{"product_id":"wakmann-triple-date-chronograph-as01780","title":"Wakmann Triple Date Chronograph","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile triple calendars like the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/universal-geneve\/products\/universal-geneve-tri-compax-2\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Universal Genève Tri-Compax \"\u003eTri-Compax\u003c\/a\u003e by Universal Genève cause a furor among the vintage watch community, true cognoscenti know the value in less recognizable names. To those who know, names like \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/wittnauer\/products\/wittnauer-241t-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Wittnauer Chronograph Reference 241T\"\u003eWittnauer\u003c\/a\u003e and Wakmann speak of quality, and of deeper connections to more established names that are seen in advertisements today (such as \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/longines-ultrachron-automatic\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Longines UltraChron Automatic\"\u003eLongines\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/breitling\/products\/breitling-1450-chronograph-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Breitling Reference 1450 Chronograph\"\u003eBreitling\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's to the latter that Wakmann has the closest relationship--like Wittnauer, which imported Longines watches into the United States, Wakmann imported Swiss-made watches (in this case, by Breitling) into the United States from 1940s to the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome watches from this era were actually co-signed as Breitling\/Wakmann. However Wakmann also brought their own line of sporting timepieces to the market, including these brilliant calendar chronographs. The brand often utilized Breitling's supply chain of high grade components, but retailed their branded watches with entry level price points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've carried Wakmann Triple Calendars before, to great success. These examples were sporty steel variants with a reverse panda color-way reminiscent of the famous \"Evil Eric\" Universal Genève \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/universal-geneve\/products\/universal-geneve-tri-compax\" target=\"_blank\" title='Universal Genève Tri-Compax Reference 81101\/02 \"Evil Eric\"'\u003eTri-Compax\u003c\/a\u003e. But these watches were also available in gold or gold-plated cases produced by Gigandet, who in turn provided them to other brands like \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/vulcain\/products\/vulcain-two-register-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Vulcain Two Register Chronograph\"\u003eVulcain\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gold chronograph can be a hard sell. For a complication that's so often used in sports or war, a gold dress chronograph seems a tad incongruous. And yet brands from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/zenith\/products\/zenith-reference-156d-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zenith Caliber 156D 18k Pink Gold Chronograph\"\u003eZenith \u003c\/a\u003eand its daughter brand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/movado\/products\/movado-datron-hs360-18k-gold-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Movado Datron HS360 18k Yellow Gold\"\u003eMovado\u003c\/a\u003e to Wakmann's parent company \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/breitling\/products\/breitling-datora-chronograph-ref-785\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Breitling Datora Reference 785 18k Gold Chronograph\"\u003eBreitling \u003c\/a\u003ereleased scads of gorgeous chronos in 18k yellow and pink gold, firmly elevating this sporty complication into the luxury sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut don't let the precious metal fool you--the case of this Wakmann Triple Calendar is substantial despite the seeming delicacy of its covering, a sturdy presence on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wakmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28824064641,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Wakmann_Triple_Calendar_Chronograph_Gold_Plate_AS01780_1.jpg?v=1481672485","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/wakmann-triple-date-chronograph-as01780","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}