Military chronograph watches have a history; they reflect intensive efforts in the quest for precision and authenticity. Military chronograph actually had to compensate for onboard instrument failure by acting as a navigational instrument for the pilot.
While conserving their precision, these military chronographs already withstood extreme constraints in terms of acceleration, vibration, temperature variations and resistance to magnetic effects.
By official command from the French General Staff, the House of Dodane developed the military chronograph Type 21 in the 1950’s. The “fly-back” function was the principal requirement in the stringent specifications then set out for the military chronograph by the Ministry of Defence.
The demands of various silent partners, particularly the Navy and Air Force, obliged our master watchmakers of military chronograph to advance still further in precision and reliability, as well as in complexity.
First condition: owning the “fly-back “function i-e the possibility to set to zero and then to restart immediately the military chronograph function.
The high officials o in the Air Force have imposed this condition for the military chronographs as it was vital for pilots when they would fly over a beacon or when they had to land relying on the time given by the control tower.
Such a demand may sound odd if one thinks about the evolution and sophistication of the present electronic outfits and military chronograph. Nonetheless, at that time, the reliability of the military chronograph clock and watch making industry was a matter of life or death, the watch had become a flying instrument capable of replacing a failing on-board device.
Among other military chronograph requirements from the French National Defence’s specifications: an autonomy of over 35 hours, a maximum time difference of 8 seconds per any 24 hours. The difference was reduced to 0.2 seconds per minute and 0.5 seconds per half hour for chronometers. Besides the military chronograph was supposed to operate at least 300 starts, stops and zero-setting in a row.
Already used by the Air Force and other corps, the military chronograph Type 21 was supplied to NATO forces involved in sensitive missions. In the 1990’s, Dodane Type 21 military chronographs continued to wield their talent in Army light aviation.
For the military chronograph watch Type 21, we design and develop all the timepiece in France and it is assembled in Switzerland. For dashboard military chronograph watch , all the manufacturing is done in France. We try to make the best quality at the lower price in order to supply military chronograph watch for watch passionates.
We decided to re-issues the TYPE 21 military chronograph wristwatches in order to restore the brand DODANE 1857 which society has disappeared in 1995. We reactivated the brand in order to not let die out our clock making heritage while perpetuating family know-how in watch making military chronograph. This rebirth, in all financial independence, constitutes for us a real challenge.
The Type 21 mechanical military chronograph watch has successfully undergone many very strict tests. the watch has been manufactured, using state of the art techniques, with materials of the highest quality and a high-precision military chronograph movement.
We ensure the maintenance of the military chronograph watch Type 21 and our guarantee covers all manufacturing defects for a period of 2 years from the date of purchase of the chronograph .
DISTRIBUTION
Dodane military chronographs watch are available in the United States, Canada and Caribbean exclusively in select retailers. The distributor Totally Worth It, LLC, with headquarters in New York City, lives up to its name by proudly adding Dodane to its line-up of very prestigious and niche military chronographs watches brands.
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