AUTENTIC VINTAGE LANCO MILITARY DIVERS GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE LANCO MILITARY DIVERS GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: DIVERS MILITARY

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC CLEAN / BERSIH TANPA CALAR

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: LANCO 17 JEWELS MANUAL MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: BLACK MILITARY WITH 24HRS MILITARY MARKERS

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS WHITE TONE / PUTIH LUMINASI

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: SIDERULE 24HRS WITH WHITE BATON AND ARABIC MARKER

CASING : BASE METAL & STAINLESS STEEL / LOGAM ASAS DAN KELULI

BEZEL: BLACK MILITARY DIVER

LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 41mm DIAMETER WITHOUT CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: LANCO LOGO~STAINLESS STEEL BACK~WATER RESISTANT~S/N 12943-11394

CROWN: SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BLACK LEATHER STRAP

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

DISCONTINUED MODEL, VERY VERY RARE HARD TO FIND, EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING TIME

PRICE/HARGA: (SOLD TO MR LOKE FROM SUBANG 2)

BRIEF HISTORY OF LANCO WRISTWATCH

After a merger with fellow Swiss luxury watch brand, Tissot in 1930, SSIH (Société suisse pour l'industrie horlogère) in Geneva, Switzerland was created as the new parent company of the newly merged watch companies. Fortunately, the merger between Tissot and Omega was a big success, which is why in a relatively short time the SSIH group grew to over fifty other companies including Lemania, Lanco and Hamilton. And in a relatively short period of time, the SSIH group has managed to position themselves as the third largest producer of luxury watches, as well as watch movements in the world.

It was during this time when SSIH produced a number of its most loved time pieces. Vintage Lanco watches that are still highly sought and are famous to this day.

During the Second World War, Lanco built a solid reputation for themselves by coming out with military and pilot watches for servicemen. They have always been known for their fine craftsmanship and their great attention to detail. Other popular watches from that era were the Lanco Fleightchrono, the Lanco Seamarine waterproof sports watch and the Lanco Fonalarm watches, which are all still incredibly popular.

During an economic downturn in 1980, Lanco found itself once again merging with another Swiss watch giant - ASUAG, which manufactures and produces other popular Swiss watches such as Swatch, Longines and Rado. The new company that emerged from this merger was called the ASUAG-SSIH company.