![]() Many modern dive watches that bear ISO 6425 certification likely already meet this criteria, but just to be sure, in developing the watch, Elliot Brown subjected the watch to a wide range of torture tests to ensure that it was indeed worthy of the broad arrow. The watch also needed to be able to withstand extreme temperature changes, endure prolonged exposure to seawater and dust, carried significantly enhanced shock resistance, and it needed a markedly tactile unidirectional timing bezel that could be rotated even with a gloved hand. The unit wanted a 43mm stainless steel case, and they preferred Superluminova over tritium tubes for legibility. So while the official identity of the unit who ordered them (our money’s on the British equivalent of the Marines’ Force Recon) is officially classified, the needs of the contract were relatively clear, and as such, the design team at Elliot Brown worked closely with the unit who essentially presented a laundry list of desired features for the watch. And like many of those watches, it also bears a good number of familiar tool watch attributes, like a hardened 316L stainless steel case, 200 meters of water resistance, a 2mm-thick AR-coated sapphire crystal, generously applied C3 Superluminova markings, and a highly shock-resistant Swiss Ronda quartz movement with a long-life battery. Named after the Royal Navy’s decommissioned cordite factory on the south coast of England, the Holton is a fully modern diver that joins a long legacy of tool watches rightfully bearing the Ministry of Defense’s ‘broad arrow’ motif on the dial. ![]() And now, a relatively young brand is about to join that MOD lore: Elliot Brown, whose rugged new Holton Professional diver is the newest standard-issue watch for an elite British fighting force, making Elliot Brown the first British watch brand in over a decade to design an original new combat watch from the ground up, specifically for the Ministry of Defense. Sung by the legendary Big One Man Band out of Memphis Tennessee.What do Omega, Jaeger LeCoultre, and Seiko all have in common? Besides the fact that they’re all some of the most established watchmakers in the world, they’re all brands who have at some point or another, been formally commissioned to manufacture watches for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense. It plays a barker routine and the World's Largest Things Theme Song!(mp3). Oldies 95.7 Ashley and Murphey in the Morning segment in Knoxville TN (air date September 10 2004)Īnd a mention on Marquette Michigan's WKQS Mark and Walt in the Morning show.Īn especially cool feature of the Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum is it's own radio broadcast on 103.1, available to anyone stuck in traffic directly behind the Mobile Museum. KROQ in LA on the Kevin and Bean morning show (air date August 9, 2004) The 2004 certification of the World's Largest Kool-Aid Stand in Hastings NE led to morning radio interviews on a rash of stations: Kyle Kellam caught up to us in Fayetteville for Ozarks at Large, KUAF(NPR) Public Radio. Heidi Holton chatted with us for a while during her show "Between You and Me" on KAXE (NPR) Northern Community Radio, Brainerd Grand Rapids Bemidji MN. The John Carney Show featured World's Largest Things on the '05 Eastern Tour while in St. Route 6 Art Car Tour on the Tom Beka Show, KFAB AM 1110, Omaha. Those kooky Minnesotans are at it again - they spent a whole 14 minutes discussing Yours Truly on Shockwave, a program on KFAI, Minneapolis/St. KFRM interview on Rural Route, 1/2 hour program connecting the dots between Rural and Urban. Aired Tuesday April 18, 2006.įollow-up interview on Rural Route, talking about the recent Washington DC trip. Inviting people from three generations to discuss the topic of the week, Erika represented the 'younger' generation in this fun conversation looking at art outside the norm. Air date May 30, 2007.įrom Arkansas NPR, KUAR's locally produced "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" explores Outsider Art. Thomas, Jay “The Jay Thomas Show - Holiday Road” World's Largest and Smallest lecture preview, Chris Kodiak Morning Show, KIND Radio Independence Kansas. In conjunction the the show at the Belger Arts Center. Walt Bodine interviewed Mike Murphy from Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations,Īnd Mo Dickens from the Belger Arts Center on “The Walt Bodine Show" Laura Spencer interviewed Mike Murphy, Kelly Ludwig, and Erika Nelson just before the opening of the Rare Visions / Detour Art show at the Belger Arts CenterĪir date March 25, and Web Exclusive with Erika March 26, 2009.Īnd the Web Exclusive with Erika MP3 in our Radio Archives Some links lead to audio archives of interviews, some links lead to websites that have featured the WLCoWSVoWLT. Interviews with Erika and World's Largest Things Radio Waves Carry News of the World's Largest Kind.
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