M2
In 1984, Tutima was asked to build a chronograph for the German Air Force. The rest of the industry had moved to quartz — mechanical movements were considered obsolete. Tutima built one anyway. Pearl-blasted titanium case. Mu-metal inner case — a magnetically soft nickel-iron alloy that blocks external magnetic fields before they reach the movement, the same shielding used in MRI machines. Pushers and crown sit flush with the case — a military requirement to prevent snagging under flight gear. Sapphire crystal 2.5mm thick — roughly double a standard watch crystal — anti-reflective on both sides. Flight tested at 1,500 meters and 15 kilometers altitude. NATO acceptance certificate. It spent a week aboard the MIR space station. The German military still maintains two workshops in northern Germany devoted strictly to repairing these chronographs. The M2 is where the conviction started.
Chronograph 6450-04
Ref. 6450-04
Titanium. Mu-metal magnetic shielding. Built for the German Air Force in 1984 — when the rest of the world had given up on mechanical watches.
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Chronograph 6450-02
Ref. 6450-02
Titanium. Mu-metal magnetic shielding. Built for the German Air Force in 1984 — when the rest of the world had given up on mechanical watches.
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Chronograph 6450-03
Ref. 6450-03
Titanium. Mu-metal magnetic shielding. Built for the German Air Force in 1984 — when the rest of the world had given up on mechanical watches.
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Pioneer 6451-02
Ref. 6451-02
Titanium. Mu-metal magnetic shielding. Built for the German Air Force in 1984 — when the rest of the world had given up on mechanical watches.
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Pioneer 6451-03
Ref. 6451-03
Titanium. Mu-metal magnetic shielding. Built for the German Air Force in 1984 — when the rest of the world had given up on mechanical watches.
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