2017 Glycine Airman Double Twelve Automatic 40mm 3938

Here we have a 2017 Glycine Airman Double Twelve Automatic 3938, this is the first Airman since its launch in 1953 to have the Double Twelve configuration. The 40mm stainless steel case hugs the wrist, with polished and brushed surfaces that transition smoothly to crisp edges. A lug-to-lug length of 48mm and a case thickness of 11.5mm give the watch an excellent wrist presence. On the right side, at 3 o’clock, a screw-down crown to adjust the time and date. At 4 o’clock, a second crown that locks the friction-fit bezel in place. The bi-directional stainless steel friction-fit bezel features black 12-hour numerals deeply engraved. A flat sapphire crystal sits above a blue dial. An outer 12-hour chapter ring with minute tracks and lumed baton indexes underneath marks the hours, and at 3 o’clock, a date window is located. The syringe hour hand and minute hand are complemented by a tapered steel sweeping seconds hand. At noon, we have the Glycine motif “Airman” printed underneath and at 6 o’clock in red “Double Twelve”. On the reverse, a screw-down case back. Inside an Automatic GMT. The watch comes fitted with its Glycine 22mm leather strap with a signed buckle and also comes with its Glycine presentation box, swing tag and papers.

This watch is sold with its original Glycine box, swing tag and paperwork. The watch comes paired with an original 22mm Glycine leather strap with its signed buckle. The watch is from July 2017 and is sold in lightly worn condition, as you can see from the photos. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

The Glycine Airman is a legendary watch steeped in amazing history and deserving of so much more attention than it receives, but for us collectors out there, this makes it a stupidly good value for your money. This is the Glycine Airman Double Twelve in 40mm and automatic, it ticks all the boxes and looks amazing on the wrist. I would not hesitate to snap this up and add it to your collection today, whilst you can!

Reference : 3938.18.LB8B
Movement : Automatic Glycine Cal. GL 224
Age : July 2017
Year : 2017
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 11.5mm
Lug to Lug : 48mm
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Glycine, founded by Eugène Meylan, is a brand that has been around for a long time since 1914 (A rough time to start a company), but is most known for its Airman series, which debuted in 1953, initially designed for pilots with useful 24-hour analogue dials and rotating bezels with GMT functions. It was the first to offer this functionality. Worn by many servicemen during the Vietnam War, they also went into space in 1965 with Gemini 5 and astronaut Pete Conrad, who wore the Airman on his space suit, recording a new space endurance record of 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, beating the Russians by a couple of days. In 1967, they introduced their Crown motif to the world. In that same year, they produced the Glycine Combat watch, which uses the same hacking seconds mechanism as the Airman. Since 2016, they have been part of the Invicta Watch Group.