DODANE - Lot 42

DODANE Type 21 No. 017535 End of warranty : 14/3/80 Flyback chronograph with steel bracelet Case: round, graduated and numbered rotating bezel, fluted crown, round push-pieces, screw-down back, numbered Dial: black, luminescent painted hour markers, painted minute track, luminescent grey hands, central chronograph seconds, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock, small seconds at 9 o'clock, signed Movement: mechanical hand-wound flyback - Valjoux Calibre 235 Strap/clasp: leather strap and buckle, unsigned Diameter: 38 mm Indicative condition report: Sold as is, traces of wear and tear, slight loss of luminescent material on the 2, movement and complication functional at the time of description, please allow for servicing, without warranty. In the 1950s, the French General Staff issued a call for tenders for the manufacture of a military chronograph for Air Force pilots. Several brands, including DOD, Airin, Bréguet and Dodane, embarked on the Type XX adventure. In the mid-50s, Dodane proposed the Type XXI: it met all government specifications, including the famous flyback complication, a must for aviators. According to the manufacturer, around 5000 examples were produced, and our batch was used in the French Air Force, as attested by the engraving on the back at the end of the warranty.