Ας πάρουμε μάτι μερικά ακόμη κομμάτια του ανεξάντλητου φίλου μας, προς τέρψη οφθαλμών, αλλά και ωρολογιακή γνώση. Enjoy...
Angelus Chronodato Cal 217(in house) late 40's
Breitling Chronomat ref. 808 from 1965, Caliber Venus 175
Breitling Crono-Matic 70's
Breitling Cadette ref. 1188, produced in 1953
Breitling Chrono-matic ref. 7651 Co-Pilot AVI, modified Cal.11 with 15-minute counter
Breitling Navitimer ref. 806 from 1969
Breitling Navitimer, Valjoux R72 from 1955
Breitling Navitimer from 1957
Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute
Breitling ref. 592 from 1972
Breitling ref. 815 from 1973
Breitling Premier ref. 777 1946
Breitling ref. 1194 from 1956
Breitling ref. 2111 from 1969
Breitling Top Time ref. 810, from 1964
Breitling Top Time ref. 810, from 1964
Breitling Top Time ref. 810 from 1967
Breitling Top Time AVI from 1975
Breitling Top Time ref 2006 from 1968
Breitling (?)
Enicar Sherpa Super-Dive
Excelsior Park from the late 1940s, cal. EP40
Excelsior Park, late 1960s
Gallet Multichron 12 Jim Clark, Valjoux R72
Jardur Bezelmeter manufactured between 1937 and 1940 Valjoux R71
Girard Perregaux Olimpico 50's
JLC Memovox (?)
Juvenia, Valjoux R72
Lemania (?)
Longines early 70's
Omega Seamaster (?)
Omega Seamaster (?)
Omega Speedmaster (?)
Rolex (?)
Harwood Perpetual late 1920s
To Harwood το άφησα τελευταίο γιατί το συνοδεύει μια ιστορία που δεν την ήξερα και την γνώρισα στα ποστ που ακολούθησαν τη φωτογραφία. Αντιγράφω λοιπόν
Τhe Harwood is not only the first automatic watch industrially produced (Fortis produced the movements for the US and parts of Europe, Blancpain for France and Spain), it also had no winding - and setting - crown. To set the time, you turn the bezel slightly until the red dot disappears, set the hands forward or backwards, turn the bezel again until the hands re-engage and the red dot reappears. The Blancpain version had the bezel on the back, the Fortis around the dial.
Interesting bit of history - when Rolex launched their perpetual in the early 30s, advertisements claimed it was the first automatic wrist watch. Harwood sued and Rolex had to publicly apologize, then mentioned Harwood as the inventor in subsequent ads
It took Harwood "only" 25 years to get this:
