Aviator

Aviator

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Brothers in Arms

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I know, I'm totally crazy, but here's another piece of my wristwatch collection: AVIATOR (АВИАТОР)
This watch was made as tribute to the Russian "Strizhi" pilots (The Swifts), a famous aerobatic performance demonstrator team.

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Movement: SU-3105 (Poljot), handwinding

Functions: hour, minute, sub-second at 9, date at 3

Dial: watch hands and indexes luminescent (Superluminova), Below 12 the "Aviator" logo and the lettering "AVIATOR" in cyrillic letters, at the sub-second the "Strizhi" logo with the lettering "Strizhi" and "Kubinka" (the city near Moscow where they are based), between 4 and 5 a MIG-29 is pictured, above 6 the lettering "MIG-29" in cyrillic letters

Diameter: 45 mm without crown

Back: see through window

Strap: 20 year old Florentine calf leather, handsewed in Germany

Buckle: satined PRE-V buckle, stainless steel L316

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Watch: www.poljot.at
Strap and buckle: www.uhrenbaender.de
Toy soldiers and plane by courtesy of my son Nino. :)

Strizhi Website
Strizhi Video

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Lawyer and client

Lawyer and client

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Out of time

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Client: "Goddam!! I should have listened to my inner voice when I met her. Now she claims our house and the half of my assets..."

Lawyer: "Do you have a legal protection insurance?"

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I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house. (Zsa Zsa Gabor)

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

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Patina

Patina

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It's only Rock'n Roll

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First signs of patina on my new strap (deliberated).
Woohoo... ;)

Strap from www.uhrenbaender.de/.

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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012

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Oops!! [Explored]

Oops!! [Explored]

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The snowfall of last night!!
In the backdrop you can see our son with the broom. I didn't need a shovel to get out of here. My good Dai with Michelin Alpin winter tires nuzzled out with own power. :D

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Explored - thank you all!!

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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012

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