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Riedenschild Owners Club

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It is now so far. Riedenschild presented to the Riedenschild Owners Club and the associated club card.
Each owner of a Riedenschild or Thunderbirds watch has the opportunity to register his watch. So that the watch is registered in the case of theft, possession of a reistration.
The owner receives after a successful registering his Riedenschild or Thunderbirds watches a few days later his personal Riedenschild Platinum Member Card. With this card has the owners also exclusive club benefits such as access to Riedenschild forum, evaluation tool for its watch, design vote for new collections, swap meet, a free battery replacement during the warranty period, and much more.

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History of Pilot Watches

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THUNDERBIRDS Watches Made by Riedenschild Germany
A pilot watch is a watch, as since the beginning of the 20th Century for the needs of pilots has been developed. The delineation of millitariy watches often exists only in the marketing.

Since the air at that time was one of the most advanced engineering services, offering many watch manufacturers to far more than the actual needs airman watches to participate in the myth of precision and high technology. All the pioneering work of the aerospace industry can be found in the history of the watch manufacturer.

The actual pilot watches were built early in the dashboard and developed from the already technically weitentwickelten chronometers of seafaring. Achieve the required accuracy with a wrist watch was more ambitious than a technical necessity.

Today, the mechanical pilot watch and the expression of many replicas of the zeitgeist of a technically oriented, primarily male audience.

History
The French watchmaker Cartier has developed for the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont in 1906, with the Cartier Santos, the first special clock for pilots, which was worn on the wrist. The idea was further developed by other manufacturers, so that Fliegeruhren formed, which met the needs of the former pilots.

At this time, watches were already known. Naval and artillery officers were the first men who watches used for timing. Widespread and accepted, however, were only fashionable watches with decorative function, which were worn by women. The advent of aviation watches contributed to wider acceptance of wristwatches for men.

Pilot Watches possessed accurate mechanical watch movements were constructed and unadorned, rugged and shock resistant. Many models have extra long straps, to be able to wear them on the pilots jacket. The dial was rich in contrast – usually white on a black background estimates – was being frequently present in addition to the hour ring a separate chapter ring. Often printed instead of the number twelve was a marked triangle. Numbers, triangle, and were usually associated with luminescent hands, radioactively doped luminescent color coated to allow for visibility at night. The crown was designed particularly strong and effective enough so that the clock could be adjusted and raised, even with gloves. The clocks often have a total station, which facilitates the calculation of the velocity.

Further developments were equipped with rotary dials for the celestial navigation – in this development, Charles Lindbergh was involved. For use in military aviation features like anti-magnetism and the resilience to extreme climatic and kinetic pressures were essential. It proved to be a purely mechanical watch movements emerging quartz watches for a long time as a superior.

After World War I took on board clocks installed in the aircraft, the tasks of the pilot watches that are only needed as a replacement system or for the individual tasks of individual members of the crew usually multiheaded then imported into the more modern aircraft types.

Famous brands and models
Thunderbirds “Fighting Falcon”
IWC Mark XI “-” Mark XVI ”
Richard Bethge “Fliegeruhr B1″
Breguet “Type XX”
Breitling “Navitimer”
Cartier “Santos”
Fortis Uhren AG
Sense
Hanhart
Longines ‘Lindbergh’
Poljot
Revue Thommen
Zeno-Watch
STOWA Air
Oris “BC4″

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LUMINOX F22 Raptor

12:46 PM

Luminox F22 Raptor

Ref.-Nr.:       A695.49282PL

Details:
o Swiss Quarz movement
o Chronograph with stop and big date
o Ronda caliber 5050.C BIG 6H

o Thick titan housing mat
o Saphire glass, single antireflective coating
o Plan scratch glass and shock festival
o Ground (316L) steel screwed
o Massive grip crown screwed with laser engraving in black
o Crowns and 2 pushers with double seals
o Hours / minutes / seconds hand
o Rotating bezel with H3 luminous marker at the 12 protected by sapphire glass
o Big date and day display, stopp function, count-down
o Water resistant to 20 ATM DIN 8310 (200 m / 20 bar)
o Pointer and indices with tritiumlights
o Digits sheet grey in carbon look
o Watch diameter: 43 mm without crown, housing strength: 12 mm
o Volume impetus: 22 mm
o Weight of the watch: 134 gr.

Bracelet:
o Solid titan bracelet with solid signature buckle, security clasp

Specificity:
o Date display, stopp function, alarm and count-down
o colors of the LLT H3 tritiumlights:
o orange / above the number 12
o green / above the the numbers 1-11
o green on the min.- / hourpointer

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Timex TX730 Fly Back Chronograph carbon

09:15 AM

Timex TX730 Fly Back Chronograph carbon

Manufature: Timex TX

Ref.-Nr.:       T3C252

Details:
o German retrograde quarz movement
o Chronograph funktion with four separate engines
o Timex precision quarz movement

o Thick stainless steel housing (316L) matted
o Saphir glass
o Plan scratch glass and shock festival
o Ground stainless steel (316L) polished and embossed
o Massive grip crown (316L) with special inside logo
o Crowns and three pushers with double seals
o Crown with flank protection
o Hours / minutes / seconds hand
o Date display and second time zone, compass function
o Rotating bezel
o Water resistant to 10 ATM DIN 8310 (100 m / 10 bar)
o Pointer and indices with Superluminova
o Relief digits sheet carbon look black
o Watch diameter: 44 mm without crown, housing strength: 13 mm
o Volume impetus: 22 mm
o Weight of the watch: 140 gr.

Bracelet:
o Black bracelet carbon look with stainless steel thorn close (316L) embossed

Specificity:
o Fly-back chronograph with 1 / 5 sec accuracy for up to 4 hours timing
o Second time zone and compass

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Citizen Perpetual Calendar Black Line Chronograph

09:01 AM

Citizen Perpetual Calendar Black Line

Ref.-Nr.:       BL5365-51E

Details:
o Quarz movement
o Chronograph with stopfunction (1/20 Sek. – 60 Min) and date
o Caliber Citizen Eco-Drive with alarm funktion

o Anodized black stainless steel case (316L) matted
o Non-reflective scratch-resistant mineral crystal
o Ground with laser engraving (316L) matted
o Massive black anodized grip crown (316L) with embossed logo
o Anodised black crown and 2 pushers with double seals
o Hours / minutes / seconds hand
o Date display and 24St. Display, Perpetual Calendar
o Water resistant to 20 ATM DIN 8310 (200 m / 20 bar)
o Black dial with red and gold pointers and indices, Luminous pointers with superluminova
o Watch diameter: 45 mm without crown, housing strength: 13 mm
o Volume impetus: 22 mm
o Weight of the watch: 140 gr.

Bracelet:
o Anodized black matte bracelet
o Deployment buckle (316L) with embossed logo

Specificity:
o Eco-Drive with 270-day power reserve
o Alarm, stopwatch, perpetual calendar to 2100 automatic conversion date

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LUMINOX Watches – Swiss Made

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Luminox Uhren

The History

LUMI.NOX is an American success story. There was a time when the industry was dominated fashion watches – 1989 took the two employees Richard Timbo and Barry Cohen decided a new product to develop, with the long-term the market may exist. When they encounter a unique stream independent lighting system from Switzerland met, they recognized the capabilities of this innovative lighting. Thus one could watch in low light conditions or even in complete darkness to read. So they began to develop wristwatches that with the unique lighting system (the so-called Luminox Light Technology, LLT) are equipped, and the LUMI.NOX watch brand was born. It was and is the name of program and combines the Latin words “volume” for light and “nox” night. And the logo plays with the contrasts of light and darkness in the form of white lettering on a black background and vice versa. Through the red is also part of the Swiss flag tribute gezollt.

The Swiss watch entrepreneur André and Ronnie Bernheim, participate in May 2006, replacing founding member Richard Timbo, on the American watch company LUMI.NOX. Thanks to the Swiss Logistics Award 2003 excellent just-in-time production of the Mondaine factory in Solothurn Biberist the clocks are specialized outdoor retailers and shops reliable supplies.

The evolving market for active sportsmen and women called for corresponding models, and so designed a diving watch. At a trade show, they were assisted by a procurement officer in the U.S. Navy SEALs to speak. This explained to them why their technology lighting for night operations so important. Early 1994, the new diving watch, after many months of design to design SEALs presented. Later LUMI.NOX brought this clock as original Navy SEAL Taucheruhr on the American market.

Another happy coincidence played a major role in the inexorable development of the brand LUMI.NOX: One day a relative called Edwards Air Force Base to make them his appreciation for their watches tell. He told them that the stealth bomber pilots of the F-117 NighthawkTM watches LUMI.NOX deceptive and very enthusiastic about the technology were. Then he asked them watches specially for the Air Force to design. Some months later, they presented their first of the aviation-inspired collection, which is the beginning of a close business relationship with Lockheed Martin ®, the company that developed the F-117 NighthawkTM manufactured, represented.

The models are now in more than 30 countries around the world. LUMI.NOX is an American company with a Swiss lighting technology in Switzerland made watches in the world sells.

Technology and Features

All LUMI.NOX – Wristwatches through unlike other clocks additional manufacturing processes. In each clock, a current independent lighting system LUMI.NOX used. This is a costly and time consuming process, but it is precisely this lighting system makes LUMI.NOX watch so unique. Each clock contains tiny self luminous elements, the Swiss world leader in lighting components will be developed. These lighting elements (Borosilikatglaskapseln) are firmly embedded in the hands, the hour mark and, if necessary, turning on the rings of our watches. LUMI.NOX watches need no external light source to the lighting elements on the face or hands “charge” on how to do this from traditional watches with luminous paint knows. There is also no touch necessary in order to illuminate the dial. The U.S. Army has the advantages of the new lighting technology early – their use is supported by the specification MIL-W-46374F U.S. Army requirement.

The current independent lighting system allows an immediate reading of the time, regardless of the lighting conditions, even in complete darkness. This practical use meets the requirements of various military and security officers.

Quality characteristics of all LUMI.NOX Watches

• Ultimate, manufactured in Switzerland, current independent lighting system, without the push of a button or external light source does

• Constant continuous illumination for more than 25 years

• Glows 100 times brighter than conventional luminous watches with color

• 10 year warranty on the lighting system

• Production in Switzerland, Swiss quality movement with gemstones

• Water resistant and shock resistant housing

Target of LUMI.NOX Watches

 

The very sporty watch collection has been under high stress in athletes, emergency services, pilots, divers, fishermen, military, security, border guards and in forestry and hunting, and is now proven for men with extreme demands in work and leisure worn.

LUMI.NOX – the watch for everyone, what the night into day.

Among the promoters of LUMI.NOX watches include: 

U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Air Force, FBI, Italian Army, Government of Dubai and Brunei, the security forces SWAT team in China during the Olympic Games 2008, the helicopter rescue Frankfurt, the Swiss pilots of Air-Glaciers Lauterbrunnen and Heliswiss. Underwater Demolition Teams, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Special Forces, U.S. Army Rangers, Special Forces Canada, New York City Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, New York City Fire Department, Los Angeles Fire Department.

Film and television industry

Film producers ask us to have their stars during the filming LUMI.NOX that may arise, such as Bad Boys II, Ocean’s Eleven (George Clooney was in this film with a clock LUMI.NOX seen) Under Siege, Tears of the Sun, Walking Tall, The Punisher, The Manchurian Candidate, After the Sunset, Babylon 5, The Librarian, The Grid, and many more.

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Watch glasses

10:43 AM

Watch glasses
The glasses for watches can be in 3 groups. Plastic lenses, mineral glass and sapphire glass. Each of these types has different characteristics, different application areas and also various fashionable aspects. There is also within these groups different quality standards in the following should be clarified.

Plastic glasses
also Hesalithglas, acrylic or Plexiglas called – consists of the plastic polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). They are relatively lightweight and impact resistant. Disadvantage of plastic glasses is their low hardness, so they are easily scratched.

Mineral glasses
The chemical name for mineral glass is silica SiO2. Good Mineralgäser are not simple window glass. The surface is good mineral glass in the manufacture in a complex procedure chemically hardened. Mineral glasses are much harder than plastic glasses, they are not osmotically and not yellow. But there is also mineral glass damage. Is particularly detrimental when a fraction small glass splinters in the movement reach and cause damage there.

Sapphire glasses
The hardest among Uhrgläsern is undoubtedly the Saphirglas. Sapphire crystals are synthetically by the Verneuil process produced. A small drawback of the sapphire crystal is to increase light refraction of this mineral. It may be more disturbing reflections on the watch shows. Therefore, high-quality sapphire crystals in watches also reflective.

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Riedenschild watches – Hand Made in Germany-

10:28 AM

Riedenschild

Love and passion for watchmaking craft

The Riedenschild GmbH is still a very young company and is still a know-how of nearly 50 years of watchmaking craft back. The reason for this is the parent company Eichmüller in Munich. Founded in 1950 Uhrenmanufaktur produced until the advent of digital watches in the 80-zigern own mechanical watches and clocks. Once the demand for quartz watches almost replacing the mechanical and the decline for some German and Swiss clock manufactories meant was Eichmüller a new way eigeschlagen and focus on distribution of quartz watches made. Our own production has been dismantled and stored. After almost 25 years and with a renewed upsurge of mechanical watches, the idea was born in the know-how and the technology of once again from the camp to get under a new brand name to revive.

Mr. Oliver Wolf recognized the opportunity and started with Mr. Eichmüller the Riedenschild Ltd. Here is not only the idea for the use of old technology watches in the foreground, but also to connect the latest watch technology, creative design and the development of the young brand Riedenschild. Even the revival of the watchmaking craft in Germany is at the focus of Riedenschild Ltd. For this reason, in August with two watchmaker apprentices set. This will happen in the next 3 years to be repeated for its own staff to make well-founded.

The Riedenschild watches are characterized by very high quality, high-quality design and materials. The company draws on the use of components to renowned companies such as Swiss watches, bracelets, inter alia, from Pforzheim, or manufacture of the dials back from Germany. Each clock is in their own Fuchstadt by watchmakers and manufactured according to strict criteria in the final after DIN examined. This produces fine quality and high-quality timepieces.

In addition, the Riedenschild GmbH to all interested parties the opportunity to manufacture and assembly of these watches in fox city. One way we can find interesting opportunity for all interested parties and watch lovers of this ancient craft traditions once on the shoulder to look.

Riedenschild Dark Sea Diver Pro

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