Military Collections

[_jonte]

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...

[HansL]

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,

[HansL]

Longines COSD Group




Enjoy!

[tbydwrds]

Longines COSD Group




Enjoy!

Love these! Stunning.

[Alphafloor]

Total watch porn!

Hans you always make me jealous of your collections.

Longines COSD Group




Enjoy!

[Geronimo]

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

[HansL]

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

[xpatUSA]

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.

[HansL]

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?

[mruhr]

A few more ;-)


Best Regards

Jimmy

Cool collection

[HansL]

An Eye Candy for this weekend....

Grana WWW Quartet



Enjoy!

[River Rat]

An Eye Candy for this weekend....

Grana WWW Quartet



Enjoy!

Four of the hardest to find of the dirty dozen

[Dan95]

My one and only.

[pepere13]

Hello TZ-UK, long time no see.

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

[sweets]

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

Dave

[Rollon]

^ 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

[lewismark]

Small fry compared to others but here's mine - Army, Royal Navy and RAF
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[River Rat]

Small fry compared to others but here's mine - Army, Royal Navy and RAF
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Mite be a small collection but the Precista and Newmark are hard to find these days like all three.

[River Rat]

Longines COSD Group




Enjoy!

Dam three wished I had just one.

[River Rat]

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

[Geronimo]

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

[Seikosthlm]

Amazing collections! Alot og time and effort in this thread

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[trident-7]

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

[turnera1]

Great pics . Thanks for sharing


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[trident-7]

Some military watches amongst my collection

[turnera1]

Some military watches amongst my collection

That's great


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[halfpasttwothirty]

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!

[HansL]

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

[HansL]

A new group picture for this week!

[River Rat]

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.

[lewismark]

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.

[River Rat]

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.

[Alphafloor]

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

[HansL]

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

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

[River Rat]

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

[lewismark]

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.

[andy111s]

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

[xpatUSA]

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!

[Mark020]

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

[Geralt]

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

[trident-7]

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).

[Mark020]

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.

[Mark020]

Longines just confirmed delivery to Baume on 12 October 1945

[Mark020]

After a service and a fresh plexi

[River Rat]

After a service and a fresh plexi

Looks a whole lot better with that crystal.

[Mark020]

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

[WhopperSenior]

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

[RedFroggy]

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.

[Argon]

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

[RedFroggy]

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