Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (36mm x 44mm x 11.9mm) on 20mm Black Leather Movement Glycine GL293 (Sellita 330-1) Special Features Date, 24 hour locking bezel, 24 hour dial Buy Direct Jomashop Buy Pre-Owned Find on WatchPatrol Find on Ebay A Brief History As the story goes: It was in 1953 when Samuel W. Glur, a sales director for Glycine-Altus, boarded a flight on Thai Airways from Bangkok to Calcutta. Upon striking up a conversation with the pilot in the cockpit, Samuel was able to ascertain the require ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (44.5mm x 49.5mm x 15.24mm) on 20mm Rubber/NATO Movement SII NE15 (Seiko 6R15) Special Features Date, Double Domed Sapphire, Super LumiNova BGW9, 200M WR, Dive/GMT Bezel Buy Direct MKII Boutique Buy Pre-Owned Find on WatchPatrol Find on Ebay Introduction As far as classic military dive watches go, it’s hard to beat the Benrus Type I. Tough as a cinder block and stripped only to the essentials, it truly epitomizes a military-spec watch. But vintage examples of the Benrus Type ..read more

Share this Post Introduction The 1970’s were a golden era for mechanical chronographs. From the iconic motorsports chronographs produced by Heuer to the austere military chronographs produced by Hamilton, Precista and CWC, the decade produced an incredible amount of unique vintage pieces. Chronographs of this era are defined by their intricate dials with colorful accents, daring angular case shapes, and innovative mechanical movements. There is just something about the funky designs of the 1970’s that tick a lot of boxes for vintage collectors. Yet some of the coolest vintage chronographs ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (40mm x 48.6mm x 10.2mm) on 20mm Leather Strap Movement ETA 2824-2 / ETA 2804-2 Special Features Date Buy Direct Stowa Direct Buy Pre-Owned Find on WatchPatrol Find on Ebay Introduction Of the most iconic military watches in world history, the German Flieger Type-A might be the most influential and recognizable. The original manufacturers of this design – Stowa, Laco, IWC, and A. Lange and Sohn – are still producing it, and dozens of other watch brands have taken elements fr ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (43mm x 49mm x 12mm) on 22mm Leather Strap Movement Miyota 8218 Special Features Subsecond Dial, Date, 50m WR Buy Direct AVI-8 Direct Buy Pre-Owned Find on WatchPatrol Find on Ebay Introduction AVI-8 is a watch brand out of England that produces military-inspired automatic watches that are manufactured in Hong Kong. They don’t have a storied romantic history producing watches for elite attack squadrons around the globe, nor do they have a catalog of iconic watches to draw in ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Titanium (43mm x 52mm x 11mm) on 22mm Titanium Movement Breitling Cal. 79 Superquartz Special Features Digital ..read more

Share this Post Introduction Cabot Watch Company – a humble UK-based brand with its roots in British military – is a name most likely unfamiliar to the casual collector. Founded in 1972 by ex-Hamilton director Ray Mellor, the brand itself doesn’t have a long and storied history like some other popular vintage military makes. But unlike Hamilton (and other Swiss brands with military contracts), CWC was founded with a singular purpose – to build military-spec watches for the British government. It’s that singular historical purpose that strips CWC watches of all pretension. No high-priced a ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (38.5mm x 46mm x 14.4mm) on 18mm Nato Movement Vostok 2416B Special Features Timing Bezel, 200m ..read more

Share this Post Wearability Stainless Steel (42mm x 51mm x 13.8mm) on 22mm Steel Bracelet Movement Seiko NH35 / ETA 2824 Special Features Timing Bezel, 300m WR Buy Direct Armida Direct Buy Pre-Owned Find on WatchPatrol Find on Ebay Introduction The world of affordable watches can be difficult to navigate. In a category almost entirely dominated by Japanese brands like Seiko, Orient, and Citizen, it’s easy to overlook the host of Chinese-made boutique watch brands that have emerged in the last couple of decades to offe ..read more