It’s been eight years since I wore my pro diver while recovering the bell from my father’s ship off of Malta

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Here’s the story.

Long before I was born, when Germany invaded Poland, my father fled Poland and made his way to Portugal on foot where he took a steamer to England. There he joined the Polish navy in absentia and was on several different ships.

In June 1940 he was aboard the ORP Kujawiak (formerly HMS Oakley) during operation harpoon to resupply Malta. They lost several British combat ships and several freighters during the convoy. Late on the night…

It’s been eight years since I wore my pro diver while recovering the bell from my father’s ship off of Malta

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Stowa Watches and AR-coating

As of today (28.2.2012):

Flieger Automatic – inside ar-coating on both sapphire crystals (caseback and front)

Marine Automatic – inside ar-coating on both sapphire crystals (caseback and front)

Marine Original – inside ar-coating on both sapphire c…

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Watch not running

Hi everybody! First I have to say that I love my Flieger Classic and I believe in the quality of this watch. I have a small collection but my flieger is tue watch I always wear in any occasion except for work beeing a maintenance mechanic. So for compe…

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