“I use it as my daily beater” - Andre and his 'Dirty Dozen' Longines Greenlander

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“I use it as my daily beater” - Andre and his 'Dirty Dozen' Longines Greenlander
To most people, The Dirty Dozen is the prototypical misfit movie, starring the late, great Lee Marvin. But to watch fans, it’s something else entirely. In watchland, the Dirty Dozen refers to the 12 suppliers of watch, wrist, waterproof timepieces (the WWW engraving on the caseback) to the British Ministry of Defence during World War II. Some of those suppliers, such as Longines, IWC and Omega, are well-known names today, but others, like Timor, Vertex and Grana, are consigned to those particularly brutal pages of history. But, as with all things military, these watches have a cachet and a cult following, thanks to their utilitarian style. And amongst aficionados of the Dozen, the Longines Greenlander is seen as one of the most desirable. It’s fairly rare, with only about 8000 being made, but it’s also the largest, at 38mm, and has an interesting stepped design. All things that proud owner Andre points out. What makes this watch even more special (to my mind at least) is that Andre wears it regularly, and without fear. Andre’s example is special in that it’s retained its radium dial, and looks exceptional on that worn fabric strap. A beautiful watch, worn well and full of history.
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[@stowe101]

Very cool - it's so good to see it being used - such a wonderful watch and great movement.

[@mahayanaconfidential6452]

I feel that the simplicity and the craftsmanship makes the sentential value. My daily beater is a Seiko seaurchin on a green nato. Great watch , great video

[@speedwolf5212]

Is there a reason why your videos are so short short?
I just realized as a subscriber, i don’t ever click on or watch your videos due to them being so short they could almost be commercials. Who gets excited about anything that’s 2:00 long? And you have such an epic name & logo...
Would love to see you guys putting out some longer format pieces with some real substantial content, perspective, opinion and viewpoints. I think everyone would welcome it.
Cheers

[@Timeandtidewatches]

Great to get this feedback as it justifies more epic scope for future videos - there are some longer videos in the mix: ruclips.net/video/sDfRZ8NPtQ8/видео.html and we will endeavour to do more. Thanks - Andrew

[@wreku1755]

Missed the part where that response answered the guys question...

[@terrynam4055]

Tremendous watch, any info for the strap could you let me know please?

[@JogBird]

dial down the baxkground music levels yo

[@shipmate3577]

Longines is making a comeback with their newer watches. The Longines Avigation BigEye and Flagship Heritage are amazing. They just need to drop/update the HydroConquest; that watch is complete garbage.

[@Radiogenes]

Aren’t you concerned about wearing a radium dial 24h a day? I am just asking if it is safe

[@christopherperez6637]

It's safe it's such a small amount it's no big deal, modern day watches like marathons have tritium tube lume and the even put a radioactive sign on the dial , besides it's so old it's probably faded already

[@Radiogenes]

Christopher Perez radium doesn’t fade in 1000 years

[@colesteele3594]

This exactly. I have an Omega with a radium dial. It should be safe in another 1200 years. The gamma radiation unfortunately causes bone cancer etc. I won’t even store it with my other time pieces.

[@j.burgess4459]

@@christopherperez6637 The actual amount of radium on any individual dial is relatively small. Scientific opinions seem to vary as to whether it‘s a significant risk to the wearer of a single watch? It was certainly a risk for the people painting the dials all day long in watch factories, and (maybe) for those regularly servicing such watches - but that‘s another thing. As for radium fading: the lume yes, but the radioactivity no. The other chemicals in the paint which reacted with the radium to produce the glow did get broken down after a certain number of years, and then the lume faded away. But it takes literally 1000s of years for the radioactivity of the radium to go! (That‘s one reason why tritium was so much safer. The radiation is much weaker, and the amount of radiation reduces by 50% every 12.5 years or so. Radium takes more than 100 times as long to break down, I believe.)

[@drift903]

Someone I know watchmaker repair this kind of watches and still alive over 80 😂. I have all 12 now and hopefully I can live over 80. 20 more years to go.

[@roadgent7921]

Strap looks hideous the way he wears it. Andre has no clue when it comes down to it.