ELVIA Day/Date Military Divers Watch with Sapphire Crystal and Quartz Movement

SKU: ELVIA-QZ-DIV ELVIA ** first made military specification divers watches of this type and case design in the 1970s for the French MN Marine Nationale (French Navy) and this watch is very much in the spirit of their original watches. ELVIA were an officially authorized military contractor to the Marine Nationale alongside Beuchat, Tudor, Rolex, Heuer, Luxia, MN Auricoste, Triton and ZRC, hence ELVIA was among a large number of companies which either used or continue to use this case pattern to the current day such as MWC and CWC. The current ELVIA watches just like the original watches in the 1970s and 80s are closely based on a case pattern originally made by the famous Swiss case making firm MRP S.A, other than a few minor updates the case is much the same as in the late 1970s, MRP was named after its founders M archand, R oth and P etignat, it was founded in 1953 and bought by Georges Hauert in 1979. The entire share capital now belongs to Mr Patrick Hauert so unlike many ot