Weve long since been a fan of their sometimes quirky, and sometimes very cool military style sport watches. The 20 000 feet by cx swiss military watch reaches into a new, hitherto unthinkable dimension of water resistance and is the worlds first and only serial mechanical diving watch water resistant to an incredible 20 000 feet or 6 000 meters certified by the guinness book of world records as the world record holder since 2009. The case is a little scratched up, and the black accents from the bezel have worn off, but it keeps ticking. These watches are very lowmaintenance for added convenience. Built by cx montres charmex in switzerland, this has to be one of the greatest man watches of the year. Swiss military mechanical automatic wristwatches for sale. A diving watch, also commonly referred to as a divers or dive watch, is a watch designed for. This watch represented in its launch year, 2009, the most water resistant mechanical watch in production. Swiss military 20000 feet 1945 automatic mens chronograph.
C x swiss military watches are produced by charmex in switzerland. It may not slip discretely beneath your dress shirt cuff, but the cx swiss military watch model called 20000 feet is what you will want on your. Eight years world record holder as the deepest dive chronograph watch ever made. The genuine swiss military brand captures the essence of military precision with multidimensional timepieces that sit at the pinnacle of innovation, function and design. The military of switzerland has always striven to provide its men with reliable and robust products which can be put to highly precise use. The cx swiss military watch is an incredibly tough dive watch that currently holds the world record for water resistance for a mechanical dive watch certified to a depth of 20,000 feet in order to prove its toughness the manufacturers decided to invite consumers to come up with some test ideas for the watch and subjected it to some brutal realworld testing. Cx swiss military unisex 1947 cosc certified chronometer watch. As an additional service for its customers montres charmex sa signed a contract with the swiss insurance company helvetia to insure the 20000 feet by cx swiss military watch against theft for the first two years. The cx swiss military watch company launches very various collections of watches. Swiss military 2746 rallye gmt mens chronograph quartz watch. But not enough in order to comply with iso norm 6425 we constructed the watch to be water. To this day one of my alltime favorite timepieces is the swiss military 20,000 feet diver ablogtowatch. Nowadays gmt stands but for one timezone and has lost its original function to utc or coordinated universal time.
It overtook the rolex deepsea in early 2009 and we were lucky enough to get one sent to the office to play with. Upping the goal to 20,000 feet this time, the engineers in switzerland spent copious amount of time planning, building, and testing on the new. Cx swiss military watch survives shotgun, dynamite, and 20000 feet. The previous owner had the crown repaired this was a problem that plagued the earlier models, and unfortunately affected this one as well. Find great deals on ebay for swiss military hanowa and swiss military watch. Manufacturing stateoftheart timepieces using only the choicest materials of the highest quality remains the credo of montres charmex sa to this very day.
We knew it would be a little bit different than most unboxings, so we thought wed record it. This 20,000 feet is my first watch from cx swiss military watch and ill tell you that you just cant go wrong with this super watch because its adjusted and certified for maximum accuracy by cosc an external entity and then youll be certain that the watch will just be accurate. Our diving watch gmt nero uses a special swiss made quartz movement that indicates a second time zone with a distinctive additional hand. The 20000 feet by cx swiss military watch reaches into a new, hitherto unthinkable. Thanks to their quality, these products nowadays enjoy an excellent reputation on a global scale. Prices for swiss military watches buy a swiss military. In 2009, that watch was replaced by a slightly smaller but, at 28. The original cx swiss military watchtm timepieces aremanufactured in switzerland by montres charmex sa.
Since silicone oil is noncompressible it protects the. And you guessed it, with a 6,000meter water resistance excluding a 10% to 20% safety margin, it was once again the first, and up until today one of the very few, watches offering that kind of. Swiss military cx swiss military 20000 feet diving watch world. Regatta watch typhoon our brand cx swiss military watch is best known for our flagship model, the ultimative diving watch 20000 feet launched in 2009 our 20000 feet. Swiss military watches mens and ladies swiss military. That is one way to sum up the swiss military watch 20,000 feet diver.
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Well swiss military watches not to be confused with swiss army watches wanted to beat their old record of a watch that would survive 12,000 feet underwater. The 20 000 feet by cx swiss military watch reaches into a new, hitherto unthinkable dimension of water resistance and is the world s first and only serial mechanical diving watch water resistant to an incredible 20 000 feet or 6 000 meters certified by the guinness book of world records as the world record holder since 2009. Cx swiss military watch collection 201516 by burki. The modell shown in this clip is a preproduction sample that. Buy cx swiss military unisex 1947 cosc certified chronometer watch and other certified preowned at. Upping the goal to 20,000 feet this time, the engineers in switzerland spent copious amount of time planning, building, and testing on the new 20,000 feet. Swiss military watches all prices for swiss military. Soon afterwards sister brand swisseagle followed, appealing to the same target audience but offering special, exclusive models.
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The company name is the shortened version of hans noll watches, hans noll being its founder, and the company was established in 1963. Swiss military timepieces were created to meet the rigorous standards of officials in military, law enforcement, and firefighting units. Several world recordholding timepieces are produced under this brand. With this incredibly rugged collection you dont have to choose between refinement and masculinity, whether youre approaching the jury or extinguishing fires.
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