24 HOURS German Focke Wulf FW 189 mechanical wristwatch.
Case is 37 mm (40 mm inc.crown) x h 9 mm
Mechanical 40h winding
24-hour dial
Case - stainless alloy neusilber
16 Ruby jewels
Comes with leather band
Compared to contemporary aircraft, the Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl) looked a
little odd. Only after very successful flights tests and trials was the Fw 189
reluctantly ordered in small quantities to serve as a standard reconnaissance
aircraft. Its existence was unknown to the Allies until 1941 even though several
different prototypes had flown well before the war. Called the "Flying Eye"
of the German army, the Fw 189 succeeded on the Eastern Front beyond the most
optimistic predictions. Its superb handling and agility made it a very difficult
and elusive target for enemy fighters. Its phenomenal toughness was demonstrated
by Fw 189s returning to bases safely with one tail shot or torn off by Soviet
ramming attacks. Attempts were made to build special attack variants with small
strong nacelles, but they were unsatisfactory. Ten Fw 189B trainers were specially
manufactured and had a conventional nacelle with side-by-side dual controls
in a normal cockpit, and above the trailing edge there was an observer. The
Fw 189A-3 also had dual-controls but the normal "glasshouse" housing the crew.
Gradually only the French factories with assembly at Bordeaux-M?rignac (the
Dassault Mirage plant today) were producing the Fw 189, and they stopped as
the Allies closed in during 1944. Many different models and a number of developments
with more powerful engines were built, but only the basic types of A-1, A-2
(more armament) and A-3 appeared in substantial numbers. The production total
of all versions numbered 846.
- Price:
- $80.00