The markings on the back of the watch are easy to identify. The first watches released in 1974 featured black dials and hand. The dial surface was prone to dial rot. It was obvious that this was a major issue for professional diving watch and so a new dial in blue was introduced to the MN75 watches. The blue dials had a much stronger composition, and could withstand a lifetime under water. It is worth highlighting the 1975 watches. The casebacks of all watches from previous years were engraved with "MN 1975", but only this year. Richard Mille Replica Watches stopped issuing their signature snowflake-shaped hands around 1980 and switched to more Rolex like Mercedes pattern hands.

Now, let's get back to the issue of authenticating military watches. Marine Nationale watches can be identified in two different ways. First, there are a number of service records called Ledger Books. The watches issued by the Navy were serviced and maintained by a team of MN-approved watchmakers. To keep a record of their work, they maintained detailed records in ledgers where the serial numbers, the brand of the watches and the ship or unit to which it was issued were recorded.Richard Mille Replica Watches These books provide a record of all watches used in service by the French Navy. Two of the most famous ledgers are for watches issued by Toulon and currently owned by a French collection in Paris. If you want to authenticate a MN watch, cross-reference the serial number with the ledger book. If it is there, it's a French MilSub. It is the only way of checking watches that do not have caseback engravings.

Collectors call these cards decommissioning papers. The two main ways in which a watch is decommissioned when it has been retired from service are: by hammering and throwing into the sea. Unlucky watches are taken to the harbour by the Stores Master, and they are smashed up with a hammer before being thrown in the sea. The lucky watches were auctioned at a government sale, and each lot came with a card that listed the serial number, NATO stock number, model, and service history.

These papers are viewed by collectors as a kind of certificate of authenticity.Omega Replica Watches The problem is that they can easily be faked. It's not uncommon for unscrupulous sellers to sell blank fake decom paper at watch fairs. We do know that Richard Mille Replica Watches set aside certain batches of watches for the French Navy. These can be identified by the serial numbers found on the case. It is important that when buying a decom watch, the serial number falls within a range of acceptable numbers.

The French Navy's use was crucial to the development of the Richard Mille Replica Watches Submariner during the first thirty years of its existence.