{"product_id":"heuer-bundeswehr-as09354","title":"Heuer Bundeswehr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt wasn’t Paul Newman, Steve McQueen or even Miles Davis that made the look of a ‘Bund’ strap iconic. No, not at all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn fact, it was the Heuer Bundenswher, a military-issued chronograph that made these straps synonymous with a rough and rugged lifestyle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Heuer Bundeswehr was designed for the sole purpose of use in military aviation. They were General Issue for pilots in the air forces of many nations (including the Italian Air Force, under the brand Leonidas, which Heuer acquired in the 60s) but is best-known for its use by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e of West Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e These chronographs were traditionally outfitted on a three-piece leather strap that included a thick leather pad which protected the pilot’s skin from extreme temperature changes a watch would undergo in the cockpit, and provide extra length to fit over an insulated jacket. Hence, the eponymous ‘Bund’ strap nickname.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Heuer Bundeswher saw a bevy of dial configurations during its production years between the 1960s and the 1970s. This piece features a matte black dial with ‘Arabic’ indices, a peripheral minute track, a constant-seconds sub-register at 9 o’clock, a 30 minute counter at 3 o’clock, a matching luminous handset and a center chronograph seconds hand with a stylized arrow. The 43mm monocoque case is fashioned out of stainless steel originally treated with a corrosion-resistant matte finishing and features a fully-graduated rotating elapsed-time bezel, barrel chronograph pushers, an unsigned winding crown and an acrylic crystal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe solid caseback displays a ‘Bundeswehr’ engraving along with its unique \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVersorgungsnummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003estock number. The ‘6645’ indicates its timekeeping device supply category, followed by the code ‘12’ which refers to Germany as its assigning country. The remaining 7 digits signifies this timepiece’s distinct item identifier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShowing honest wear and patina from dutiful use, this piece packs the manual-winding Valjoux 230 flyback chronograph movement and is fitted with our Kovacs Brown Montone leather strap in lieu of the aforementioned 'Bund' style leather accoutrement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOozing a charm that can only come with vintage military watch, this piece most certainly has stories to tell - and room for plenty more to be written on the wrist of its next custodian!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heuer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40450890596439,"sku":"40991804","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09354_40991804_HEUER_BUNDESWEHRFLYBACK_1550SG-6.jpg?v=1705948049","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/heuer-bundeswehr-as09354","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}