100th Air Refueling Wing USAF Watch
€445 – €495
100th Air Refueling Wing USAF
CUSTOM MADE PILOT WATCH
Swiss movement – Sapphire crystal
Pilot watch especially developed for pilot’s of the 100th Air Refueling Wing, nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth.
During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), was an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbotts. Flying over 300 combat missions, the group earned two Distinguished Unit Citations (Regensburg, 17 August 1943; Berlin, 4/6/8 March 1944). The group suffered tremendous losses in combat, with 177 aircraft missing in action (MIA), flying its last mission on 20 April 1945.
In the miniseries Masters of the Air, based on the book by Donald L. Miller, follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit in the Eighth Air Force in eastern England during World War II
Every watch can be engraved with a name,
nickname or call sign (mention the engraving text when you order).
Max. 25 caracters.
• Case diameter: 45 mm
• Movement: Swiss Ronda Quartz Chronograph
• Crystal: Sapphire (scratch resistant) + AR (anti-reflection)
• Hands: Luminous hands
• Case thickness: 14 mm
• Total lenght: 27 cm (10,54 inches)
• Strap width: 22 mm
• Case: stainless steel 316L
• Dial colour: black
• Back plate: screw down – stainless steel
• Back plate: etch with personal text and numbered
• Water resistance: 5 ATM
• Date: date indication
• Watch weight: ±100 g
• Watchbox: luxury ’leather’
• Documentation: booklet with info about the 100ARW
• Designer: Ronald Steffen
• Warranty: 2 years (+1 year after registration RSC Club)
