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    Quote Originally Posted by River Rat View Post
    I thought I would bring back this post here is how mine military collection has changed over the years lets see how yours has changed since you last posted on this thread.
    That's a fantastic collection! Would especially want to own that Longines at the bottom.
    My one and only BMW is a JLC w.w.w. I usually wear it on a period correct pigskin strap, but thought I'd try a bracelet for a change...

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    A recent update

    Have been quite a while for not having any update....


    Different IWC WWW dial variants, Nato, Nato with IWC Logo, original Radium dial, original IWC dial, and IWC MOD dial. Seems there is one dial with circle IWC, arrow and circle T but don't know whether it is a correct legit variant... still need to verify...


    The IWC WWW group set for reference...sorry that I need to put the name on as I did see my pictures have been used by someone that posted in a famous online auction site without my consent.



    Special thanks to my watch maker who did marvelous restoration jobs..=)

    Best regards,
    Last edited by HansL; 28th October 2015 at 06:05.

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    Longines COSD Group

    Longines COSD Group




    Enjoy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    Longines COSD Group




    Enjoy!
    Love these! Stunning.

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    Total watch porn!

    Hans you always make me jealous of your collections.



    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    Longines COSD Group




    Enjoy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post


    Different IWC WWW dial variants, Nato, Nato with IWC Logo, original Radium dial, original IWC dial, and IWC MOD dial. Seems there is one dial with circle IWC, arrow and circle T but don't know whether it is a correct legit variant... still need to verify...


    The IWC WWW group set for reference...sorry that I need to put the name on as I did see my pictures have been used by someone that posted in a famous online auction site without my consent.
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    Special thanks to my watch maker who did marvelous restoration jobs..=)

    Best regards,
    Hans, your collection must be out of this world...as to your name on the pictures, I think it is time I did that to mine as they are appearing everywhere without mentioning where the pictures came from! It is starting to annoy me!

    http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...f-Omega-b6-159
    http://www.mwrforum.net/forums/showt...d-pocket-watch

    Your third IWC variant...Seems there is one dial with circle IWC, arrow and circle T but don't know whether it is a correct legit variant... still need to verify...

    I bought that dial at a watch trade fair a few years ago, Adrian v.d.Meijden informed me it was a fake ;-)

    A few watches with that dial were sold as authentic a few years ago at Crott auctions, that's probably why there still is the myth around that they are authentic ;-)




    Here are legitimate dials, courtesy of A.v.d.Meijden ;-)



    Regards

    Jimmy
    Last edited by Geronimo; 3rd November 2015 at 18:54.

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    Checking

    Hello Jimmy,

    Thanks for your sharing about this IWC WWW dial.

    I have noticed that this dial has a T Swiss Made T at bottom of the dial and it seems it is like a repaint or redial cos all the original "legit" dials do go with Swiss Made or T Swiss Made T and I align with Adrian's comments about this dial.

    So it seems like IWC WWWs have 4 dial variants but I have only seen three Nato dial samples with IWC name logo add on the small second counter and the first sample that I found was 10 years ago and at that time military watch price was not rocket high like now. I believe that this dial is legit but just don't know why and who put the name on.

    Best regards,

    Hans

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    Stocker and Yale Collection

    Hello All,

    Haven't posted here in a while. I have a collection of SandY watches and a couple of SandY compasses:

    http://kronometric.org/tcw/

    Also an Altus (Glycine)

    http://kronometric.org/tcw/mil/altus/mas.html




    Strap is not original but looks good on the watch.

  9. #259
    Quote Originally Posted by Alphafloor View Post
    Total watch porn!

    Hans you always make me jealous of your collections.
    Thanks for your compliments and haha...i really dont know we become porn producers now....

    Hard to find any decent mil watch nowaday....and a decent one costs way high than my max price..

    Any recent find?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geronimo View Post
    A few more ;-)


    Best Regards

    Jimmy
    Cool collection

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    Wink Grana Quartet.

    An Eye Candy for this weekend....

    Grana WWW Quartet



    Enjoy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    An Eye Candy for this weekend....

    Grana WWW Quartet



    Enjoy!
    Four of the hardest to find of the dirty dozen

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    My one and only.


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    Hello TZ-UK, long time no see.

    I do not focus on military watches but like to wear them occasionally















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    That is an impressively lovely collection for someone who "does not focus on military"......

    Dave

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    ^ That's what I was thinking too. Wonder what would happen if you DID focus on military watches, Pepere??

    A huge number of very nice to utterly beautiful vintage mil-issue watches put up in this thread so thanks to everybody for showing

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    Small fry compared to others but here's mine - Army, Royal Navy and RAF
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    Quote Originally Posted by lewismark View Post
    Small fry compared to others but here's mine - Army, Royal Navy and RAF
    [IMG][/IMG]
    Mite be a small collection but the Precista and Newmark are hard to find these days like all three.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    Longines COSD Group




    Enjoy!
    Dam three wished I had just one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pepere13 View Post
    Hello TZ-UK, long time no see.

    I do not focus on military watches but like to wear them occasionally















    I think you do focus on military watches

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    Just gorgeous, all of them...Good job I don't collect MIl-Watches, or I'd go bankrupt ;-)

    Hans, you are just greedy, three COSD's and I have none! I've never ever seen one come up for sale anywhere!

    Jimmy

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    Amazing collections! Alot og time and effort in this thread

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    Edit: removed post until I can find a better way of adding a photo.

    Last edited by trident-7; 28th May 2016 at 17:21.

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    Great pics . Thanks for sharing


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    Some military watches amongst my collection

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    Quote Originally Posted by trident-7 View Post
    Some military watches amongst my collection
    That's great


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    Quote Originally Posted by pepere13 View Post
    Hello TZ-UK, long time no see.

    I do not focus on military watches but like to wear them occasionally

    I think you need to focus on donating the one on the left to a worthy cause…ME!
    Very nice!

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    Red face Smiths Deluxe SS4

    Seems has been some time not updating and post for this thread...

    Thanks for previous owner that is willing to part with this Smith Deluxe SS4, I finally can gather all known examples of Smiths Deluxe...=)





    Definitely it is a big thing to me to have this rare piece in my collection!

    Please do enjoy this post!

    Best regards

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    An update of the new JLC MK XI

    A new group picture for this week!


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    HansL looks like your collection got a little bigger. Still got most I posted on this thread here is just the new stuff that I added that I never posted in this thread.


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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    Seems has been some time not updating and post for this thread...

    Thanks for previous owner that is willing to part with this Smith Deluxe SS4, I finally can gather all known examples of Smiths Deluxe...=)




    Definitely it is a big thing to me to have this rare piece in my collection!

    Please do enjoy this post!

    Best regards
    Holy moly they're fantastic! I'd be happy to own just one.

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    I collect other types of Military timepieces other than wristwatches from ships clocks to navigation pocket watches like deck watches and ones for navigation in the air and chronometers any one else collect other types of military timepiece other that wristwatches . Here one of my favorites a Hamilton model 22


    And a small group shot of a few of them. A Hamilton, Zenith, Waltham Deck watch/ chronometers from WW1 to WW2 and two Navigation watches for the US Army Air Corps in WW2 a Elgin and a Hamilton.
    Last edited by River Rat; 24th April 2017 at 15:52.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HansL View Post
    A new group picture for this week!


    Where an earth did you find the white dial? I thought it a myth!?!?

    Is one of your flat 3's an Aussie?

    As usual, you excel far beyond us mere mortals

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    Hi Alphafloor,

    Thanks again for your compliment and definitely not for show off of this collection while want to share the joy here as I don't expect that I can have the Smiths Deluxe SS4 in my collection.

    The white dial MK XI is really a myth as I saw two samples with exact identical dial layout and both carry correct JLC 488 Movements.

    I don't restore this watch back to correct JLC MK XI spec until I am 100% confirmed that it is not a variant or simply the watch has this LeCoultre dial due to correct dial stock run out.

    The flat 3 are Aussie spec.

    Best regards,

    hans

    Quote Originally Posted by Alphafloor View Post
    Where an earth did you find the white dial? I thought it a myth!?!?

    Is one of your flat 3's an Aussie?

    As usual, you excel far beyond us mere mortals

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    New group shot of some of the pilot watches I like best in the collection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by River Rat View Post
    New group shot of some of the pilot watches I like best in the collection.
    That's a great collection, bit of everything for every taste. The Cwc is my favourite, no fuss mil watch at its best.

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    I've a few others but these are probably my top three -


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    What is the one on the left?

    Quote Originally Posted by andy111s View Post
    I've a few others but these are probably my top three -

    As a left-hander who wears his watch on the right wrist, I'm interested . .

    Thanks!

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    Landed a Longines WWW with additional KNIL engravings. In need of some TLC :-)


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    Lovely. Congrats. Please post pics when sorted :o)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark020 View Post
    Landed a Longines WWW with additional KNIL engravings. In need of some TLC :-)

    Ultra rare those KNIL marked WWW's. Less than 15 have been documented according to Knirim's book. As you undoubtedly know, KNIL stands for Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Dutch Army of the East Indies).

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    Well: after some serious digging I managed to find 7 examples, of which 1 with an outright weird number and 1 with a mismatching caseback.

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    Longines just confirmed delivery to Baume on 12 October 1945

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    After a service and a fresh plexi


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark020 View Post
    After a service and a fresh plexi

    Looks a whole lot better with that crystal.

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    Thanks! Glued too my wrist since I picked it up at my watchmaker

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    This is my gang as of last year. A few of these soldiers have since gone AWOL


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    Further to Argon's gorgeous & very rare Strela 3017 calibre (Czech Air Force issue), here is my only one, a Russian Pobeda from 1952 and subsequently ČSLA issued.

    Last edited by RedFroggy; 15th November 2018 at 19:36. Reason: Adding foto

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedFroggy View Post
    Further to Argon's gorgeous & very rare Strela 3017 calibre (Czech Air Force issue), here is my only one, a Russian Pobeda from 1952 and subsequently ČSLA issued.

    Very nice - great condition

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    Quote Originally Posted by Argon View Post
    Very nice - great condition
    Thanks Argon,
    Going by the condition of the protective varnish, I guess it was never been worn much .








    I am still trying to find a ČSLA issued 3017


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