DODANE UPDATE!

I have to say that the DODANE post was perhaps one of the most visited on Tempus Fugit for some time. Lots of folks wanting to know where to find them. Well the good news is that here here in the US you will not have to wait too much longer.


And while we all wait for these fantastic watches to arrive on our shores, a few more images to dwell on 

Very nice detail on the movement.

The folks at Totally Worth It are bringing in the DODANE collection to the US, and they can connect you with a retail partner in your area.

Check them out at:  www.TotallyWorthIt.com

Don't call it a comeback - DODANE TYPE 21

Don't call it a comeback!

The DODANE family started making watches all the way back in 1857. Like many watch companies of its day, it was a father in-law (Francois-Xavier Joubert) and his son (Alphonse Dodane) who put things in motion. The Dodanes developed a fly-back chronograph, and with the development of the airplane, shifted their focus to equipping planes with timing devices.

DODANE would go on to become a supplier for NATO, and the DODANE TYPE 21 made its debut in 1956.

And then DODANE went silent in 1995 due to a rather unpleasant convergence of what the company has described as a bad French economic situation, past due invoices from large orders, and the shift to quartz technology.  In short, the same sort of reasons that several well known watch companies closed up during this time.

But then in 2001 the DODANE family revived the TYPE 21!  These are not cheesy knock-offs farmed out to cut-rate manufacturers - no indeed!  These are the real deal!

Designed by the Dodane's in France, and produced and hand-assembled in Switzerland.  And you can buy direct from the company!

Check them out for yourself at:  www.dodane1857.com

And a big thank you to Cedric Dodane for supplying the images you see here!

Type 21...

Time for a little bit of fun - I hope!  This is a type 21 Chronograph from a very famous (but perhaps not so well known now) watch company.

What company's watch is this?  Send in your guess.

There will be a full reveal in the not-too-distant future!

Don't want to wait and all "guessed-out"?  Here's a hint - click the image.