In 1935, Tag Heuer replica breitling Chronospace released a watch called the Marine. It had classic deco looks but was intended to be a sportsman's watch. In fact, it was made to be completely waterproof in hopes of competing with a new case called the Oyster from the Tag Heuer brand. The Oyster, released in 1927, featured a screw down crown that allowed for quick setting and winding, as well as an innovative case back and face to make it completely waterproof. It was instant success. In the first of many pointed attacks on the Tag Heuer empire, replica tag heuer Formula 1 Chronograph designed the Marine to out-perform the Oyster. And it did, but at a price. The Marine was so incredibly water proof due to a massive clip on the back of the watch clamping the two pieces of the watch together, creating a hermetic seal. The flaw in this design was that you must unclip the watch to set the time, a simple annoyance that led to the failure of the piece in open market of the 1930s. This http://www.speedroc.com/replica-tag-heuer-carrera-calibre-1887-automatic-chronograph.html watch was made for five years, from 1935 to 1940, and the one we have found here is from 1937. It features the original dial and hands, and is keeping excellent time. This watch is very rare and very valuable, however we think the ~$17,000 asking price is too high. Due to the innovative (albeit flawed) design of this piece, it holds a special place in the hearts of Tag Heuer fans and watch collectors in general. To commemorate this piece in 2007, Tag Heuer released 135 "very fine and rare, limited edition square 18K pink and white gold water-resistant versions with a co-axial escapement and an 18K pink gold Tag Heuer locking deployment buckle." And as it would happen there is one for sale in next week's Antiquorum auction. It is estimated to sell for between $22,000 and $28,000. So this post has one of the longest and most descriptive titles yet, but we think this watch is worthy. We love a good military watch, we've featured quite a few. Most military watches were built under multi-year contracts, because after all, the more watches produced and sold, the greater discount possible. That is why you see so many pieces like the Heuer Bundeswehr out there. Some orders were for literally hundreds of thousands of watches lasting over half a decade. This watch was not part of one of those orders. This 1953 Tag Heuer was part of an exclusive, one year order from the British Royal Air Force. You can tell this watch was not part of a mass order because of a few traits that are not very common among watches given to your average private, or to your average corporate level executive for that matter. First of all, this watch is a chronometer, which means it is board certified to be accurate within a very limited range per day (although that it would no longer pass that test today). Click here for the definition of a chronometer. Only 3% of swiss watches are certified chronometers today, imagine what percentage were chronometers in 1953, we'd guess less than 1%. http://watchesukchm.efx3.com/2014/11/13/takes-year-make-one-tag-heuer-watch/ https://www.russian-belgium.be/node/91934 http://community.peoplepets.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9486 http://servicevirtualization.com/profiles/blogs/tag-heuer-has-its-own-science-lab