glycine airman gallery

1953-1978 25 years Glycine Airman model 1 an impression in pictures and text.

It's not easy to determine the age of your Glycine Airman! Rare models surface every year.
Here are some ground rules to get an estimate on how old your Airman is. It also can guide you in buying a real Airman instead of a fake.
Please understand that this is just my view on the history.
I've been looking at Airman watches since 1995 and even for me strange exceptions emerge every once and awhile!

Airman PM/AM, 1953,
2-12 even 1-11 uneven bezel,
Felsa 692 N, red date Airman PM/AM, 1953,
2-24 bezel,Felsa 692 N, red date (the main crown on the model in this picture is not original) Airman white, ROLLOVER
1953 no automatique on dial and
PAT PEND on the back
small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman white with green hue,
1953 no automatique on dial and
PAT PEND on the back
small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman white 1953 23 automatic on dial
(crowns on the model in this picture are not original)
small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date
Airman black, 1953, PAT 314 050
automatique in French,
small hand, Felsa 692 N, red date The Chief Türler, 1954-1955,
automatique in French,
small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman Türler, 1954-1955,
automatique in French,
small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date
Airman champagne, 1954-1955,
automatique in French,
small hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman black, 1954-1955
no automatique or automatic,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman AOPA, 1955-1960,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman Special 12 on top, 1955-1960,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, black date Airman white, 1955-1960,
automatique in French,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman champagne, 1955-1960,
automatique in French,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman black, 1955-1960,
automatic in English,
arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date Airman black, 1960,
automatic in English,
arrow hand, ??, red date Airman Rotary, 1960-1967, hatched crown,
arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date Airman black, 1960-1967, hatched crown,
arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date Airman Special, 1960-1967, hatched crown,
arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date

The first 11 airman pictures including 12 on top show the unique second hand without a dot!
These are original second hands that at the end curve around the dial edge!

All other Airman have the second hand with the dot at the seconds scale

Airman Special with Glycine logo,
1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand,
AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date Airman with Glycine logo, 1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand, AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date Airman with Glycine logo, 1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand, AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date

In the 25 years that Airman Model 1 has been in production, we can easily identify more than 20 different models.
Not mentioned in the following overview is a black version of Airman AM/PM. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have seen one on the Internet but was not 100% sure it was genuine.

Equipped with the Felsa 690 N and 692 N from 1953-1960 with red date:

Airman PM/AM noon model with even 0-24 numerals on bezel
Airman PM/AM noon model with even 2-12 and uneven 1-11 no. on bezel
White Airman with small hour hand and no Airman on dial
Black Airman with small hour hand and even 0-24 numerals on bezel
White Airman with small hour hand and even 0-24 numerals on bezel
Black Airman with small hour hand and 1-12 AM, 1-12 PM numerals on bezel
White Airman with small hour hand and 1-12 AM, 1-12 PM numerals on bezel
Champagne Airman with small hour hand
Chief Türler with small hour hand
White Airman with arrow hour hand
Champagne Airman with arrow hour hand
Black Airman with arrow hour hand
Black Airman special with arrow hand
Black Airman special with 12 on top
Black Airman AOPA

As far as I know all Felsa equiped models have triangle markings at 24 and 12 with dots in the minute scale for the uneven hour numbers.
Early Felsa models have small recessed dots in the bezel at the even hour numbers.
Most likely some Felsa models without dots and triangles excist

Equipped with the A. Schild 1700/1701 from 1960-1967 black date and dial: all have the famous arrow hour hand, most have a hatched crown
Most likely some Schild with dots and triangles excist

Airman
Airman special
Airman Rotary
Airman with Glycine logo
Airman special with Glycine logo

Equipped with the A. Schild 1903, 2063 and 2163 from 1967-1978 black date and dial, hatched crown
Airman with Glycine logo
Airman special with Glycine logo

About fakes:

Some characteristics of a fake are really simple to recognize:
- The fonts used are never the original Airman fonts
- Early fakes have the 40 upside down
- The hands are far too big and flat
- The Glycine logo crown is completely white
- The second crown has a strange small cylinders poking out
- Absence of a date or a second crown
But even with some of these characteristics it is sometimes difficult to determine whether the watch is real or not. Maybe it is original but the dial was badly repainted. Or the second crown broke and someone repaired it as well as he could. It is even possible that original hands got lost and new hands were made and installed on an original Airman.

For sure not the right second hand
DM instead of PM ?
bezel OK
fonts seem OK
Hour and Minute hands OK but look very new
airman is gone?
second line in second scale is gone?
Is it a white version painted black or is it just badly treated?

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Airman PM/AM, 1953, 2-12 even 1-11 uneven bezel, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman PM/AM, 1953, 2-24 bezel,Felsa 692 N, red date (the main crown on the model in this picture is not original)	Airman white, ROLLOVER 1953 no automatique on dial and PAT PEND on the back small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman white with green hue, 1953 no automatique on dial and PAT PEND on the back small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman white 1953 23 automatic on dial (crowns on the model in this picture are not original) small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman black, 1953, PAT 314 050 automatique in French, small hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	The Chief Türler, 1954-1955, automatique in French, small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman Türler, 1954-1955, automatique in French, small hour hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman champagne, 1954-1955, automatique in French, small hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman black, 1954-1955 no automatique or automatic, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman AOPA, 1955-1960, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman Special 12 on top, 1955-1960, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, black date	Airman white, 1955-1960, automatique in French, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman champagne, 1955-1960, automatique in French, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date

Airman black, 1955-1960, automatic in English, arrow hand, Felsa 692 N, red date	Airman black, 1960, automatic in English, arrow hand, ??, red date	Airman Rotary, 1960-1967, hatched crown, arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date	Airman black, 1960-1967, hatched crown, arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date	Airman Special, 1960-1967, hatched crown, arrow hand, A.Schild 1700/1701, black date
			The first 11 airman pictures including 12 on top show the unique second hand without a dot! These are original second hands that at the end curve around the dial edge! All other Airman have the second hand with the dot at the seconds scale
Airman Special with Glycine logo, 1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand, AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date	Airman with Glycine logo, 1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand, AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date	Airman with Glycine logo, 1967-1978, hatched crown, arrow hand, AS 1701/1903/2063/2163, black date
In the 25 years that Airman Model 1 has been in production, we can easily identify more than 20 different models. Not mentioned in the following overview is a black version of Airman AM/PM. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have seen one on the Internet but was not 100% sure it was genuine. Equipped with the Felsa 690 N and 692 N from 1953-1960 with red date: Airman PM/AM noon model with even 0-24 numerals on bezel Airman PM/AM noon model with even 2-12 and uneven 1-11 no. on bezel White Airman with small hour hand and no Airman on dial Black Airman with small hour hand and even 0-24 numerals on bezel White Airman with small hour hand and even 0-24 numerals on bezel Black Airman with small hour hand and 1-12 AM, 1-12 PM numerals on bezel White Airman with small hour hand and 1-12 AM, 1-12 PM numerals on bezel Champagne Airman with small hour hand Chief Türler with small hour hand White Airman with arrow hour hand Champagne Airman with arrow hour hand Black Airman with arrow hour hand Black Airman special with arrow hand Black Airman special with 12 on top Black Airman AOPA As far as I know all Felsa equiped models have triangle markings at 24 and 12 with dots in the minute scale for the uneven hour numbers. Early Felsa models have small recessed dots in the bezel at the even hour numbers. Most likely some Felsa models without dots and triangles excist *Equipped with the A. Schild 1700/1701 from 1960-1967 black date and dial: all have the famous arrow hour hand, most have a hatched crown* Most likely some Schild with dots and triangles excist Airman Airman special Airman Rotary Airman with Glycine logo Airman special with Glycine logo Equipped with the A. Schild 1903, 2063 and 2163 from 1967-1978 black date and dial, hatched crown Airman with Glycine logo Airman special with Glycine logo About fakes: Some characteristics of a fake are really simple to recognize: - The fonts used are never the original Airman fonts - Early fakes have the 40 upside down - The hands are far too big and flat - The Glycine logo crown is completely white - The second crown has a strange small cylinders poking out - Absence of a date or a second crown But even with some of these characteristics it is sometimes difficult to determine whether the watch is real or not. Maybe it is original but the dial was badly repainted. Or the second crown broke and someone repaired it as well as he could. It is even possible that original hands got lost and new hands were made and installed on an original Airman.			For sure not the right second hand DM instead of PM ? bezel OK fonts seem OK Hour and Minute hands OK but look very new airman is gone? second line in second scale is gone? Is it a white version painted black or is it just badly treated?