Breitling Pluton Dpw Italian Military Watch Parachute Regiment NOS
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For sale is the very rare and highly collectable Breitling Pluton watch made in collaboration with DPW (Dive pace watches) commissioned by the Italian military school of parachuting"scuola militare di paracadutismo" DPW was founded in Genova during the late seventies by a former military parachutist. DPW in collaboration with breitling was commissioned by the Italian government to produce watches for various government departments including the army, fire brigade, parachute regiment and other military departments. The cases where made in Switzerland and the dials had many variations dedicated to various special forces such as Brigata Folgore or the mighty Frecce Tricolori (aeronautica millitare, similar to the British red arrows). All of these parts are interchangeable with the non-military Breitling plutons that were made for the domestic market. Most of the chronograph watches made by DPW in collaboration with Breitling under military spec used the Lemania 5100 and a limited number where produced using the hattori-seiko H461 also known as the Miyota Y652. The use of these quartz movements was most likely a self-preservation manoeuvre by Breitling because at the time Japanese quartz movements were destroying most Swiss watch manufacturers with reliable and affordable quartz watches. it would have been natural for big brands such
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