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Main Forums => General Discussion - Modern Watches => Topic started by: chrisyen on February 08, 2010, 10:16:00 PM
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the original
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eAZMZQV5eiE/S3AnKk7dRWI/AAAAAAAAHKw/KEWES_pHHcA/s400/RAID+88.jpg)
the new raid decima mas chronograph watch
(http://www.raid-watch.com/tipo/decimas/flotmasc/immagini/flotmasc_r11_c8.jpg)
any1 seen the above watch?
48mm... let dig more bout history bout the decima mas....
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another watch company riding on the sentiment of the much Infamous decima mas
as much as they are touted for their courage...much is also said about their cruelty and also spotted history as a proxy for the Nazis to flush out the Italian resistance
having said that i still prefer Ennebi's tribute watch.
(http://www.watches24seven.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=11075&g2_serialNumber=1)
btw Visiotime in SG have a Decima Mas in stock
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i also prefer ennebi who is famous for making a pam prototype...
but the ennebi price is scary...
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ok guys here's what Wiki says about the infamous XMas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decima_Flottiglia_MAS
Well what Terence said about the association of XMAS with the Nazis is actually only half the story, the entire Flottiglia Mezzi d'Assalto unit at later part of WWII is actually split into 2 major group. Some actually join allied forces against Nazi Germany but some who remain loyal to Nazis and retreat to Northern Italy where they help the Nazis suppress the local Partisan. And because of this dark and un popular history we will never see Panerai Officine wanted to officially associated with the 10th Flottilla Assault Forces.
So behind all this fancy thingy about Panerai is being the official "military" equipment to the Italian Navy particularly the XMas which is the world's first underwater special forces. However a lot of people fail to understand the mission that carry out by XMas team at early days of WWII is actually to destroy the Royal Navy ships of the British and most of this is actually merchant ship....see....spec ops...kakakakaka.....and and besides sneak in and sink merchant ship in Cairo the XMas actually did nothing fantastic of cos besides killing Italian in Northern Italy for the Nazis.
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Good story ;)
That's why i always wonder, those vintage piece ho...is it taken from a dead bodies (since all these watch was design for wars)? Or how many are from those survivals?
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Scott,
Actually not very true because the actual traceable vintage PAM is really very limited and here's one who have proves of its first owner all the way to its current owner.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/message/1217168091/The+Kaufhold+Radiomir+%28really%2C+really%2C+long+post%29
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Chiew, maybe you should trace the root of your Omega Military also :Laughing_on_floor:
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I like the Ennebi version.
But how scary of a price are we talking about here? How much is retail?
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can check out the price of the pre-owned piece over here just for all our curiosity sake :laugh:
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ok guys here's what Wiki says about the infamous XMas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decima_Flottiglia_MAS
Well what Terence said about the association of XMAS with the Nazis is actually only half the story, the entire Flottiglia Mezzi d'Assalto unit at later part of WWII is actually split into 2 major group. Some actually join allied forces against Nazi Germany but some who remain loyal to Nazis and retreat to Northern Italy where they help the Nazis suppress the local Partisan. And because of this dark and un popular history we will never see Panerai Officine wanted to officially associated with the 10th Flottilla Assault Forces.
So behind all this fancy thingy about Panerai is being the official "military" equipment to the Italian Navy particularly the XMas which is the world's first underwater special forces. However a lot of people fail to understand the mission that carry out by XMas team at early days of WWII is actually to destroy the Royal Navy ships of the British and most of this is actually merchant ship....see....spec ops...kakakakaka.....and and besides sneak in and sink merchant ship in Cairo the XMas actually did nothing fantastic of cos besides killing Italian in Northern Italy for the Nazis.
that is why i always say the Italian military during WWII is a joke.
as beautiful a Pam is, it's still a joke of a military equipment used by the rest of the forces during that time.
The Italians keel over so fast that it became a study case of what not to do in the military text books. :Laughing_on_floor:
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Scott,
Actually not very true because the actual traceable vintage PAM is really very limited and here's one who have proves of its first owner all the way to its current owner.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/message/1217168091/The+Kaufhold+Radiomir+%28really%2C+really%2C+long+post%29
Thanks ;) I read that post before sometimes back... ya, that's a very rare case and piece... what i'm saying is, those vintage pieces out there...not just panerai but other like rolexes... hmmmmm...
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Chiew, maybe you should trace the root of your Omega Military also :Laughing_on_floor:
its for British Armed Forces so they are Allied....kakaka...about dead body that one...dunno la... :Laughing_on_floor:
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ok guys here's what Wiki says about the infamous XMas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decima_Flottiglia_MAS
Well what Terence said about the association of XMAS with the Nazis is actually only half the story, the entire Flottiglia Mezzi d'Assalto unit at later part of WWII is actually split into 2 major group. Some actually join allied forces against Nazi Germany but some who remain loyal to Nazis and retreat to Northern Italy where they help the Nazis suppress the local Partisan. And because of this dark and un popular history we will never see Panerai Officine wanted to officially associated with the 10th Flottilla Assault Forces.
So behind all this fancy thingy about Panerai is being the official "military" equipment to the Italian Navy particularly the XMas which is the world's first underwater special forces. However a lot of people fail to understand the mission that carry out by XMas team at early days of WWII is actually to destroy the Royal Navy ships of the British and most of this is actually merchant ship....see....spec ops...kakakakaka.....and and besides sneak in and sink merchant ship in Cairo the XMas actually did nothing fantastic of cos besides killing Italian in Northern Italy for the Nazis.
that is why i always say the Italian military during WWII is a joke.
as beautiful a Pam is, it's still a joke of a military equipment used by the rest of the forces during that time.
The Italians keel over so fast that it became a study case of what not to do in the military text books. :Laughing_on_floor:
That's why they are called the Gucci Army during the WWII era where they dressed so well but fight so poorly...kakakaka
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That's why they are called the Gucci Army during the WWII era where they dressed so well but fight so poorly...kakakaka
What to do, they can't synx the watch because no second hand :Laughing_on_floor:
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Heard quite a number of military watches in Vietnam too, those left over (or dead) by US soldiers.
Anyone get hold of any of this?
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Caveat emptor...not worth your time and money. tons and tons and tons of fakes. Just like those fake war Zippo lighters
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That's why they are called the Gucci Army during the WWII era where they dressed so well but fight so poorly...kakakaka
What to do, they can't synx the watch because no second hand :Laughing_on_floor:
LOL!! I like this one/thought :Laughing_on_floor:
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That's why they are called the Gucci Army during the WWII era where they dressed so well but fight so poorly...kakakaka
What to do, they can't synx the watch because no second hand :Laughing_on_floor:
LOL!! I like this one/thought :Laughing_on_floor:
correct i think they need COSC 1st prior go to war... :HammerHead: