Glashutte Original – SENATOR Excellence Perpetual Calendar

Glashütte Original – SENATOR Excellence Perpetual Calendar 42 mm

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Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar
Excellent premiere of a refined complication

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The perpetual calendar is considered one of the most desirable of complications in the art of watchmaking, and one that is expressive of a wealth of craft traditions. Its sophisticated mechanisms bear witness to the expertise, manual dexterity and passion of its developers: a calendar function that assures the correct constellation of date, weekday and leap year up to the year 2100 A.D. has every right to proclaim itself eternal.

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With the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar, Glashütte Original lends this refined complication a particularly contemporary appearance. At the same time the manufactory maintains the new standard set by the Calibre 36 and raises it to the highest level of the watchmaker's art. The model is thus the most recent highlight in a new generation of timekeepers. They offer proof of their excellence in the form of a certificate documenting the exceptional results of extensive in-house testing of each and every watch.

Mechanical intelligence

In the art of watchmaking, the perpetual calendar is considered to be a particularly sophisticated complication. The complex and intelligent mechanism guarantees a precise presentation of the date, weekday and month – even taking leap years into account – with no need for manual correction for more than one hundred years to come.

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With the new manufactory Calibre 36 this watchmaking achievement, which has long been a fixture of the Glashütte Original collection, has been redefined in terms of precision, stability, running time and beauty. Thus there is good reason for the tradition-rich perpetual calendar to join – starting today – the young Senator Excellence family.

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The new model takes the fundamental features of the "Excellence" line and develops them further. In their design and construction of the new movement, Glashütte Original's engineers have made every effort to achieve maximum stability and user-friendliness while ensuring the watch remains easy to service.

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Along with hours, minutes and seconds, the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar presents the characteristic Glashütte Original Panorama Date, a finely worked moon phase, and weekday, month and leap year indicators. As for setting and adjustment of the watch, nothing could be simpler: setting of the date can be monitored directly in the display window, while discreet correctors on the case enable adjustments to weekday, month and moon phase displays.

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Although the exceptional power reserve of 100 hours ensures the correct interplay of the displays for many hours after its owner has set the watch aside, the eminently practical universal corrector makes it possible – should it ever prove necessary – to change the day, date and month with a few simple moves.

Forever young: timeless design

While it is true that the many different displays on the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar offer exceptional legibility, they deserve a second – or even a third – look. Every detail has been honed to perfection by experienced artisans in the watchmaker's own dial manufactory.

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The curve of the moon phase at 8 o'clock, for instance, echoes the gently sweeping lines of the case, while the domed moon in relief is set off by a starry, galvanic blue sky. The Panorama Date at 4 o'clock as well as weekday and month windows are presented, as in a passe-partout, in a softly curved frame. For the leap year one need only glance at a separate display beneath hour 12. The hand moves counter-clockwise across a scale of 1 to 4, ensuring unmistakable clarity for every year, not just the clearly marked leap year.

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Thoroughly in keeping with its claim to eternal youth, the Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar presents a timelessly elegant appearance. The watch features a 42 mm diameter case, available in satin-polished stainless steel or red gold, and is water resistant to 5 bar (50 meters). The light hue of the silver-grained dial is echoed in the window displays and highlights in contrast the laser-cut, galvanic black indexes and railroad chapter ring.

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While the stainless steel model presents the leap year and minute numerals in black, in the red gold version these are printed in red, complemented by slim, blued-steel hands and an elegant black or brown Louisiana alligator leather bracelet with pin buckle or foldover clasp.

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An excellent basis: the manufactory Calibre 36

The heart of the Senator Excellence family is the Calibre 36 automatic movement, which was developed to meet the demand conditions of life today. An innovative silicon spiral enables extreme precision, while a single spring barrel ensures a power reserve of more than 100 hours, at a frequency of 4 Hertz (28,800 half oscillations per hour).

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The latest addition to the ever-expanding family of movements from Glashütte Original is dedicated to stability in two ways: in terms of rate precision – due to its compact construction – but also in its use of an innovative bayonet mount to securing the movement within the case.

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Finally, refined decorative finishing and characteristic Glashütte construction features ensure that the inner and outer beauty of the mechanical heart complement each other in a harmonious manner – in all versions of the Senator Excellence.

Certified precision – with a refined complication

The Senator Excellence line fulfils the watchmaker's promise of a new standard of quality. Each of these watches – perpetual calendar, three-hand model, with Panorama Date or Panorama Date and moon phase – is subjected in the Saxon manufactory to a series of rigorous tests over a period of 24 days, under conditions even more demanding than those of the challenging German Chronometer test.

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The requirements are identical for all Senator Excellence models, regardless of the type or number of complications. A special engraving on the case back serves as the seal of quality on every single watch.

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In addition, the owner of a Senator Excellence is provided with the key test results for his watch in the form of an individual Examination Certificate.

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An exclusive online portal also offers the owner access to comprehensive information regarding the various testing procedures, along with the complete test results.

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Technical details

Collection : SENATOR

 

Reference: 18 ct red gold

Models with Louisiana Alligator leather strap dark brown

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REF. 1-36-02-02-05-01 - red gold buckle, 18 mm
REF. 1-36-02-02-05-30 - gold fold fastener std., 18 mm
REF. 1-36-02-02-05-50 - red gold short fold fastener, 18 mm

Case

Diameter: Ø 42 mm

Height: 12.8 mm

Material: 18 ct red gold

Waterproof up to: 5 bar

Glass: sapphire crystal, both sides anti-reflective

Bottom: sapphire crystal

Dial

Varnish silver-grainé with engraved Black hour markers,
Roman numerals/railroad chapter galvanized in black, 
Arabic numerals printed in red

Ø display: 36.8 mm,

Hands: blue

Movement

Automatic movement,

CALIBRE 36-02

Dimensions: Ø 32.2 mm, height 7.35 mm

Balance: screw balance with 4 regulation screws gold 14 ct

Oscillating frequency: 28,800 vph, equivalent to 4 Hz

Power reserve: 100 hours

Balance spring: silicon
Shock protection: Incabloc

Jewels: 49 jewel

Additional details: Automatic winding, hour/minute/second (central), second stop, 
Perpetual Calendar with day of the week/month/leap year display, Panorama Date, moon phase, exquisitely finished  movement, polished steel parts, polished/blued screws, three-quarter plate/
balance cock/rotor with Glashütte stripe finish, bevelled edges, skeletonized rotor with
21-ct gold oscillation weight, adjustment of rate by adjustment screws, fine adjustment
rate symmetry using swan-neck spring

Strap

Louisiana Alligator leather strap brown* W682025361

Width: 21/18 mm

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Technical details

Collection : SENATOR

 

Reference: Stainless Steel 

Models with Louisiana Alligator leather strap black

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REF. 1-36-02-01-02-01 - stainless steel buckle, 18 mm
REF. 1-36-02-01-02-30 - stainless steel fold fastener std., 18 mm
REF. 1-36-02-01-02-50 - stainless steel short fold fastener, 18 mm

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Case

Diameter: Ø 42 mm

Height: 12.8 mm

Material:  stainless steel

Waterproof up to: 5 bar

Glass: sapphire crystal, both sides anti-reflective

Bottom: sapphire crystal

Dial

Varnish silver-grainé with engraved Black hour markers,
Roman numerals/railroad chapter galvanized in black, 
Arabic numerals printed in red

Ø display: 36.8 mm,

Hands: blue

Movement

Automatic movement,

CALIBRE 36-02

Dimensions: Ø 32.2 mm, height 7.35 mm

Balance: screw balance with 4 regulation screws gold 14 ct

Oscillating frequency: 28,800 vph, equivalent to 4 Hz

Power reserve: 100 hours

Balance spring: silicon
Shock protection: Incabloc

Jewels: 49 jewel

Additional details: Automatic winding, hour/minute/second (central), second stop, 
Perpetual Calendar with day of the week/month/leap year display, Panorama Date, moon phase, exquisitely finished  movement, polished steel parts, polished/blued screws, three-quarter plate/
balance cock/rotor with Glashütte stripe finish, bevelled edges, skeletonized rotor with
21-ct gold oscillation weight, adjustment of rate by adjustment screws, fine adjustment
rate symmetry using swan-neck spring

Strap

Louisiana Alligator leather strap black* W682017921

Width: 21/18 mm
Stainless steel bracelet *W605017653


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Sinn – HUNTING WATCH 3006 Chronograph

Sinn Spezialuhren – Instrument HUNTING WATCH 3006 Chronograph Steel 44 mm

Man and hunting

Hunting played a fundamental role in human history. It was purely by hunting and gathering food that prehistoric human beings ensured their survival. The earliest historical references to the targeted hunting of prey date back to Homo erectus.

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A valuable source of nutrition, this prey was essential for survival. Hunting thus played a crucial role in the evolution of mankind – and forms one of the most important foundations of human culture.

Hunting and conservation go hand in hand

Although hunting was originally all about catching wild animals for food, times have now changed and now it means something different. These days, the more commonplace interpretation of hunting is gamekeeping, a practice which also forms an important and obligatory part of hunting law. Gamekeeping refers to the process of protecting and ensuring the conservation of our wildlife, promoting biological diversity and good health while safeguarding natural resources.

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With all sorts of conservation measures, such as habitat conservation and habitat networks, hunters are helping to maintain rare ecosystems and creating spaces for threatened species to thrive in our intensively farmed landscapes. So as far as the environment is concerned, hunting is beneficial for the ecosystem, and hunting and conservation are inextricably linked.

The assembly of the winding rotor completes the exquisitely decorated movement of the HUNTING WATCH 3006. The delicate hands, the dial and the moon disc are ready for assembly.

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A robust, precise instrument for time measurement

With its high-quality features, the HUNTING WATCH 3006 meets the demands of a robust and accurate instrument for time measurement. Particularly due to the SINN technologies used, it is ideal for professional hunting and thus an indispensable piece of hunting equipment. These kinds of technology make the watch remarkably robust and ensure that it has a high degree of mechanical stability.

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For example, Ar-Dehumidifying Technology ensures greater functional reliability and freedom from fogging.

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The satinised surface of the stainless-steel case has also been hardened using TEGIMENT Technology, making it especially scratch-resistant. The watch is also pressure-resistant to 20 bar and resistant to low pressure.

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Precision craftsmanship down to the finest detail: attaching the moon disc on the HUNTING WATCH 3006 also requires the ultimate concentration.

Read the full moon period with the HUNTING WATCH 3006

The best natural light for hunting at night is between three days before and after full moon, although the brightness of the moon does also depend on the weather.

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The moonlight display on the HUNTING WATCH 3006 allows hunters to optimally gauge when the best hunting light will be, allowing them to instantly read the full moon period at a glance. The curved yellow arrow in the stylised hairline cross indicates the direction in which the moon disc is moving.

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This functionality is supported by the watch’s outstanding readability. The indices and moon symbol are fully luminous. The time and moonlight display are thus perfectly readable, even in the darkness.

Moonlight stalking with the HUNTING WATCH 3006

The HUNTING WATCH 3006 is the first of our watches to feature this extraordinary complication. The moonlight display has been purposefully positioned at 6 o’clock, with a luminous moon symbol to ensure it is easy to see, even in the dark. The story behind this additional function: hunters not only need a clear, open view for a successful hunt; they also need the right light.

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Hunters refer to the right lighting conditions for stalking as good hunting light. The German federal hunting law (Bundesjagdgesetz) prohibits the practice of hunting with the aid of artificial light sources (section 5, § 19, paragraph 5 a).

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In order to be able to hunt the authorised types of game at night-time, there must be adequate natural lighting from the moonlight.

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The moonlight display on the HUNTING WATCH 3006 shows when the moon is shining bright enough to see and catch the game.

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Technical details

Art-Nr. 3006.010

Movement
Self-winding mechanism based Valjoux 7751
25 bearing jewels
28,800 semi-oscillations per hour
Seconds stop function
Shock resistant as per DIN 8308
Anti-magnetic as per DIN 8309
Functions

•     Hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
•     Chronograph
•     Moonlight display
•     24-hour display
•     Centre-mounted date hand
•     Day of the week display
•     Month display

SINN Technologies
TEGIMENT Technology and therefore especially scratch-resistant
Ar-Dehumidifying Technology, enhances functional reliability and freedm from fogging
Captive bezel
Push-pieces with D3-System
Case
Case made of satinised stainless steel, bead-blasted
Sapphire crystal glass in front, anti-reflective on both sides
Transparent case back made of sapphire crystal glass, anti-reflective on the interior
Case back screw-fastened
Crown screwable
Meet the technical requirements for waterproofness, as set out in standard DIN 8310
Pressure-resistant up to 20 bar
Low pressure resistant
Dimensions and Weight
Case diameter: 44 mm
Case thickness: 15,5 mm 
Band lug width: 22 mm
Weight without strap: 107 gramme
Dial and Hands
    Dark green dial and luminous ivory coating
    Moonlight display with luminescent colour
    Indices with luminescent colour
    Hour and minute hand coated with luminescent colour
Strap

• Brown Vintage-style cowhide strap
• Green silicone strap
• Satinised stainless steel solid fine-link bracelet.

Band lug width: 22 mm

Warranty • 3 years


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Blancpain – VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar 2018 Edition

Blancpain – VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar 2018 Platinum 45 mm Edition

Blancpain Presents a New Traditional Chinese Calendar 

Limited-Edition to Celebrate the Year of Dog in 2018

Blancpain presents a new limited-edition of its world-exclusive wristwatch equipped with a traditional Chinese calendar to celebrate the coming lunar New Year of the dog. The Manufacture in Le Brassus thereby wishes to honour this age-old culture by introducing a useful yet symbolic model that indicates an auspicious year of the dog in 2018.

he Traditional Chinese Calendar watch by Blancpain is based on fundamental principles established for millennia and profoundly rooted in Chinese tradition. On its fascinating dial, the hours, minutes and the Gregorian calendar rub shoulders with the main indications of the Chinese calendar: traditional double-hour indication, day, month with indication of leap months, signs of the zodiac, as well as the five elements and the 10 celestial stems.

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The combination of the latter with the 12 animals of the zodiac that represent the terrestrial branches follows the sixty-year cycle that is central to Chinese culture. The moon phases, a key element in Blancpain complete calendars, are also presented and play a particularly important role in this model, given the link between the lunar cycle and traditional Chinese months. Contrary to the Gregorian solar calendar which uses the solar day as the base unit, the traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, meaning a solar calendar with the lunar cycle (29.53059 days) as its base unit. Since a year comprising 12 lunar months (354.36707 days) is approximately 11 days too short compared with the tropical or solar year (365.242374 days), a leap month is sometimes added to preserve the match with the cycle of the seasons.


Given that each month of the Chinese calendar, including the leap months, begins on the day of the new moon, its length is either 29 or 30 days. This means that when a year comprises a leap month, this 13-month year will be longer than the tropical year. On the contrary, when there is no leap month, the year of 12 lunar months is shorter than the tropical year. This distinctive feature is the reason behind the variable date of the Chinese New Year.

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The self-winding Calibre 3638 powering this watch is endowed with a 7-day power reserve, despite the presence of 464 parts including 39 jewels. Its complexity stems as much from the number of indications to be displayed as from the irregular nature of their cycles. The hours, minutes and the Gregorian calendar are presented in the centre.

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The counter at 12 o’clock indicates the double-hour numerals and symbols (24-hour cycle); while the one at 3 o’clock shows the elements and the celestial stems (10-year cycle). The month of the Chinese calendar (12-month cycle), its date (30-day cycle) and the leap month indicator appear at 9 o’clock, while the 12 o’clock aperture reveals the zodiac sign of the year in progress (12-year cycle); and the moon phases are displayed at 6 o’clock. 2018 is the year of the dog in Chinese lunar years. Hence, a dog is standing at the 12 o’clock aperture to indicate a soaring new year.

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The 45 mm-diameter platinum case is fitted with a crown adorned with a cabochon-cut ruby and comprises five integrated under-lug correctors serving to adjust the indications. It features the classic signature attributes of the Villeret collection: its double-stepped shape; a grand feu enamel dial with a chapter ring composed of gold appliques, and indications transferred before the firing process, the main hands shaped like slightly hollowed leaves; and the blued steel Gregorian date pointer appearing in the traditional serpentine form. This 50-piece limited-edition watch is equipped with a white gold oscillating weight, engraved with a dog to celebrate the year of 2018.

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This new Traditional Chinese Calendar watch is also available in a non-limited red gold version.

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Technical data

Model: VILLERET Traditional Chinese Calendar 2018 Edition

References:  00888-3431-55B - Platinum 45 - Edition
 
Complications
Traditional Chinese Calendar
[double-hour indication, signs of the zodiac, date and month of the Chinese calendar.
Indication of the five elements, the celestial stems and the leap months]
Specificities

• ∙ Gregorian calendar
• ∙ Moon phases
• ∙ Under-lug correctors
• ∙ Secured movement
• ∙ White grand feu enamel dial
• ∙ Oscillating weight set with a Madagascar ruby
• ∙ Sself-winding

Case
Platinum, crown set with a Madagascar ruby
Case thickness:     15.00 mm
Case diameter:     45.00 mm
Water resistance:     3.00 bar
Between horns:     23.00 mm
Sapphire back
Engraved on the - "Chinese Calendar - № Х/50 Piece"
Dial
Full fired enamel
White grand feu enamel
Movement
Calibre 3638
Reference:   3638   
Self-winding
Calibre thickness:     8.30 mm
Calibre diameter:     32.00 mm
Power reserve in hours:     168
Jewels:     39
3 mainspring barrels
Secured movement
Titanium free sprung balance with gold regulation screws
Components:     469
Strap/Bracelet
Alligator lined with alzavel
Black color strap
Platinum folding clasp

Limited edition of 50 Piece

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VICTORINOX – Pilot I.N.O.X. Carbon

VICTORINOX – Pilot I.N.O.X. Carbon Case 43 mm Black

DENSE. DURABLE. DEPENDABLE

 THE I.N.O.X. CARBON CONTINUES TO 

DEFY THE LIMITS OF TIME

Each new I.N.O.X. timepiece forges a further link between authenticity and innovation. The latest chapter in this quest for perfection is the I.N.O.X. Carbon. Made from a carbon resin composite that has protected space shuttles from reentry temperatures in excess of 1,260°C, it fearlessly heads for elevated performance levels.

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Durable materials and construction join forces with dependable functionality. The Victorinox Swiss Army flagship collection reinforces its relentless commitment to simultaneously measuring and defying time.

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When perfection is the destination, the design journey has to be spot-on. The I.N.O.X. Carbon combines extremely high structural rigidity with scratch resistance and hypoallergenic properties. A total of 130 homologation tests are the first milestone facing I.N.O.X. timepieces. In the I.N.O.X. Carbon, the seal of quality finds clear expression via a monobloc dial with stamped markers and digits to ensure shock resistance.

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Its striking case gets extra shielding on everyday adventures from a transluscent grey, removable bumper. A Naimakka paracord attachment is an adventure-loving alternative to a genuine rubber strap, both in black. Traditionally used for parachute suspension lines, and with a breaking strength of 250 kg, the multi-strand nylon cord is permanently ready for 24/7 action.

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Meticulous details are the undisputed building blocks of perfection. From the red military time printed beneath the crystal, to the subtle marbled effect affording each piece intrinsic uniqueness, the I.N.O.X.

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Carbon stays true to the quest. The watch’s dense, matt black appearance makes a sleek modern statement, hinged on an industrial inspiration: a visible link between the proven Victorinox pioneering spirit and a high-tech present and future. 

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Innovation is never a final destination. It’s a borderless map.

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TECHNICAL FEATURES

Model: Pilot I.N.O.X. Carbon

Ref: 241776 - Paracord strap
Ref: 241777 - Rubber strap

MOVEMENT
Ronda 715 
Swiss-made quartz movement
CASE
43 mm case
Carbon case
Scratch-resistant, triple-coated anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 200 m (20 ATM / 660 ft)
Screw-in case back
Protected screw-down crown
DIAL
Luminescent hands, numerals and indexes
Military time printed in red beneath the crystal
Date calendar at 04:30
STRAP
Genuine rubber strap or black Paracord strap

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