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THE 817 !!!
from the family of EPSA case #817 military-issued Lemania Chronographe
ITALY had the BRIETLING 817 and SWEDEN had the ...
Lemania VIGGEN [THUNDERBOLT] ref.# 817
nickname derived from the Saab 37 Viggen Figther Jet of the Swedish Air Force. Was manufactured for the Swedish Air Force in the early 1970s, and the total order was estimated at around 400 pieces. The military provenance can be verified on the case back where the three crowns "Tre Kronor" are engraved, this usually holds true for Swedish military watches in general.
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TISSOT NAVIGATOR CHRONOGRAPH case ref #817
BUT WAIT, there are a few more
Vintage Breitling Chronograph 817 for the Italian Helicopter Pilots.
From the 70's. A superb military Chronograph, a dream! Best, Nicolas ...
"Exemplary Inventory" - meaning the others were not registered and free for disappearance? ....
... which would be the typical path of watches issued to the military worldwide. I'd say a big part of today's collector's market consists of watches that left the military via less than official procedures. Today, with much stricter controls, we are limi...
No
E.I. means Esercito Italiano, as I wrote before. No "Exemplary Inventory" - no one would use anything like that in the Italian Army of course. Believe me, as an Italian I know it very well.
My comment was purely ironic and had not to be taken seriously ....
... and it was also in no way directed at or against Italy. But it is no secret that in earlier times, when due to a lack of digital competence it was very difficult to keep an eye on all the inventory, it was not uncommon for interesting hardware - and w...
Sorry if I misunderstood you.
As I said I'm Italian and therefore not a native English speaker. Again, sorry about all the fuss.
Very tasty indeed!
Reminds me of a non matching tritium panerai but with inverted colors!
THE 817 !!!
from the family of EPSA case #817 military-issued Lemania Chronographe ITALY had the BRIETLING 817 and SWEDEN had the ... Lemania VIGGEN [THUNDERBOLT] ref.# 817 nickname derived from the Saab 37 Viggen Figther Jet of the Swedish Air Force . Was manufactur...
Excellent! Thanks for these very interesting informations.
Here is the 817 Sweden. ...