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Old 13 September 2024, 08:32 PM   #1
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Glycine Airman

Hello

I've just seen one of these watches on a TV program. I've never seen one before or heard of the make. Can anyone give me any information about this make and model please, I quite like the look of it?

Thanks very much.
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Old 13 September 2024, 08:40 PM   #2
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The Glycine Airman goes way back, and was among the first multi-timezone watches. Here's a fun little IG post showing how Rolex got to the EXPII bezel via Glycine and Seiko.

http://www.instagram.com/p/CmbiDUJra..._web_copy_link
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Old 13 September 2024, 09:52 PM   #3
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Cool watch.
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always loved the Airman never pulled the trigger.
as stated above there is great history behind the 24 hours watch made by Glycine way back in time.
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The Glycine Airman goes way back, and was among the first multi-timezone watches. Here's a fun little IG post showing how Rolex got to the EXPII bezel via Glycine and Seiko.

http://www.instagram.com/p/CmbiDUJra..._web_copy_link
Another gem of information
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Old 13 September 2024, 11:37 PM   #6
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The Glycine Airman goes way back, and was among the first multi-timezone watches. Here's a fun little IG post showing how Rolex got to the EXPII bezel via Glycine and Seiko.

http://www.instagram.com/p/CmbiDUJra..._web_copy_link

Thanks very much for this Adam.

The Airman is different to the other watches I have, I’ll have to read up on it and learn more. I quite like the Seiko in the attachment as well.

So many watches, so little time!
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Old 14 September 2024, 01:43 AM   #7
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All nice watches.

Reminds me of Led Zeppelin…

They may not have been the original but their version was just better.
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Old 14 September 2024, 12:27 PM   #8
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The Airman is still in production.

And caution, there are decent fakes of the older models.
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