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Some of the coolest watches to have ever been made were watches commissioned by governments for military purposes. If I am correct, below is one of the last “mechanical” timepieces to be issued to a military before quartz watches unfortanately started to become commonplace. This Tutima was issued to
Jaeger Lecoultre. Lemania: Longines: Heuer: Hamilton: Benrus: Breitling: Blancpain: Omega: Tudor and Rolex: Still some to come... Best, Nicolas
My only one, which is regularly worn in action. Solo, so hands off the controls to take the photo! Clive
Somehow I always forget that Jaeger is among the brands who supplied watches to the military. For whom were they for?
Your Omega is living a very complete life!
Not technically "issued" by the military...but pretty close! Cheers, Tim
I bought it last year—I just had to have a watch with “US Government” on the dial. —Rick
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