Legendary watches

[docdoc]

I check the forum but couldn't find a thread dedicate only to legendary watches.

So I open this one so people could share their most legendary watches (pics very welcome).

By legendary I mean watches that brought innovation and revolution in the history of time.

Here is my favorite one :

the omega moonwatch speedmaster with the classic back (that's an easy one !)

Edited June 30, 2008 by docdoc

[Shundi]

[scoobs1971]

There are a couple of legendary watches that come to my mind:

- Breitling Navigator

- Cartier Santos

- Heuer Monaco

- Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso

- Movado 'museum watch'

- Omega Moonwatch

- Rolex Submariner

- Zenith El Primero

[abat]

Can I have a slight modification to the Speedy and make it a Snoopy Speedy? Clearly a legendary watch

[b16a2]

[docdoc]

Can I have a slight modification to the Speedy and make it a Snoopy Speedy? Clearly a legendary watch

I totally agree

[Watchmeister]

My first choice would be a vintage with Angelus 8 day movement. One of the first multi-barrel hand wind movements. Folks still emulate this today. No pictures for you - yet.

[jeff g]

Were talkin legendary.

[RLudlowe]

Were talkin legendary.

Among watch buffs, definitely - but most hoi polloi think Patek Philippe is the name of a French tightrope artist.

Sad to say, but true - My Nauti rep is my favorite watch and yet the least noticed

[anton]

Legendary to NASA:

Used by:

For the:

Ironically, my watch is only noticed by fellow sky enthusiasts. Space guys like Fortis now for some reason.

[magagne]

Ironically, my watch is only noticed by fellow sky enthusiasts. Space guys like Fortis now for some reason.

Sinn 142, Lemania 5100

"1985 space flight that saw the Sinn 142 become the first automatic chronograph in space, at the hands of German Astronaut-Professor Reinhard Furrer"

http://sinn142.fateback.com/index.html

[arr]

Sinn 142, Lemania 5100

"1985 space flight that saw the Sinn 142 become the first automatic chronograph in space, at the hands of German Astronaut-Professor Reinhard Furrer"

http://sinn142.fateback.com/index.html

[arr]

Sorry about the non-post. What I meant to say is that I had always heard automatic movements would not work in zero gravity in space (hence the Omega Moonwatch being a hind wind movement). Is this true?

[JoJo35]

Did someone say legendary???

[magagne]

Sorry about the non-post. What I meant to say is that I had always heard automatic movements would not work in zero gravity in space (hence the Omega Moonwatch being a hind wind movement). Is this true?

False. And that was proved.

The accelaration of your arm/wrist move, give a shot of the energy to the rotor that will swirl even in zero gravity.

[JoJo35]

Yes, inertia still works in space

...although no one can hear you scream

(when your A7750 stops working)

[blue_sphere]

Hrm I am glad to see some subs in here. They definitely top the list of "legendary". Lets see some more variety though!

[tmg]

I guess this would be mine in my collection.

[RobbieG]

Rolex and Omega get a lot of press for historic contributions, and of course the grand masters such as Lange, Breguet, AP, UN for contributions in the 1700's and 1800's, but here are some interesting Breitling contributions from the 20th century:

- Invented the first independent chronogaph pushpiece that we have all grown so accustomed to in 1923

- ...and followed it up with the return to zero chronograph pushpiece eleven years later in 1934

-Invented the first self-winding chronograph in 1969. Prior to that automatics were restricted to lesser complications

[fakemaster]

There are so many. But Breitling has done so much.