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The Mimo here is intriguing for a few replica Tag Heuer wjf211c.ba0570 watch reasons.First, of course is that it was the property of a member of the Axis powers.Second, is that the Mimo Watch Company, which most of you have surely never heard of, was actually owned by Girard-Perregaux, which hopefully some of you have heard of.Third and definitely the most interesting about this watch is that after World War II ended, Mimo demanded that all service-issue watches be destroyed.Yes, watches given to German military men and those that hadn't even left the factory yet were to be smashed.The reason being they didn't want to flood the commercial market with service pieces so that the Mimo brand retained some prestige.

There are reports that the majority of the pieces were replica Tag Heuer ww2115.fc6217 watch indeed smashed, which gives you an idea of the Germans' mentality at that point.they'd listen to just about anything, no matter how ridiculous.The Mimo watch we've found here is in excellent, original condition and dates to 1940-1942.It has a large black dial with a subsidiary seconds hand that reads "Anti-Magnetic" on it.As the seller states, even though it is only 35mm, it wears rather large becaue of the thin case and bezel.It is undeniably cool looking, and with a Girard-Perregaux movement inside it, it can't be bad.

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Click here to see the details of this 1940 Zenith produced for the Nazi forces, a watch that certainly has a history, whatever it is. Hodinkee in Military, Nazi's replica Tag Heuer wv2115.ba0787 watch, Vintage, Zenith Friday, January 16, 2009 at 10:58AM The watch you see here was constructed by the Mimo Watch Company in the early 1940s for the German Military.Not our favorite group of guys ever, but an interesting story none the less.We've featured a Nazi watch or two in the past, including this great Zenith with German property markings on the case back.

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It has a black face with a sub-seconds dial, and comes on a brown calf-skin strap.It is your typical military watch, and small, but from a replica Tag Heuer1110.ba0850 Men's watch storied Swiss manufacturer.This watch is hand-wound and is selling for a very reasonable price of $599.We don't know too much about Zenith's relationship with the Deutsche Heer but this watch was produced and issued right in the heart of the conflict, and we are sure the wearer bore witness to, and quite possibly enabled, some horrific acts.We don't know the true history of this watch, but we can guarantee there are some stories to be told, for better or worse.

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(Army), both of which are noticeably absent from this piece.This replica Tag Heuer cn211a.ft8001 watch converted pocket watch was likely worn by a member of the Afrika Korps, which under Erwin Rommel (a.k.a.“The Desert Fox”) landed in Libya in early 1941.Members of the artillery often used pocket watches or stopwatches for accuracy in timing, so it is quite possible that this was used by a Nazi artillery soldier.This Heuer military pocket watch comes on a NATO strap and is listed for £1000 (or about $1,500).

It is unlikely that you will ever see a replica Tag Heuer caf2010.ba0815 watch quite like this again for sale.Click here for more information and here for more pictures. Eric Wind in Heuer, Vintage Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 12:00PM From time to time, we feature a watch that is closely associated with a tragedy.One example of this was the 1972 Longines Munich Edition, which will always be tied to the brutal killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.Today we are bringing you a watch that was issued and worn by the Deutsche Heer (German Army) during the second World War.Yes, this is a Nazi's watch.Produced by Zenith in 1940, this watch good original condition, measures 35mm without the crown, and features German property markings.

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