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Horological Meandering: Watcmaking in the UK
Nick Foulkes is a very entertaining writer. He and his sons do a very amusing YouTube programme on cigars and good living called 'Foulkes & Sons'
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Horological Meandering: Aspirations change.
Way back in the '90s I bought a Breitling. I was a pilot at the time and spent a lot of time working in a military aviation environment. I spent a year slavering over a Breitling catalogue, when I got the watch I set all the electric functions to work, wake me up, time my egg etc etc and all my coll
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Horological Meandering: My interest was piqued..
The design dates from the end of WW2 and originally used on survival compasses carried by special forces but made of canvas and then used for watches designated A.F.0210. in 17.5mm. The 6B/2617 was the first nylon NATO strap issued in 1954 for the Mk11 navigator watch, the 6B/346. The ubiquitous gre
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Horological Meandering: When was the NATO strap introduced?
It can't pre-date NATO but I see them used on WW2 watches. I wondered if anyone knew the history?
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Horological Meandering: Thank you Amanico.
Before anyone says anything, I know the hands are wrong and I do have a correct pair but I like these!
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Horological Meandering:
I've always thought nylon NATO straps didn't look right on pre 1970's watches but then a watch account I follow on Instagram featured a UK nylon issue strap still in it's brown paper wrapper dated 1955. I might get one for my Lemania HS9 Meanwhile, here's a photo of my Timefactors PRS29 AM on a rath
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Horological Meandering: Lemania HS9 hands
If anyone is looking for some HS9 hands there are about 5 sets from the same seller on ebay (UK) at the moment. £16 a set, genuine looking stores item.
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Horological Meandering: Absolutely delighted!
Graham's watch repairer has done a fantastic job I think you'll agree (I'm posting this shot here so you can do a 'before and after' comparison) - he even polished out my schoolboy initials from the back! I'm going to keep this chunky leather strap for now as I think it suits the non-standard hands.
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Horological Meandering: The saga continues.
Since taking my old Lemania HS9 into daylight again (pictured above). I sent it off to Graham's watch repairer friend to be restored, he says it needs new pallets but is having difficulty sourcing them because the 'calibre of the watch isn't indicated on the main plate' (I know nothing about these t
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