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Bremont Watch Company

  The Bremont Watch Company was named after a chance encounter over the fields of France. In the late 1990, Nick and Giles English were out flying in the old faithful biplane built in the 1930’s when a misfiring engine forced them to take an unscheduled landing. To hide from the French authorities the brothers […]

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Oris BC4 Flight Timer

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Oris watch honours aviation history

Luxury watch brand Oris has announced the launch of a new timepiece to celebrate a historic moment in aviation’s past. On 14 May 1947, the Bell X1 undertook the first ever manned supersonic flight. In doing so it broke the sound barrier and firmly secured a spot in the history books.The new Oris Big Crown […]

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U-Boat 1001 Orange Dial Watch Review

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The ‘Pogue Seiko’

Pogue Seiko

An avid watch collector has discovered that the Seiko 6139 was the first automatic chronograph in space - confirmed by the astronaut that wore it. David Bruno identified the space mission (Skylab 4) online and was able to track down the astronaut, Col. William Pogue. Bruno wrote a letter to Pogue, asking about the watch […]

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