpit watch from a dealer in Portugal, that I started to delve into the history of this watch. It is truly remarkable to know that in 1916 and 1917, close to ten watch houses were commissioned by th...
It's a wonder and ...
Smaller than the gigantic brothers. I never paid attention to pocket watches until yours. Lets see if I bump in one of those Marks. Congratulations, Nilo
The wristwatch was born from the pilots of WW1?
Apparently after the Great War, the pilots would carry their Mark IV.A's and Mark V's on their wrist in a pouch called a wristlet and this is when the popularity of wristwatches started.
Save the watch!
From a blogger Dark30 on another forum: "In the book "No Parachute" by Arthur Gould Lee, he once crash landed his Sopwith Pup just behind the allied lines (IIRC he was strafing German trenches and received damage) and had commented in a letter home to his...
