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Love it. No frills needed, although the I’ve always found the onion crown
on vintage military watches an interesting if functional flourish. Adds to the “cool”.
It’s interesting how the histories of “high end” brands like Breguet (and of course others) are rooted in watches which are made for practical, “pedestrian” (perhaps not the right word as warfare is anything but pedestrian) functions. That to me is an interesting facet of our hobby.
For the pleasure of the eyes: Breguet Type XX FG 54.
A real tool watch, loaded with History: Not in my collection, bur high in my wish list. Breguet? Please, pretty please... That would be a great inspiration for a new Type XX! Best, Nicolas ...
Awesome!
I’ve got something similar (in heritage and look) coming at the end of next month. An exciting collab between our local watch club and an awesome watch brand. Stay tuned
It’s a small run. And the design is one that I dreamed of, but had little faith that the brand would take interest in it.
I look forward to taking delivery, in November, and sharing with the group.
A lovely example. I hope the make the only watch they made a while back
Image from the www. ...
Love it. No frills needed, although the I’ve always found the onion crown
on vintage military watches an interesting if functional flourish. Adds to the “cool”. It’s interesting how the histories of “high end” brands like Breguet (and of course others) are rooted in watches which are made for practical, “pedestrian” (perhaps no...
Digging up an Old Thread
Sorry for the zombie thread response, but just wanted to throw out that I adore the early Type 20s (vs. the Type XXs, LOL) In any case, not sure if you thought about other producers for the same look and history. Airain, Vixa, Dodane, J. Auricoste, and es...
