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[buzzufy]

Last year, when Zenith reissued the legendary “A. Cairelli” CP-2, chronograph, collectors – appropriately – offered thanks to the heavens. The stunning re-edition reminded them of a rarely recalled chapter in the history of military watches, well-known in Italy but less so beyond the core (or should that be corps?) of military watch enthusiasts.

Amazing watch, great item for any collection  https://www.buzzufy.com/

[beautytipsandtricksinfo]

Military Watches of the World: Italy Pt. 2

Our survey of worldwide army timepieces is again with half 2 of the chapter centered on Italy. You possibly can learn half 1 right here. We’re selecting issues again up mid-century with chronograph watches.  Chronographs Italy has an necessary place within the historical past of the army chronograph, although on this case not one of the watches produced beneath contract for its army was made by an Italian firm, however somewhat by storied Swiss maisons.  A. Cairelli-signed UG. Picture credit score: Phillips The earliest — and by far, the rarest — of those chronographs was retailed by A. Cairelli within the 1950s, a Roman subcontractor of army tools in the same vein to the early Panerai firm. This watch, the HA-1, was an outsized, 44.5mm stainless-steel chronograph that includes a singular 24-hour dial and meant for aerial navigation, maybe for submarine hunter crews. Outfitted with the famed, manually wound Valjoux cal. 55 VBR motion with flyback characteristic — the identical caliber that powered the Rolex ref. 4113, one of many rarest Rolexes on this planet — the HA-1 was produced by Common Genève and equipped by Cairelli to the Aeronautica Militaire Italiana (Italian Air Power). These watches are fairly uncommon and consequently, extremely fascinating: one hammered at auction in 2016 for practically 200,00 CHF. Read the full article

[deliciouslyvaliantrebel]

Military Watches of the World: Italy Pt. 2

Our survey of worldwide army timepieces is again with half 2 of the chapter centered on Italy. You possibly can learn half 1 right here. We’re selecting issues again up mid-century with chronograph watches.  Chronographs Italy has an necessary place within the historical past of the army chronograph, although on this case not one of the watches produced beneath contract for its army was made by an Italian firm, however somewhat by storied Swiss maisons.  A. Cairelli-signed UG. Picture credit score: Phillips The earliest — and by far, the rarest — of those chronographs was retailed by A. Cairelli within the 1950s, a Roman subcontractor of army tools in the same vein to the early Panerai firm. This watch, the HA-1, was an outsized, 44.5mm stainless-steel chronograph that includes a singular 24-hour dial and meant for aerial navigation, maybe for submarine hunter crews. Outfitted with the famed, manually wound Valjoux cal. 55 VBR motion with flyback characteristic — the identical caliber that powered the Rolex ref. 4113, one of many rarest Rolexes on this planet — the HA-1 was produced by Common Genève and equipped by Cairelli to the Aeronautica Militaire Italiana (Italian Air Power). These watches are fairly uncommon and consequently, extremely fascinating: one hammered at auction in 2016 for practically 200,00 CHF. Read the full article

[dcvw]

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TIME+TIDE: HANDS-ON - The Zenith Cronometro Tipo CP-2

There are a few select words and phrases regarding vintage watches that, when said, are sure to light the fires of enthusiasm inside a collector. One such phrase is “military provenance”; another, which can stoke either the flames of desire or disgust, depending on who you’re speaking to, is “vintage reissue”.

We’re going to invoke both phrases here. In the 1960s, Zenith produced a watch with some serious military cred, which they recently celebrated with a faithful modern re-creation, limited to 1000 pieces. The original, code-named the Tipo CP-2 chronograph, was made for pilots of the Italian armed forces. It was also known as the “A. Cairelli”, after its Rome-based distributor, whose name is printed on the dial. Prices of these cockpit-appointed chronographs have gone sky-high in the last couple of years – one selling for CHF62,500 last year at Phillip’s Start-Stop-Reset auction in Geneva...

[watchestopiacom]

Vintage Watches Collection : Italian-Military-AirForce-Zenith-Cairelli-PILOTS-watch-Chronograph-Cal-146 https://ift.tt/2Wk2XNn

[danilocarnevale]

The Heritage Chronometro Tipo CP-2 from @zenithwatches perfectly embodies his predecessor .The latest addition to the Heritage collection, this chronograh is a revival of the famous Cairelli model from the 1960s . . Ph: @massimiliano_cervone_ph #DaniloCarnevale #ZenithWatches #legendsareforever #swisswatch #ad

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Zenith Pilot Cronometro Tipo CP-2 Flyback as revival of the Cairelli model from the 60's (at Geneva, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2xaMhiQxf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u2ebhxm7whgu

[watch-xchange]

Zenith meant business with the S.58. Introduced in 1958 (subtle clue in the name) as a tool watch expressly designed for military use. According to Manfred Rössler, in his important work on the history of the brand, the Zenith reference ‘S.58’ was developed to have particularly strong resistance to external factors, such as moisture and dust. The original design featured a manual-winding Cal. 120 movement and bezel-less case, of which the entire initial production (2500 pieces) was purchased for the Italian Navy by Cairelli, Rome. Though the watch was intended to be adopted by the military, advertising would suggest that the reference S.58 was also marketed as the ideal ‘technicians’ watch, for reliability and accuracy under a variety of conditions. The reference S.58 was conceived during a golden age of dive watches, with the Rolex Submariner, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and Omega Seamaster offering stiff competition to the lesser-known Zenith. The designation ‘S.58’, translates to ‘Super Water-Resistant’, by the letter ‘S’ (up to 150 meters diving), and the number ‘58’, in reference to the year of its initial production. The prominent adoption of ‘58’ has led many to speculate the influence of the “International Geophysical Year” – having inspired a number of purposeful wristwatches, aimed at participating scientists. This example, from the late 1960s, represents the third generation of the Zenith S.58 (the second to feature an automatic movement). The two earlier generations of the reference, aesthetically, were largely the same (non-date, bezel-less case), though the second received an update in the form of an automatic Zenith Cal. 133.8 movement. The third (and final) variant of the Zenith S.58, boasted a number of technical refinements. Firstly, the automatic Zenith Cal. 2542 PC replaced the Cal. 133.8 - adding a date function and bi-directional rotor (in favour of a bumper). Further to this, the power-reserve also increased, up from 35 h to 43 h in the Cal. 2542 PC. The 37mm case features a black, rotating Bakelite bezel with elapsed-hour graduations, displaying light patina on the 12 o’clock arrow. Available now. http://ift.tt/2mwjoG7

[givingtreats]

It was such a privilege meeting Cathy Cairelli who dedicates her life to saving dogs in Tulum through @helptulumdogs 🐶 She along with @lostdogfoundation and @blisswarrior created a network of local foster system as well as flying these dogs out of the country to their forever destinations all over North America. If you're planning on traveling to Tulum, please consider getting in touch to see if you could help out with the transport - aside from helping to rescue a life, flying with dogs on a plane is so much fun! ✈️ (at Tulum)

[marlinma94]

Hands-on Zenith Heritage Cronometro TIPO CP-2 Review

Only late in 2016 (October), the famous chronograph manufacturer from Le Locle came out with their Zenith Heritage Cronometro TIPO CP-2. This model refers to the famous (and sought-after) Zenith Cairelli chronographs from the 1960s. A. Cairelli was the Rome-based distributor for a number of watch brands, including Zenith.  Zenith Cronometro TIPO CP-2 The Italian Air […]

The post Hands-on Zenith Heritage Cronometro TIPO CP-2 Review appeared first on Fratello Watches.

[dcvw]

HAUTETIME: Universal Genève Cairelli Split-Second Chronograph

Some might not know it yet, but each year, vintage Universal Geneve watches come closer to becoming the “next big thing” in vintage watch collecting. As four and five digit reference Rolex prices soar, there’s still room to snag plenty of cool Universal Geneve watches to add to your collection. Arguably, the king vintage Universal Geneve is the Cairelli Split-Seconds chronograph. Developed and manufactured in the ’50s, this purpose built tool watch was created for Italian Air Force navigators...

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Superb Vintage Zenith A. Cairelli Military Chronograph In Stainless Steel

[dcvw]

HAUTETIME: Zenith Heritage Cronometro TIPO CP-2 - A historical Homage

In the 1950’s the Italian Armed Forces were looking for a new chronograph to be worn by the pilots of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana and the Matricola Militare, which flew Lockheed F104 Starfighter. They decided to go with Zenith and placed an order through the Manufacture’s Rome-based distributor, A. Cairelli. That watch, of which 2.500 pieces were made, became the stuff of legends and is one of the most desirable vintage pilot chronographs...

[dcvw]

SJX: The Unusual and Affordable at Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction

Phillips’ upcoming watch auction in Geneva is a 237-lot affair, dominated by the extraordinary, the rare, and the multi-million dollar, but still routine timepieces from Rolex and Patek Philippe. Such watches are rightly regarded as important and collectible, but not necessarily for everyone’s taste or budget. Fortunately for everyone else there is everything else, or about the remaining 40% or so of the offerings that are neither Rolex nor Patek Philippe.

Arguably the most interesting is the lot 62, an oversized Zenith ref. 4528 chronograph made for the Italian navy (pictured above), which is not as well known as the Zenith A. Cairelli chronographs made for the Italian air force four decades later but definitely more unusual. Dating to the 1930s, the watch is one of a series of similar chronographs (other makers include Universal Geneve) produced for the country’s naval forces during that decade...

[watch-xchange]

Introduced in 1958, as a tool watch for military use, according to Manfred Rössler, the reference ‘S.58’ was developed to have particularly strong resistance to external factors, such as moisture and dust. The original design featured a manual-winding Cal. 120 movement and bezel-less case, of which the entire initial production (2500 pieces) was purchased for the Italian Navy by Cairelli, Rome. Though the watch was intended to be adopted by the military, advertising would suggest that the reference S.58 was also marketed as the ideal ‘technicians’ watch, for reliability and accuracy under a variety of conditions. The reference S.58 was conceived during a golden age of dive watches, with the @rolex Submariner, @blancpain Fifty Fathoms and @omega Seamaster offering stiff competition to the lesser-known Zenith. The designation ‘S.58’, translates to ‘Super Water-Resistant’, by the letter ‘S’ (up to 150 meters diving), and the number ‘58’, in reference to the year of its initial production. The prominent adoption of ‘58’ has led many to speculate the influence of the “International Geophysical Year” – having inspired a number of purposeful wristwatches, aimed at participating scientists. This example, from the late 1960’s, represents the third generation of the Zenith S.58 (the second to feature an automatic movement). The two earlier generations of the reference S.58, aesthetically, were largely the same (non-date, bezel-less case), though the second received an update in the form of an automatic Zenith Cal. 133.8 movement. The third (and final) variant of the Zenith S.58, boasted a number of technical refinements. Firstly, the automatic Zenith Cal. 2542 PC replaced the Cal. 133.8 - adding a date function and bi-directional rotor (in favour of a bumper). Further to this, the power-reserve also increased, up from 35 h to 43 h in the Cal. 2542 PC. The 37mm case features a black, rotating Bakelite bezel with elapsed-hour graduations. Available now. http://ift.tt/2AC5k4K