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Created in partnership with the UTAH BEACH LANDING MUSEUM, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Museum and to Veteran Associations attending the 81st Anniversary ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003eThe cutout on the upper dial is shaped to mirror the coastline of Normandy, where the five original D-Day landing beaches—UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD—were located. Each landing site is marked precisely on the dial, providing a detailed visual tribute to the operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eFor the indexes, we took a creative approach: the top half of the dial is punched through, allowing the sand beneath to shine through and serve as natural markers. On the bottom half, a transparent layer carries printed solid indexes. 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The centerpiece of this edition is the “Higgins” Blue dial, \u003cstrong\u003emade using real sand collected from UTAH BEACH \u003c\/strong\u003eand symbolically representing the broader scope of the D-Day operation. \u2028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cutout on the upper dial is shaped to mirror the coastline of Normandy, where the five original D-Day landing beaches UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD—were located. Each landing site is marked precisely on the dial, providing a detailed visual tribute to the operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the indexes, we took a creative approach: the top half of the dial is punched through, allowing the sand beneath to shine through and serve as natural markers. On the bottom half, a transparent layer carries printed solid indexes. 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