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"...Over
the years, and until the1980s, several models were issued by
Blancpain, in small quantities, often for the military, in several
countries... Some super rare models issued for the US Navy, marked
Tornek-Rayville, or US Navy on the dial, are seldom found in great
condition and represent a true collectors dream.
Blancpain produced a
limited number of models, approximately 20, over a period of 30
years, with a production of a few hundreds to a few thousands per
model. The reputation of reliability of these watches earned them
the right to be used by armies such as Czech, Polish, French Navy,
German federal, some Nordic countries, and also by the US Navy
(SEAL, under water demolition team, Frogmen).
A sporty and very robust
series, launched for military purposes but also for civil use, these
watches were almost forgotten and unknown by the time and their
revival, 40 years later....This is certainly due to several factors,
like small quantities made over the years, very little documentation
available, and most important very few having survived the rough
treatment of navy underwater missions...."
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