Longines nytolkar fallskärmsjägarklocka. Det här är Heritage Military COSD.

Longines nytolkar fallskärmsjägarklocka

Det här är Heritage Military COSD

På 40-talet tog klocktillverkaren Longines fram en klocka till den brittiska arméns fallskärmsjägare. Nu släpper man en nytolkning på just denna och man kallar den för Heritage Military COSD.

Klockan är i stål och kommer med svart eller vit urtavla. Det gröna Nato-bandet och den breda pilen på urtavlan är båda två saker som för tankarna till den militära utrustningen som användes förr.

På prislappen står det 14 140 kronor.

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The Longines Heritage Military COSD – History and Performance

brought together in a military watch

The famous Swiss watchmaking company Longines reissues a model inspired by

military requirements. For the Longines Heritage Military COSD, the brand has

adopted the sober and characteristic design of a watch created for British

paratroopers in the 1940s. The NATO strap and the distinctive broad arrow on the dial

– used at the time for all military equipment – bestow its particular style to this model.

Longines has once again looked to its rich history to expand the military wing of its Heritage

collection. The Longines Heritage Military COSD is based on a piece of equipment used by

the British Special Forces during the 1940s. Each item of this equipment was marked with

the initials COSD and intended for the sole use of the Combined Operations Command

created by the British War Office during the Second World War. These timepieces were

much appreciated by the paratroopers.

The 40 mm steel case of the Longines Heritage Military COSD houses an L619.2 self-
winding calibre. Maintaining its military look, it is mounted on a khaki NATO strap. Also

created for the British army, these light-weight but robust straps were designed to meet the

rigorous requirements of military equipment. The Longines Heritage Military COSD also

exists in a version mounted on a black leather strap.

The opaline dial boasts a chapter-ring comprising large black Arabic numerals as well as a

red 24-hour scale enhanced with blued hands. A railway-track minute ring serves to further

emphasize the military style of the watch. A version with a matt black dial and rhodium-plated

hands is also available. The upper part of the dial bears a broad arrow, a symbol used in

Britain at the time to indicate government property. It was thus to be found on various pieces

of military equipment including the watches used by the British forces. The numerals and the

hands are coated with Super-LumiNova® to help the user read the time under all conditions.