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Beyond the oversized B-Uhr navigators’ watches, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) procured a numbers of simpler, time-only Dienstuhr wristwatches for Luftwaffe personnel....

Among the military chronographs produced in the post-war era, few carry the scientific depth and rarity of the Heuer Bundeswehr...

In vintage watch collecting, “gilt” or “gilt gloss” dials are among the most admired and misunderstood types of dial. Rather...

Enamel dials are among the most admired achievements in watchmaking. Their brilliance, depth, and resistance to fading give them a...

For vintage watch collectors, few topics are as important — or as challenging — as dial originality. The dial is...

Among the many names in the crowded landscape of Swiss chronograph production during the 1930s and 1940s, Geneva Sport Watch...

In the mid-1950s, Hamilton sought to solve a practical problem for travelers. Legend has it that Dick Slaugh, Hamilton’s head...

Longines’ legacy of precision watchmaking reached a distinctive milestone in the 1930s with the introduction of the calibre 9.32, a...

The Rolex Datejust is among the brand’s most enduring models, introduced in 1945 to celebrate Rolex’s 40th anniversary as the...

Since the early 2000s vintage watch collecting has shifted from a specialist hobby to a global cultural and investment phenomenon....

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