Wakmann Regate Chronograph Owner Review : Atypical, fantastic and cool

In 1947, Wakmann entered into a joint venture with the Swiss brand Breitling, importing and "co-branding" its cockpit clocks for the US military and American civilian aircraft. Wakmann acted as a US-based "assembler", importing incomplete watches or movements and using its own workshops to finalize the assembly of these timepieces on American soil, thus avoiding the additional tax cost. The Wakmann Regate Chronograph watch is one of the last models produced by the brand in the early 70s, particularly colorful and with a rather interesting display. On the outside of the watch, we find the 3 zones 15-10-5 for the regatta countdown as well as a tachymeter scale (after the 15 minutes) The reading is simple since the movement used is the lemania 1341 with the central minute totalizer. It is also possible to adjust the mobile internal bezel, by the action of the crown located at 10:30, and which allows to indicate the days of the week according to the date. This allows to have a visualization of the monthly calendar. Quite Practical… But what I like most about this watch is its unique, atypical and colorful look, very similar to vintage Breitling watches of the time. The case is chrome and measures a little over 43mm and has a nice texture and a nice presence on the wrist. The care given to the dial is quite amazing, it has a quite incredible sunray since ‘depending on the brightness it turns from blue to black, applied indexes, tritium… It is a watch that I love to wear and which often raises questions around me. I consider it essential in my collection.