Longines Greenlander 'WWW' Vegan Leather Blancpain used tritium and emblazoned

Blancpain used tritium and emblazoned the dial with a red and yellow radiation logo

Attempts by big Swiss manufacturers to release a quartz watch of their own — the Beta 21 — met with failure

and watch companies scrambled to meet changing tastes

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Longines Greenlander 'WWW' Vegan Leather Blancpain used tritium and emblazonedAh, the Dirty Dozen. Diehard collectors of these watches know the story, but it bears repeating. These watches stamped W. W. W. for "Watch Wristlet Waterproof" had to meet strict standards mandated by the British Ministry of Defense during the last half of 1945. The specs were these: black dial; Arabic numerals; luminous hands (radium); 15 jewel movement; and waterproof. Twelve companies met these standards, and manufactured the watches that would be