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Tornek-Rayville: The Blancpain That Wasn't a Blancpain

1970年01月01日 · Simple in design, the Tornek-Rayville TR-900 is more than meets the eye - it was an incognito Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Several watches were tested by the Navy, each as hopeful to win the contract to supply the first UDT (underwater demolition team) divers. Namely, the Enicar Sea Pearl, Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.

In-Depth: Diving With A Vintage Tornek-Rayville - Hodinkee

1970年01月01日 · The casebacks of the Tornek-Rayville (left) and a similar vintage Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. I've dived with some expensive watches, such as the $145,000 Richard Mille RM-032, and a few Audemars Piguet divers, but none as rare as the Tornek-Rayville. The watch has an estimated value, according to Blancpain, of around $80,000.

Review: the Tornek-Rayville TR-660 - Worn & Wound

1970年01月01日 · The Tornek-Rayville TR-660 marks the return of a legendary cult dive watch. Today, we review the Tornek-Rayville TR-660. Latest. Reviews ... dr - in the 1950s Blancpain's Fifty-Fathoms outperformed other notable brands in testing by the U.S. Navy. Fast forward a bit, and the Vietnam war is in full effect. Watches are needed for the Navy's ...

Blancpain Incognito: The "Tornek Rayville" TR900

1970年01月01日 · The Blancpain "Tornek Rayville" TR900 is powered by the AS caliber 1361. For a relatively early movement, the 1361 features hacking seconds, 17 jewels and a primitive shock absorption system. Perhaps most impressive is the fact that the movement is rated for 200 meters of water resistance, a number that was quite rare in the 50s and 60s ...

Tornek-Rayville TR-660 Watch Review | aBlogtoWatch

1970年01月01日 · The Tornek-Rayville TR-660 will be available for preorder with a 50% deposit of $475.50 in late summer of 2022 from tornek-rayville.us. In the meantime, go read Sergeant Major, U. S. Marines: The Biography of Sergeant Major Maurice J. Jacques, USMC to get a better understanding of the kinds of legends who wore the original Tornek-Rayville TR-900.

Review - The Tornek-Rayville TR-660 Tested Underwater (Specs, Price)

1970年01月01日 · The Tornek-Rayville TR-660 in the Metal. You won't find any bells or whistles here, and that's pretty much the whole point: pure utility. The 40mm stainless steel case is 14.7mm thick and 48.5mm lug-to-lug, and completely bead-blasted to get rid of that pesky shininess that the military just cannot abide.

The Tornek-Rayville TR-660 Recalls & Reinvents Iconic ... - YouTube

1970年01月01日 · See our full review of the new Tornek-Rayville TR-660 now live at Worn & Wound here: https://wornandwound.com/review/review-the-tornek-rayville-tr-660/Zach W...

RECOMMENDED READING: The mythical Tornek Rayville TR-900

1970年01月01日 · RECOMMENDED READING: The mythical Tornek Rayville TR-900 Felix Scholz. In 2017, Blancpain released one of the coolest dive watches of the year, the Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, which stood out because of its distinctive spherical moisture indicator on the dial.It's a watch that owed its existence to a particularly storied watch with a military backstory.

A Closer Look: Blancpain's Masterful Villeret Models

1970年01月01日 · The Rayville-Blancpain Manufacture in Villeret around 1963. But Betty Fiechter's beginnings were not carefree. The outbreak of the Great Depression in 1929 plagued the entire watch industry with a flood of unemployment. Salvation was promised through flight to the US market, which offered somewhat better business than Europe by the mid-1930s.

Blancpain - Autopsy of a Cult Watch: The Tornek Rayville.

1970年01月01日 · The LIP Blancpain, the " No Radiations " , the Mil Spec I, the US NAVY, some " AM " and the Tornek Rayville, which maybe be called Mil Spec II, by several armies, like the French ( due to the fact that the French Officers Riffaud and Maloubier were the initiators of the project, and in a certain way, the fathers of the Fifty Fathoms ), the US ...

Tornek-Rayville TR660 Long-Term Review - Watch Clicker

1970年01月01日 · The new watches were under the name Tornek-Rayville - the Rayville referencing Blancpain's Swiss origins, Villeret. The TR-900 was first issued in 1963, and the new TR-660, under its new owner, made several improvements to modernize the watch while keeping it affordable. Tornek-Rayville was bought by Bill Yao in 2010, and when he was ready ...

The Ascendant Identity of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

1970年01月01日 · Rayville, as watch aficionados are well aware, is the name of Blancpain's US registered company and an inversion of the word Villeret, where the Blancpain manufacture is located. Later, the "Milspec 2" (TR-900) was produced with minimal magnetic materials to avoid triggering bombs, with a total of 1080 pieces delivered.

History of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms - Time and Watches

1970年01月01日 · In 1982, the Rayville-Blancpain name was sold to a partnership of movement manufacturer Frédéric Piguet, led by Jacques Piguet, and Jean-Claude Biver, then an employee of SSIH. The new company started trading under the name of Blancpain SA but initially focused on traditional luxury models. 10 years later, SSIH - the future Swatch Group ...

高級腕時計ブランドのブランパンの評価【買って後悔する？】 | ティーヒロブログ

1970年01月01日 · ブランパンとは関係ありません。 ステータス性 ★★★★★★ 知名度 ★☆☆☆☆☆ 品質 ★★★★★★ 営業マンへのお勧め度 ★★★★★★ ティーヒロの好み度 ★★★★★★ この記事は腕時計ブランド「ブランパン(BLANC ... この年以降、Rayvilleは ...

Blancpain/Rayville movement ID | WatchUSeek Watch Forums

1970年01月01日 · Ray MacDonald. (1) 1735-1933 The Blancpain family owned the brand and manufacture. (2) 1933-1970 Successors to Blancpain (Rayville SA) ran the company. (3) 1970-1971 Swatch acquires Blancpain then mothballs the brand in the quartz era. (4) 1983 - Swatch revives Blancpain as a luxury mechanical brand.

Tornek-Rayville Returns With TR-660 Dive Watch - Worn & Wound

1970年01月01日 · Tornek-Rayville is back in action with the TR-660 dive watch that brings back the glory of the original TR-900. Latest. Reviews [VIDEO] Hands-On: the Anoma A1 ... divers and demolition teams (now called SEALs) might find themselves doing in the middle of the Vietnam War. The Blancpain was the sole survivor, and consequently recommended for use ...

Tornek-Rayville TR Type 7B "Blakjak' Watch Review | Gear Patrol

1970年01月01日 · Tornek-Rayville Type 7B "Blakjak". Tornek-Rayville's reimagining of an obscure military-issue watch from the mid-'90s swaps the original's quartz movement for an automatic, trades the tritium lume for Super-LumiNova and upgrades the mineral crystal to sapphire, but otherwise maintains its ancestor's utilitarian design and ...

【1960年代の伝説的ダイバーズウオッチが復活!?】アメリカの新鋭、トルネク・レイヴィル（Tornek-Rayville ） に注目

1970年01月01日 · 写真は1960年代に製造されたオリジナルのトルネク-レイヴィル（tornek-rayville）名で製造されたミルスペック仕様のフィフティファゾムス。フィフティファゾムスを開発したブランパンは1932年に創業者の手を離れ、レイヴィル社に社名を変更。なお。

Tornek-Rayville

1970年01月01日 · The first TR-900s were delivered in 1963 and served with special forces units including, among others, Marine Force Recon, MACV-SOG and the Navy SEALs, during the Vietnam War. The TR-900 is our legacy. Tornek-Rayville didn't end with Vietnam, we have only just begun. Welcome to the future of Tornek-Rayville.

BLANCPAIN Art Deco Watch 15 Jewels Cal. Rayville 42 Swiss 1920's

1970年01月01日 · This is a STUNNING timepiece, a Blancpain wristwatch, dated from the mid 1920's. It is a manual wind watch, caliber Rayville 42, 15 jewels movement, three adjustments, sub-second, Swiss made. It is an immaculate piece! Stunningly styled! It has a beautiful Art Deco rectangle case cutted corners, fancy split-fixed lugs and unique engraved sides ...

Squale Subino NOS Rayville Blancpain • EUR 3.655,00

1970年01月01日 · SQUALE SUBINO NOS Rayville Blancpain - EUR 3.655,00. À VENDRE! Limited Edition Squale Subino AWCo (one of 60 in this iteration) in 305656853379

ブランパン - Wikipedia

1970年01月01日 · 1961年 - RayvilleがSSIH（現スウォッチ・グループ）の傘下になる 。 1975年 - この年以降、Rayvilleは徐々にブランパンブランドを撤退させ、ムーブメント製造事業のみになる 。 1980年 - Rayvilleが操業停止。ヴィルレにある製造拠点はオメガ用に切り替えられる 。