1933 - Leica II Mod. D Chrome

徠卡 II（D 型），1933 年—這是一個極為早期且罕見的版本，具有不尋常的亮鉻飾面和標誌性的甜甜圈形狀快門速度平台。我們目前館藏兩台來自同一批次的版本。但可以看到112016的版本跟112421也有些許不相同之處，這批產量僅 500 台的「亮鉻」機型誕生於 LEITZ 從黑漆轉向標準化霧面鍍鉻的過渡時期，擁有獨特的手工光澤。快門轉盤下方獨特的凹陷基座設計，見證了 1930 年代初期精密機械演進的歷史痕跡。

THE LEICA II (MODEL D) FROM 1933—AN EXTRAORDINARILY EARLY AND RARE VARIANT FEATURING AN UNUSUAL BRIGHT CHROME FINISH AND THE ICONIC DOUGHNUT-SHAPED SHUTTER SPEED PLATFORM. OUR MUSEUM CURRENTLY HOUSES TWO SPECIMENS FROM THIS SAME PRODUCTION BATCH. PRODUCED DURING LEITZ'S TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FROM BLACK ENAMEL TO STANDARDIZED SATIN CHROME, THESE "BRIGHT CHROME" UNITS (LIMITED TO 500) POSSESS A UNIQUE HAND-FINISHED LUSTER. THE DISTINCTIVE RECESSED BASE BENEATH THE SHUTTER DIAL STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE REFINED MECHANICAL EVOLUTION OF THE EARLY 1930S.