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Type 14
To awaken the desire of esteemed travelers to read time in the manner of aviators, LIP Manufacture movement introduces the Type 14. This timepiece features a case design inspired by the onboard instruments found within the cockpits of French fighter aircraft from the 1940s.
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From the earliest days of aeronautics, watchmakers were called upon to produce timekeeping instruments capable of withstanding the harsh conditions encountered in the cockpits of civil and military aircraft.
These on-board, flight-safety chronometers were immediately regarded as highly strategic products, that were complicated to entrust to foreign companies for manufacturing. For this reason, like a number of other French and Swiss manufacturers, LIP was asked by the French Air Force to equip its fighter planes.
In response to these requests, at the dawn of the 1930s, the Bisontine manufacturer offered the Type 14 aircraft watch. Its sturdy case was made of light alloy, and both winding and time-setting were carried out by means of a fluted bezel, making it easy to grip, even when wearing gloves.
It was quickly fitted to the instrument panels of French fighters of the day, such as the Morane-Saulnier MS.406 and its replacement: the highly efficient Dewoitine D.520, powered by a Hispano-Suiza HS12Ydrs V-12 engine with a 20 mm cannon in the propeller shaft.
HEritage and innovation
A tribute to the heroes of the sky
In memory of the formidable service aboard these legendary airplanes which, although too few in number to turn the tide of war, shone with their efficiency during the Second World Conflict, the management of LIP has chosen to launch a contemporary wristwatch inspired by this famous embarked timepiece.
Adorned with a 41 mm-diameter 316L stainless steel case, the piece, to be worn on a leather strap or a robust, flexible steel bracelet. It features a bi-directional internal rotating bezel, activated by the dedicated crown positioned at 2 o'clock. Like the original bezel, which was screwed onto the dashboard, it features a triangular index designed to provide a reference point for measuring time.
AERONAUTICAL WORLD
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To underline its aeronautical credentials, the black dial is highly legible thanks to the presence of large luminescent Arabic numerals in the dark, and features a finely textured airport tarmac-like surface.
Water-resistant up to 100 meters thanks to its two screw-down crowns, this reference is designed to be safely at the heart of the action, no matter where in the world it is located. It is also available in black PVD-treated steel to align with the concept of a military timekeeping instrument, as the original aluminum case was also painted black. While maintaining a martial appearance, the Type 14 features an individual serial number to identify it throughout its existence, even though it is not produced in a limited series.
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Powered by the R26 caliber
Just as this on-board watch was developed and manufactured in its historic Besançon workshops during the 1930s-1940s, the new Type 14 aircraft wristwatch is powered by the R26 caliber.
This is Besançon's first self-winding Manufacture movement since Fred Lip. Redesigned in-house with the help of Besançon's SupMicroTech engineering school, it features a power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound, a hacking second hand, and a date display. With over 70% French value in terms of production, this movement, whose balance wheel oscillates at 21,600 beats per hour (3 Hertz), features the LIP logo on its gear bridge and oscillating weight, which seem to overlap enchantingly with its oscillations. Equipped with specific hexagonal screws for the gear bridges, balance, and oscillating weight, it is fully assembled, cased, and inspected by the master watchmakers working in LIP's Besançon workshops.
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