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How Heuer Defined the Sports Chronograph | Crown Vintage Watches

How Heuer Defined the Sports Chronograph

Produced between the 1860s and 1985, Heuer was a family run Swiss watch company that played a defining role in shaping the modern sports chronograph. Long before the TAG acquisition,...

How Heuer Defined the Sports Chronograph

Produced between the 1860s and 1985, Heuer was a family run Swiss watch company that played a defining role in shaping the modern sports chronograph. Long before the TAG acquisition,...

The Story of the Breitling Navitimer 806 | Crown Vintage Watches

The Story of the Breitling Navitimer 806

Introduction Produced from the mid-1950s through to the early 1970s, the Breitling Navitimer 806 occupies a central place in the history of aviation wrist instruments. Conceived at a time when...

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The Story of the Breitling Navitimer 806

Introduction Produced from the mid-1950s through to the early 1970s, the Breitling Navitimer 806 occupies a central place in the history of aviation wrist instruments. Conceived at a time when...

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The Story of the Omega Flightmaster

The Story of the Omega Flightmaster

Produced between 1969 and the mid 1970s, the Omega Flightmaster stands apart from most aviation watches of its era. Rather than adapting an existing chronograph design, Omega developed the Flightmaster...

The Story of the Omega Flightmaster

Produced between 1969 and the mid 1970s, the Omega Flightmaster stands apart from most aviation watches of its era. Rather than adapting an existing chronograph design, Omega developed the Flightmaster...

Professional Watch Testing with the Witschi WAIO at Crown Vintage Watches

Professional Watch Testing with the Witschi WAI...

At Crown Vintage Watches, we are always looking for ways to give you more confidence in the watches you buy from us. Our latest addition to the workshop is the...

Professional Watch Testing with the Witschi WAI...

At Crown Vintage Watches, we are always looking for ways to give you more confidence in the watches you buy from us. Our latest addition to the workshop is the...

Paul Newman Rolex Daytona | Crown Vintage Watches

Rolex Daytona: A Definitive History of the Manu...

Introduction Produced between the early 1960s and late 1980s, the manual wind Rolex Cosmograph Daytona evolved from a modest racing chronograph into one of the most culturally recognised watches of...

Rolex Daytona: A Definitive History of the Manu...

Introduction Produced between the early 1960s and late 1980s, the manual wind Rolex Cosmograph Daytona evolved from a modest racing chronograph into one of the most culturally recognised watches of...

Early Rolex Submariners and the Big Crown 6538: From Prototype Thinking to Cultural Icon | Crown Vintage Watches

Early Rolex Submariners and the Big Crown 6538

Origins of the Submariner: Why Rolex Built a Dive Watch The Submariner did not appear out of thin air, it was the result of decades of waterproofing work that began...

Early Rolex Submariners and the Big Crown 6538

Origins of the Submariner: Why Rolex Built a Dive Watch The Submariner did not appear out of thin air, it was the result of decades of waterproofing work that began...