Blancpain

I wanted to show you a watch that i picked up today. I got a call from a guy in Maine a few days ago that owned a watch that he got from his grandfather who was in the US Navy. He was only about 3 hours away so i went and visited him today and purchased h...  

Congrats Brian! That's a fantastic find! Jon

Mine salutes yours! With its original hands: Which have been broken by a watchmaker, during the service of my watch, and then, replaced with these one, I found myself. Which is not bad, either. Best, and huge congratulations. Nicolas ...  

Here is a photo of a nice original one. What am i missing? ...  

The white paint of the hands is too clean. But the fact that the hands were changed is not a big deal. Best, Nicolas

I agree with you on the hands, looks original to me. But like you said who cares awesome watch!!

Back in the early Eighties when I worked as a field engineer for Sperry (now Unisys) onboard the USNS Vanguard (civilian navigation engineer). I remember the Hunley. Quite a country, Scotland. Great watch, thanks for the story and pics. ^_^

these stories. that`s what our hobby is all about ! i bought 2 torneks this year on behalf of fellow collectors. and your hands are just fine, BTW. they have not been changed, they are the correct hands. maybe relumed and repainted. but that is just fine ... 

Nice find, that is a beautiful specimen... and even better with the original EOD records. Plus, hey, you got a trip to Maine out of the deal, as well! (That's where my house is, back in the States.) Happy New Year!

One of a handful of truly remarkably well documented military Blancpains. A crown jewel of a collection, then again you have a few crown jewels! Very best regards, B.

my own recent historical write up! Always a pleasure to hear from you. Happy new year and best regards, B.

Billy's new website! Some great photo of a tr-900 in action! Brian

A very important Monsieur for the Vintage FF Community. Best, Nicolas

I'd post here, but all the images are hosted on my new webpage and are therefore watermarked w/ the site's address; something I now realize is frowned upon. The post Brian is referring to is posted under the "milspec dive wathces" category. Thanks again a... 

... you seem to be more than good in finding those rare watches. Well done Brian Best Hans