{"product_id":"jacques-bianchi-armee-de-terre-french-army-divers-watch-c-1994","title":"Jacques Bianchi Armée de Terre French Army Divers Watch 1994 Issue","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Watch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eFrench Army\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eArmée de Terre\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) is the land combat branch of the French Armed Forces, comprising over 115,000 highly trained, active-duty volunteer soldiers. As one of Europe's largest and most technologically advanced militaries, its primary mission is defending the French homeland while maintaining a strong global presence through rapid overseas interventions and a leading role within NATO. The force operates a wide array of specialized units—including infantry, armored cavalry, artillery, and \u003cstrong\u003especialized combat engineering dive teams\u003c\/strong\u003e—utilizing cutting-edge equipment like the \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eLeclerc\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e tank, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eCAESAR\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e howitzers, and \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eTigre\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e attack helicopters. These Army Divers (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eplongeurs de l'armée de Terre\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) are \u003cstrong\u003eelite specialists\u003c\/strong\u003e within the engineering and special forces units, trained to conduct reconnaissance, river crossings, underwater mine clearing, and tactical infiltration in aquatic environments.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe history of these watches began in 1992 at the CEPAT (the French Army's main diving school), where captains established strict field specifications for a new timepiece contract. Jacques Bianchi's Marseille workshop—already highly experienced in maintaining dive watches for COMEX and the French military—designed a timepiece focused on extreme utility, featuring shock resistance, an anti-reflective satin finish, maximum tritium on the dial, a perlon strap with a special buckle, and an oversized notched bezel for gloved use. Bianchi submitted three prototypes to the French Army for testing alongside competitors; though two of Bianchi's own prototypes were completely destroyed during the rigorous trials, the design ultimately won the contract. This led to an initial delivery of \u003cstrong\u003e300 watches in May 1993,\u003c\/strong\u003e followed by two additional orders through the end of 1994, bringing the total number of delivered timepieces to \u003cstrong\u003e1000\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eRather than being decommissioned or sold to the public, these watches were strictly managed internal military assets, issued to army divers upon assignment and reclaimed for re-issue. Unlike the Marine Nationale, which managed its timepieces through a centralized registry in locations like Lorient and Toulon, the French Army decentralized its record-keeping across 16 individual diving units. Because each unit registered its own timepieces locally, a definitive, traceable provenance for any surviving piece on the secondary market is virtually impossible to establish today.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis Particular example is from the later batch of Watches delivered, with 11-94 on the Caseback, giving a production date of November 1994. This example has Luminova, the early batch was Tritium but all of the later ones had Luminova instead. This guy retains its original black perlon strap, which is rare to see and is in completely all original untouched condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-dJjYzT hpWFyH\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAge: c.1994.\u003cbr\u003eReference: JB300.\u003cbr\u003eMovement: Automatic, Non Hacking Sweep Seconds and Quickset Date.\u003cbr\u003eCalibre:\u003cspan\u003e ETA 2824.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTimekeeping: Good.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eService History: Unknown.\u003cbr\u003eDial:\u003cspan\u003e Original JB Fully Luminous Luminova Dial.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCase: All S\u003cspan\u003etainless Steel with Screw Caseback.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMeasurements: 42mm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBezel:\u003cspan\u003e Uni-Directional, 60 Click.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWater Resistant?: No,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHands: Original. \u003cbr\u003eCrystal:\u003cspan\u003e Original C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erystal.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCrown: Correct Original unsigned Screw down Crown. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStrap\/Bracelet: On the Original Black Perlon Strap with Original Matted Steel Buckle.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLug Width: 20mm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eGetting \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003eAcquainted\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBits that stand out:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Real Deal Mil Diver, NEVER released to the Public.\u003cbr\u003e- All Original and Correct.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- Fully Luminous Dial.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- Original Perlon Strap.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-Crisp Military markings to the back. \u003cspan\u003etwo star CETEHOR (CEntre TEchnique de l'industrie HORlogere) engraving.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNitty Gritty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-Some minor markings to the Case \u0026amp; Bezel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- Small crack to Arrow minute hand lume.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-Scratches to the original Crystal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eOverall the JB is in very nice condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eThe Dial is in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eCase is in nice shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eCaseback markings are nice and deep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eOriginal Crown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eOriginal Crystal has marks throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eHands are in lovely shape, there is a small crack to the minute hand lume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003ePhotographed on a 7in Wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Waecce ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58380149424515,"sku":null,"price":3150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1638\/1901\/files\/IMG-2809_1.jpg?v=1783005243","url":"https:\/\/www.waecce.com\/products\/jacques-bianchi-armee-de-terre-french-army-divers-watch-c-1994","provider":"Waecce ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}