Heuer Autavia Bund Shreve Crump & Low We as vintage watch collectors

We as vintage watch collectors might sometimes be guilty of ignoring what beats inside the watches on our wrists in favor of how they look on the outside

and the brand continued to produce exceptional chronographs at a more competitive price point than their Swiss contemporaries

The alarm function still rings loud and true

the Bundeswehr (“Federal Defense”)

While a new gold watch loses its value as soon as you wear it out of the store (much like a new car)

Heuer Autavia Bund Shreve Crump & Low We as vintage watch collectorsThink of military watches and your mind might drift to those worn by GIs during the Second World War. During the war, the wheels of industry turned out hundreds upon thousands of sturdy little watches, all stamped with a particular design ethos that all subsequent military watches would follow. But the history of watches meant for combat did not end with that great and terrible conflict. After the war, as the militaries of the world replenished their