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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Hello all! Those who are often around the forum have certainly seen this new-comer some weeks ago. Better late than never for presenting it here: The limited "Diver" chrono from Wakmann. I got it from an American collector living curently in Asia: It was a show-room mint condition watch he never used personnally. The Wakmann brand is born in New-York as a watch-sells business and started making them own watches after WW2. They had models signed Breitling-Wakmann and made a good reputation in watch-making at the time. After a disappearing from the market, certainly due to the quartz rise(who knows...?) the Wakmann brand reborned officialy through Torstein Nagengast, a German watch collector. They are now fully produced in Germany and this model is a 100 pieces limited edition with 50 pieces Roman dial and 50 pieces luminous markers dial. The watch shows no special markings except Wakmann B.Richter on the dial. Benno Richter is a known Breitling specialist who written a book on Breitling's history and it's watches and been participating actively to the conception of this limited serial watch. Well, the watch is superbe and I enjoy it a lot personally: I really love the Roman dial and it's texture as the whole choice who been made in the features around, having a vintage pilot style even it's called a "diver". The model with luminus markers would more be seen as a kind of diver but the Roman "printed guilloché" dial speaks out by itself as a classical vintage pilot, specialy with the pushers's style and bezel cuts. Still, the watch is 100m tight, with a screw back-case and a screw-down triple seal crown. The watch came on a Milanaise bracelet made-in-Germany also of very fine and tight quality who really compliment the watch. I opened mine and observed a number "7" written inside the case-back with a kind of marker-pen. Inside, the movement is a simple grade 7750 ETA but the rotor is decorated with circular Côtes-de-Genève. I didn't time the watch but it didn't seem to be abnormaly reflecting time to me... The cristal is sapphire but without any anti-reflect coating: I guess that it preserve the vintage feeling and it don't bother me at all. Only the hour and minute hands has a green lume: The quality is very good. For the bezel ratchet: You have the typical sturdy German click who's doing the job really well. Last details as you can observe: Wakmann supressed the day and the dial only shows the date! I think that it's a cool detail who gives more place to the Roman dial and don't cut the dial in two. For those who wonder: The watch is 42mm wide on the case without crown, 43mm on the bezel's diameter and 15mm thick. Thanks for reading! This wasn't ment as a review but just as a presentation so I hope that at list it answered most of your wonderings! Time for pictures!       |
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Builder360 3T WIS 
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Really nice looking watch. Thanks for the info too. Great stuff. |
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timesofplenty 3T WIS 
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That's a good looking watch!  |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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Very nice presentation Will , It's a looker for sure |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS 
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A true find there William! Looks great my friend, and wear it in good health. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Thanks for the write-up, Will. Direct to the point and captures all the meaty stuff. With that background, I appreciate the watch a lot more. It's always a pleasure to own a limited production watch with a lot of history. To me, that dial is perfect! The Roman numerals add a touch of luxury to the entire creation. Last edited on Wed Jul 27th, 2011 10:06 am by bigrustypig |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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Will, a beautiful chrono, seeing how it was made in New York, I feel it should reside in New York.... send it here bud!!! After seeing your first post of this watch, I have been searching the internet for others of this company.....not many around, you have a real classic there... After re-reading your post, I realized this is not a "vintage Wakkmann, still love it. Most of the vintage models and the Breitling-Wakkmann vintage 7736 models are in the $2,000.00 range in asking prices... Last edited on Wed Jul 27th, 2011 02:32 pm by joecb |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Beautiful Timepiece WillEnjoy for many years my friend |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thanks guys! The whole stuff is there for those who want more of it! http://wakmann.de/ |
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joecb 3T WIS
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WOW....they are pricey!! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Very sweet! congrats and enjoy!!  |
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stew77 Admin 
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William...Big Congrats on this Wakmann arrival!!! Thanks for the extra details and history (including the connection with Breitling which I find very interesting), on this cool LE piece. I really like the combination of design details with this one which, IMO, are quite unique given the 'tool-like' and well designed bezel, case, and crown...combined with the more elegant design details like the dial (including the roman numerals and sweet dial texture), and the chrono pushers. A really cool piece! Enjoy it for a very long time!!!! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Thank you Chris and John! I really fell in love with it when I saw the pictures from the seller and was seduced at once when I opened the box. Been looking a while for a Roman silver dial and it was the one |
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