Based on Sinn’s 556 model, a special and very limited edition watch has been designed to commemorate the retirement of the Canadian CH124 Sea King helicopter. The CH124 Sea King was designed for shipboard use by the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
For anyone ever involved with (or interested in) this Canadian combat aircraft, this watch might be very interesting. Limited to just 55 pieces and only available via Watchbuys, the North American official distributor for many German brands, including Sinn Spezialuhren.
During a 1970 rescue mission at sea, Barker leaned on the door handle and exited the aircraft in a rather unusual way (and found himself hanging in the air on a stub wing), Colonel John Cody saved him by manoeuvring the CH124 in such way,
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