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JimJupiter
·Hey guys, I would like to share my latest project with you. Almost 7 months ago, I got offered two Tissot Jumbo watches. One of them was a whopping 44mm Tissot Flieger. I knew the 40mm Flieger of Tissot, but never heard of a 44mm one. This was the condition I got the watch in:
Besides the huge size, the case is chrome plated and has a bezel that turns together with the mineral crystal.
When the watch arrived it was a mess, but for sure it was a candidate to save. Or have you ever heard of a 44m Flieger? Me neither. So I needed to source hands, some movement parts and a crown. Believe me, It wasnt easy to find hands, that are suitable for a pocket watch movement, but shorter than the usal pocket watch ones. I am very happy with the result though.
With the cown, I needed to make a compromise. I wanted to have a huge onion crown like on other German Pattern Flieger, but some Tissot Geeks here and there recommend to me, not to destroy the existing tube, since it could be original. So I think I found a optical nice solution with my watchmaker.
And this is the final result. I am quite happy with it and the watch suprisingly wears smaller then I thought. Even on my 17cm wrist its very suitable:
So what do you guys think? And did someone of you has a comparable example or more info about this watch? I have a request at the Tissot Heritage Department, but I wait since 5 or 6 months for my extract.
Cheers Nico
Besides the huge size, the case is chrome plated and has a bezel that turns together with the mineral crystal.
When the watch arrived it was a mess, but for sure it was a candidate to save. Or have you ever heard of a 44m Flieger? Me neither. So I needed to source hands, some movement parts and a crown. Believe me, It wasnt easy to find hands, that are suitable for a pocket watch movement, but shorter than the usal pocket watch ones. I am very happy with the result though.
With the cown, I needed to make a compromise. I wanted to have a huge onion crown like on other German Pattern Flieger, but some Tissot Geeks here and there recommend to me, not to destroy the existing tube, since it could be original. So I think I found a optical nice solution with my watchmaker.
And this is the final result. I am quite happy with it and the watch suprisingly wears smaller then I thought. Even on my 17cm wrist its very suitable:
So what do you guys think? And did someone of you has a comparable example or more info about this watch? I have a request at the Tissot Heritage Department, but I wait since 5 or 6 months for my extract.
Cheers Nico
