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The Rolex Submariner has appeared in a number of James Bond movies. Sean Connery wore a reference 6538 in his first four movies. In Dr. No and From Russia with Love, [39] the watch was worn with a leather strap. In Goldfinger and Thunderball the strap had been swapped for an undersized NATO type nylon band.
The French Navy was involved in field research for a Tudor diving watch; [10] from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, Tudor tool watches were supplied to the French Navy in bulk without bracelets [3] so military-issued straps could be used instead. Tudor launched its first diving watch in 1954, the Oyster Prince Submariner, waterproof to 100 metres ...
Pages in category "Rolex watches" ... Rolex Submariner; Rolex Yacht-Master; Rolex Yacht-Master II This page was last edited on 2 August 2016, at 22:33 (UTC). ...
With increasing depth and rising water pressure the (sleeved) wrist of a diver is exposed to compression effects that have a shrinking effect on the wrist circumference. Many watch straps intended for diving watches have rippled or vented sections near the attachment points on the watch case to facilitate the required flexibility to strap the ...
The Zulu watch strap is a NATO watch strap adaptation using a thicker weave of fabric and more substantial metal hardware employing rounded loops and an oval-shaped buckle and both are typically made of nylon. Bund straps, Perlon straps, Marine Nationale straps, Zulu straps, and NATO straps go completely around the wrist, including behind the case.
Military watches are believed to have received their name from a German military request for a soldier in a watch house, otherwise known as a guard tower. One story tells that the military wristwatches came into use when a German naval officer needed to know the time but could not pull out a pocket watch since both his hands were busy operating the machine.
Rolex Stainless Steel Ref. 4113 1942 Wrist 1.945 2.318 11/09/2019 Geneva Phillips [191] [192] Rolex Pink Gold Ref. 6062 1952 Wrist 1.945 2.318 11/09/2019 Geneva Phillips [192] [193] 125 Rolex Daytona The Arabian Knight Ref. 6263 1974 Wrist 1.931 2.343 05/12/2018 Geneva Phillips [194] [195] 126 Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Officer 1923 Wrist 1.918 ...
The first watch that somebody adapted to wear on a wrist is unknown. The first series of purpose-made men’s wristwatches was produced by Girard-Perregaux in 1880 for the German Navy. [5] During World War I numerous companies, including Omega, Longines, Elgin and others produced wristwatches for the military. [3] [4] Rolex also produced trench ...