Few who’ve seen it should neglect the silhouette of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber, utilized by the US Air Power in the midst of the final century.
Three generations of U.S. army aviators have flown the 750 B-52s, constructed between 1952 and 1962. 70 of them are nonetheless in use at this time, making them the longest-serving fight plane in historical past.
Within the mid-Nineteen Sixties, watchmaker Ollech & Wajs was so impressed by the awe and majesty of the plane that he created a particular watch, the B-905 “US Airforce,” whose form was depicted on the dial.
This watch was re-released this 12 months – 70 years after the primary manufacturing B-52’s maiden flight in 1954 – with the identical monochrome depiction of the bomber on the dial.
It is available in a 39mm M case with a black PVD coated beveled bezel modeled after the nostril cone profile of the B-52.
It’s powered by a Swiss-made Soprod caliber P024 and is waterproof to 300 meters.
Solely 56 items can be made, every individually numbered. You should buy it with a black nylon strap or a metal mesh bracelet for CHF 1,256.
Reservations will be made beginning January twelfth at 6:00 p.m. EST.
