{"product_id":"type-20-french-military-flyback-5-099-54-watch-only-ca-1954","title":"Type 20 - French Military Flyback 5.099-54 - Watch Only (ca. 1954)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ.Auricoste Type 20 - French Military Flyback 5.099-54 - Watch Only (ca. 1954)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA genuine French military-issue Type 20 flyback chronograph delivered under contract 5.099-54, one of roughly 2,000 pieces J.Auricoste supplied to the French Ministère de l'Air between August 1954 and March 1955. Powered by the Auricoste Caliber 2040 based on the Lemania 15TL, this is a foundational piece of military chronograph history and a direct ancestor of every modern Breguet Type XX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style-type: disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Type 20 (Contract 5.099-54)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e ca. 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38mm, steel with chrome-plated finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bidirectional rotating 12-hour bezel with knurled coin-edge grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte black with cream-aged luminous Arabic numerals, 30-minute chronograph counter at 3 o'clock, small seconds at 9 o'clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domed acrylic (plexiglass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Auricoste Caliber 2040 (based on Lemania 15TL), manual-wind flyback chronograph, 17 jewels, 18,000 vph, approximately 36-hour power reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunctions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hours, minutes, small seconds, flyback (\"retour en vol\") chronograph with 30-minute totalizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green NATO on steel hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaseback:\u003c\/strong\u003e Snap-on steel back engraved with French military markings including contract number 5.099-54 and date code 11-54 (November 1954)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet Includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style-type: disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"list-style-type: disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery good condition, signs of normal wear and age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDial patinated evenly with cream-aged luminous markers, hands matching in tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase retains its coin-edge bezel definition and factory silhouette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal free of significant scratches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement running, chronograph and flyback functions operating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Type 20 was commissioned by the French Ministère de l'Air under a strict cahier des charges requiring flyback capability, a rotating bezel, and a minimum 35-hour power reserve, and it remains one of the most historically significant military chronographs ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.Auricoste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54620642083139,"sku":"SOT-00674","price":55000.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/3559\/9939\/files\/j-auricoste-type-20-french-military-flyback-5-099-54-watch-only-ca-1954-1248352049.jpg?v=1783610618","url":"https:\/\/storiesoftime.com\/products\/type-20-french-military-flyback-5-099-54-watch-only-ca-1954","provider":"Stories of time ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}