In 1941and#44; First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt launched the andquot;Tuskegee Experimentand#44;andquot; a controversial program in the Army Air Corps that trained African Americans to fly combat aircraft. They were known as the andquot;Tuskegee Airmenand#44;andquot; and they served our country as pilotsand#44; navigatorsand#44; bombardiersand#44; maintenance and support staffand#44; instructorsand#44; and all personnel who kept planes in the air. This was a profoundly important moment in U.S. historyand#44; and Stuhrling Original is proud to celebrate their courage and contribution to our great country.If you liked the Tuskegee and its bigger counterpartand#44; the Tuskegee Flierand#44; then you are going to love the newest take in this series of watches introducing the Tuskegee Bomber! The Flierand#44; impressive by its own rightand#44; was 3mm larger than the original Tuskegeeand#44; setting a record at 44mm in diameterand#44; but the Bomber blows it out of the water with its massive 52mm case! This timepiece retains that simple at-a-glance look with its classic three hand movement with date window; the Arabic numerals and markers have been made luminous for ease of reading in the darkand#44; and like the Flierand#44; the Tuskegee Bomber comes in black PVD and stainless steel cases depending on the execution.The Tuskegee Bomber is powered by a 22-jewel mechanical automatic movement. Through the exhibition case backand#44; you can see that this movement is decorated with Cotes de Geneveand#44; Perlageand#44; and a Damier finish on the rotor that keeps the watch wound with the movement of your arm. The Bomber comes mounted on a bomber leather jacket style strapand#44; 26mm in widthand#44; with contrast stitching that matches the execution.Round-Shaped 316L Surgical Grade Stainless Steel Case.Simple Dial.Plume-Style Hour and Minute Hands.Printed Arabic Numerals at 12and#44; 3and#44; and 9; Baton Markers at 1and#44; 2and#44; 4and#44; 5and#44; 7and#44; 8and#44; 10and#44; and 11; Triangular Markers at 12and#44; 3and#44; 6and#44; and 9.Stainless Steel Rounded Bezel.3H-9H: 51.9mm; 6H-12H: 51.9mm; Thickness: 13.4mm.Decorated Screw-In Exhibition Case Back.Krysterna Crystals.Stainless Steel Knurled Edge Crown (7.4mm) with Embossed Logo.5 ATM Water Resistant (50 metes/165 feet).Genuine Leather andquot;Bomber-Styleandquot; Strap (26mm) with Contrast Stitching.Standard Stainless Steel Tang Buckle with Stuhrling Signed Logo.Manual/Self-Winding Mechanical Movement.ST-90016 Calibre.Three Hand Movement (Hoursand#44; Minutesand#44; and Seconds) with Quick-Set Date Complication.21and#44;600 v.p.h. v.p.h.22 Je Jewels.36 Hr Hours Power Reserve.Stainless Steel Caseand#44; Crownand#44; Case-Back and Rotor; Black Dial with Mint-Cream Logo and Text; Luminous Mint-Cream Markers and Hands; Brown Strap with Wheat Colored Contrast Stitching and Silver tone Buckle.
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