A "Modern Flieger" ADDITION To My "Vintage Flieger" Collection ...

I Like it!!!

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FYI, for some strange reason I can't yet fathom ...

... your endorsement of my watch purchases ... :ban:ban:ban ...​

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... from the "Horo(bly-Il)logical Fickle Finger Of Fate!" ...

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I really dig it also great choice. I also like the straps you listed. I wanna know who makes that strap with the skull and cross bones?

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~ hang on a sec - 'lemmie consult my bookmarks! ...

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... hereZ their website! ...​

www.strapculture.com
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... hereZ a REVIEW ... ​

www.justhideandwatch.com
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... an', finally, :bhh - I think Strap Culture likeZ PaneraiZ ... ​

www.strapculture.com/gallary

Nice piece - cant wait to see pics on the wrist. You say you have a flieger collection. What do you have? I was researching fliegers this past week and yesterday snagged a Laco Observation style flieger with the Miyota in it. I am a history buff and liked the idea that the Co. that produced them during WW2 is still around. I will post pics when I get it. It would be great to see what you have!

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You bet, Mikey! - BTW, FWIW, I'm ALSO a history 'freek' ...

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... and - AND! - really REALLY 'obsessed' with ALL 'winged airborne objects' ...

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And, FWIW, I'm ALSO interested in strange aerial phenomena w/o wings; i.e., ...

... what I like to call "SUITS" - Something Unusual In The Sky! ...​

... like the object(s) in these two pix - taken 9 yrs. apart! ... ​

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[align=center]... BTW, besides the TV show, whUtZZ your Sig Pic REALLY imply? ...

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Anyway, now, about my "Flieger" WatchUZ ...

... FYI, I started out with a li'l classically-designed Steinhart Ø=42mm "El Capitan" HW

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Then I went "all out" on an 'old-gold' Steinhart Ø=47mm "Grand Marquis" HW ...

... with all the accoutrements!...​

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Naturally, my "Grand Marquis" got me TOTALLY hooked on PILOT/"Flieger" Watches ...

... otherwise known as the Nav. B-Uhr (where "B" stands for "Beobachtungs" or "Observer's!") ... ​

... and I became obsessed with Debaufré's Ø=47mm Limited Edition ... ​

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... that soon became my first true "GRAIL" Watch ...​

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Of course, by then, Debaufré's Ltd. Ed. were all "Sold OUT!" ...

... and I quickly acquired a REALLY incredible, 50mm, ALL-Bead-Blasted Titanium, Chase-Durer "Pilot" ...​

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Even then, I STILL could NOT get my Debaufré GRAIL "Flieger" out of my mind ...

... and, in desperation, I asked Elsa at Debaufré to help me in my quest ... ​

... well, to make a long story short - she graciously found ONE (1) for me in Germany! ... ​

... which I soon had safely ensconced in my vault! ... ​

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Then, I discovered that "Nav B-Uhr's" came in two varieties; i.e., ...

... those approved by the German Air Ministry ca. 1939 (Bild "A") - like my "GRAIL" ...​

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SO!, as luck & fate would have it - I became 'further enamored' with "Bild B" ...

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Accordingly, after s'more 'duly-diligent' research, ...

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... I acquired Steinhart's OUTSTANDING, vintage-detailed/period-correct, Ø=47mm, homage ...​

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... which I soon enhanced with a nice Steinhart Strap! ...

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So, in a way, my latest Debaufré will round out my collection ...

... FWIW, I JUST had to, as they say, "Go For IT!" ... ​

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... since this smooth 'n svelte "Modern Flieger" is so truly OUT of This WORLD! ...

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er, hey! - you asked! ... :bhh

Awesome! Great collection of fliegers! Have you seen the exact replica that Laco puts out at 55mm? Its gigantic and quite expensive but period exact. I was looking at Hamilton field models too. As far as i know they were the model that was made for our troops in WW2. As for my sig pic - just the TV show.

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... "Have you seen the exact replica that Laco puts out at 55mm?" ...

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... er, ahh ... yep! ~ per my post ...

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BTW, I've looked at Hamilton's 44mm Khaki ...

... and I REALLY like their HW 6497 "Officer" ...​

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... even tho' the exhibition 'caseback' is kinda small! ...

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