10 Best Military & Mil-Spec Watches From $100 & Upwards: Divers, Field, Pilot, Reissues & Vintage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ค. 2022
- In today's #WatchTalk episode I'm joined by watch expert and entrepreneur Marc Frankel of Long Island Watch for a chat on our top 10 military and mil-spec watches. We discuss their history, what they offer in terms of functionality, value, and design, and what we love about them. From well known watches and legendary icons, to more obscure and underrated options, we cover a lot in this episode including divers, field watches, pilot watches, vintage timepieces, and a few honorable mentions. So grab a drink and join us for another laidback watch chat, and don't forget to share your suggestions in the comments below.
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Watches discussed in this video: Hamilton Khaki Mechanical 38mm, Bertucci DX3, Bertucci A2T Highpolish, Bertucci A2S Ballista, Benrus DTU-2A/P, Benrus Type-I, Benrus Type-II, G-shock Military, G-Shock DW 6600-1, G-Shock GG-B100, G-Shock Mudmaster, G-Shock Master of G, G-Shock Gravitymaster, Seiko 7A28 7102 (Gen 1), Seiko Diving Computer M726, Seiko "Kamikaze Watch", Marathon GSAR, Marathon TSAR, Marathon Navigator, Marathon Multipurpose Field Watch, Bulova Accutron Astronaut, Bulova A-11 Hack Watch, Bulova MIL-SHIPS-W-218, Omega 30T2 aka "The Spitfire watch" (CK2292), Omega CK2129 (Weems Watch from Dunkirk film), Omega Dirty Dozen, Omega Seamaster 300m (ref. 165.024) British Royal Navy.
Honorable mentions: Panerai Luminor, Squale 1521 50 ATMOS Marina Militare, Citizen NY0040 Marina Militare, Yema Superman French Air Force, Eterna Kontiki (IDF), Tudor Submariner Marine Nationale, Hanhart Pioneer Tachytele Chronograph.
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Best milspec has to be GShock. I got one and used it in Desert Storm, lasted another 10 years on the original battery. Literally bombproof. Love the channel.
Thank you and also for your service.
Best regards,
TGV
I would agree unless you are doing static line jumps
Awesome. G Shock is top of my list.
This! The basic models without compass, tough solar, etc like DW (especially 5600 and 6900) are cheap enough and can be used as beater military watch.
Had a couple of G-Shocks and they were grea watches but the electronic emissions from the carrier fried them. Now use Citizen JY8035-04E Navihawk A-T Eco-Drive Perpetual.
Spent 26 years in the Army, but never was issued a watch. Kept breaking watches on jumps until I bought a G-Shock, which was great. Thanks for this video!
My friend is in the navy and he said salt water killed pretty much a lot of watches , he got a luminox 4 years ago , will see how long this one last
What unit if u don’t mind me asking
@@marcs990 when I was on jump status, I was the Dragon Brigade S3 (1985-86) which was an XVIII Airborne Corps separate brigade, and later the 2-52 ADA battalion commander (1990-92) which was part of Dragon Brigade. Did you spend time at Ft Bragg?
@@teddybitner3302 I did visit Bragg once in my career as I’m ex UK Para, we were doing a joint exercise, had a great party (or parties) afterwards & had a great time with you guys 👍
I'm a Army retiree and in my 28 total years, I was never "issued" any watch. In fact, back in 94 as a young Specialist I busted my Casio watchband on a day we were packing up to go to the field. I went to the supply sergeant and asked if he had a watch I could sign out. He laughed at me and said, "This aint no jewelry store. This is the infantry, we don't issue watches." He handed me a hank of paracord and some 100 mile per hour tape and said, "Thats the best your gonna ever get."
I'll never forget that, because he was right. No watches and the paracord tape bracelet I made for my watch actually worked great. Lasted two weeks in some really shitty terrain and elements.
What I miss these days in "the watch world", comes flowing back when I listen to you two. I truely appriciate these videos: they are fun, respectfull and highly motivating.
Well said Sir 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
For sure. I love these 2 watch aficionados
I've got my grandfather's BULOVA G.I. issue that he wore throughout Europe during WW II, later the watch went to KOREA, VIETNAM, and the middle East, on the case back it has the numbers for Type, Mil spec, Part, Serial, Order, and Stock.
It still runs and has only ever had the crystal and mainspring replaced,and
the lume no longer is visible.
That’s amazing. And it could probably pull off another military tour to this day.
That sounds amazingly awesome 👌, I would like to see a picture of such a wonderful piece.
Musta been radium lume if it’s WW2-vintage.
That could be in a museum! Great story of dependability.
If it was WWII era, it has a Radium dial and is still quite radioactive. The lume may be "dead" but it's only Zinc Sulfide -- the chemical compound the radioactivity from the Radium caused to glow -- that has aged and deteriorated. It will still be just as radioactive a thousand years from now. Just because a watch from that era doesn't glow anymore doesn't mean it's not radioactive.
Great take guys. I had 22 year career in the US Army, I’ve always been a watch nut. As a lieutenant in the early 80’s, I served in the heavy mechanized Infantry and we faved G shocks to put up with large caliber main-guns that we fired inches from our watches. I also had several Seiko dive watches. I still have a 6309 out of nostalgia. I also liked my G shock when serving as a paratrooper. Later in my career, I did some service related diving. Ironically, I used a Citizen dive watch with an analogue depth gauge. Later, once I was no longer in the combat arms, I bought an Omega Seamaster chrono. Interesting Note: Military watches were always issued at the unit level. However supply officers would never issue them for fear that the troops would break them,steal them, or lose them. I the several units that I commanded, I had to inventory the various Tmex, Hamilton, and Benrus watches but, as they were accountable items, I always agreed with the supply guys that messing with them just wasn’t worth the hassle. 😃 Cheers.
These intros never get old. TGV you are a fine comedian and finer watch enthusiasts! Cheers
Never issued a watch during my Army career. We mostly wore G-Shocks we bought at the Exchange. Some wore Seiko divers or other brands in smaller numbers. My G-Shocks are still my go to beaters. They are absolutely reliable under all conditions. Well done Hugo darling!
Been in the military in Norway for years now and this is something nobody seems to know: No one wears a watch with hands. Everyone wears a digital one bc it so much easier to read the time. If its 3.27 digital its 3.27. Reading it with hands takes some more seconds to read and even then you might not be 100% sure its 3.27. This includes for basicly all of Europe as far as Ive excperienced atleast
I was enlisted in the army and also a commissioned officer and pilot. Was never issued a watch but man I wish I would’ve been. Some sweet stuff you guys covered.
As I watched this video while wearing my 1983 Reissue CWC Diver I was hoping to hear CWC name get mentioned but never the less I again enjoyed being entertained and informed by the two of you and look forward for the next video discussion. Hopefully CWC will get a honourable shoutout next time :)
I look forward to this monthly release between TGV and Mark more than any other video on TH-cam. It always sends me down so many rabbit holes and inevitably adds another watch to my list. Thank you, gentlemen.
I too adore this series.
CWC also have pieces issued to the three strands of the military, not just Seiko.
Love the videos guys, keep them coming!
Most of the enlisted personnel wore G-Shocks during time in the Army. They were around $20 at Post Exchange. It was also my first big boy watch, after years of Swatches and Fossils. Timex Iron Man was also popular. I noticed many of the Warrant Officers (helicopter pilots) wore Omega Speedmasters. I remember thinking they must make a ton of money. I was all of 20 years old and had no idea. I once saw a colonel buy a Rolex Submariner. Back then, PX's sold them with a once-in-a-lifetime purchase. Which was smart because soldiers would figure out a way to flip them if they could buy more than one. Great video, fellas.
LOL It must be a base commander thing. I had COs at Norfolk and Philadelphia who both wore Sumbariners. It's actually how I became interested in nice watches.
When I was in army ROTC in college in 1980, my PMS (professor of military science/commanding officer) was a LTC Special Forces-5th SF, and he wore a Rolex Sub
with the De Oppresso Libre emblem soldered on the clasp. It looked so bitchin'. I'm sure that was his Garrison watch and he wore a cheapie for the jungles. I just had to have one one of these days. A few years later I was a young LT on CONUS, in the rear with the beer. I was a miserable post. Just miserable. I got a Subbie just to reward myself for enduring this shithole. Did one tour and left, never looked back.
@Donnybrook10 I'm sure a lot of people buy Subs or GMT as a life marker. They made full bull or battalion or brigade command and reward themselves with a Sub. Or they endured something really harsh, like surviving a couple of tours in Vietnam or made SF or passed Ranger school. So they reward themselves with a Rolex.
Yessss! Love these episodes! NGL I’d watch an episode for every one of Hugo’s top ten suggestions 😂
25yrs in the US Navy and I wore mostly the Casio G-Shocks (not issued). When I was assigned to Navy Special Warfare I was issued a Suunto digital watch. Ok watch but honestly I thought the G-Shocks were better. My last 4 years on active duty I chose to wear a Titanium Hamilton which is still in my collection today. Great video guys!
Ex British army here, I was lucky enough to be given an automatic divers style German watch, a few of us in my unit managed to get our hands on them, I still have in pristine condition, sterile dial other than ☢️ radioactive symbol on it due to the H3 luminous markings , oh it also had the NATO issue broad arrow mark on it I believe, black NATO strap but I noticed along with the NSN (NATO Stock Number) it says MWC (militar etc in German.
Sinn is a brand I would definitely include. Quintessential german toolwatch brand with tons of history. They are, for example supplying legendary german special unit GSG 9 (Sinn UX) , as well as german KSK special forces.
I so nearly added them! The problem is, who would I take out of my 5?!?! 😂😂🥲 EXCELLENT suggestion, thank you so much!
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
Sinn UX S has to be mentioned for sure
Completely off topic but the PVD coated Sinn 144 St is my grail watch, hope I'll get it sometime..
Did the Germans use Sinn watches when they blew up Nordstream? Seems like it was a well-timed operation.
@@thermionic1234567no, but I'm sure the CIA SAD that did it were wearing something interesting.
I was issued the G-Shock DW660 in 2003 when I joined USAF Special Forces. Great watch that has accompanied me in military missions and I still have it up to this day and still going strong.
The two of you are the ying and yang ☯️ of the watch reviewer world. Excellent balance. As always extraordinary production value. Yes, Hugo is the maleficent watch overlord!!!
Great topic... really enjoyed the conversation. You two have great chemistry, and a real depth of knowledge to share from. Thanks for an educational and entertaining hour!
I had a Timex Ironman during boot camp in the Army in 97'. Loved it! I also have a 1972 Benrus field watch I bought of an Airforce veteran a few years ago!
Same on the Ironmans - I went through maybe 2-3 of them through my career. I never had the money to get anything too nice that I'd smash up haha
Great conversation! Enjoyed this episode and thank you so much for the shoutout on my video! Means a lot 🙏
I love these type of videos I find video like this so fascinating I love a good history lesson you and Mark as always make a great dynamic duo here is to the next video.
I had a Timex Ironman, G-Shock Mudman, a Suunto, then my last watch was a Garmin Instinct. The Ironman lasted the longest, the Mudman was the toughest, the Suunto was a battery hog, but I used it the most for just about every mission, then they released the Garmin Instinct and never looked back since. Now that I'm out I've acquired many more watches, pilots, divers, field, all the military style of watch you can think of, but my recommendation as one soldier to another, regardless of rank, Garmin Instinct 2 would do you well for just about everything.
These episodes & conversations just keep getting better! Awesome job once again. Very informative & great history on the watches.
The simple, hand-wound Hamilton Khaki Field with sandblasted case has something so fundamental about it you just gotta love it despite it's lack of glamour.
Just had on my khaki field when I had to save someone’s life. Got the wildest wrist shot ever taken lol best watch for the job I think
Just sold my Hamilton khaki king for my IWC Mark xviii.
No regrets
@@TRUYORK718 that’s a nice upgrade congrats !
I'm gifting my automatic Khaki to my oldest Army buddy who went career and will be retiring with 22 years of service next year.
It rarely gets the wrist time it deserves and it always made me think of our times as privates and young buck-sergeants.
He mentioned a while back that he wishes he could justify a Seamaster Aquaterra, but always is buying new gutters or set of tires or something instead.
It's no Omega, but it's Swiss and it was my first Swiss watch so I hope it can usher him into the hobby I love in the same manner it did for me.
@@SuicideVan that’s a hell of a gift I am sure he will love it and appreciate it a lot
This just made my weekend, yes! Thanks TGV, hopefully you're well.
I am Military Active duty and yes, my first durable watch was a G-Shock. I am a Casio collector and watching your show there is an option of military design watches. My Gs lasted for years and there is Marathon I knew nothing. 21 years 4 combat tours and yes I have bertucci, breitling, Casio and I do have a smart watch but its not the same as a digi or auto. Love the show, islander, and the wonder Mad watch collector.
I'm so glad you and Mark are putting out videos. There my favorite watch videos. One of the only long length watch videos I stick with till the end.
Great list again boys. One I've been wearing recently-not strictly a military watch but one based on a military watch-is the Seiko SCXP155. Originally, civilian issue in the 90s, then re-issued in the 2000s. It's a wonderful little military-adjacent piece with a quality, hacking quartz movement. I've got it on a Nato now. The thing is a treat.
Thanks to both of you for the vid! You both are great together and a lot of fun to listen and learn.
Thank you so much my friend. I deeply appreciate it!
Best regards,
TGV
I am looking forward to this video every month ❤️ you guys never dissapoint!
Great episode. Even though i wasn’t in the market for a field watch I figured “it’s TGV and Marc, I’m in”. Hugo was a bonus. So, retired military here, and I survived an acquisition tour. Procurement buffoonery is mostly driven by the Federal Acquisition Regulation or FAR requirements, and those are imposed by Congress, not DoD. Insistence on MILSPEC creates a level playing field for all bidders and reduces the risk of protest, plain and simple. It’s as complicated as it is to defend against lawsuits. Any DoD person with an IMPAC card can go into any GSA store on any installation and use their funds to buy anything in stock, including watches. You’d better be able to defend your decision though. Many can’t and end up in serious trouble. You can also use your IMPAC card at AAFES, NEX, MCX - the exchanges, and buy merchandise that’s not stock-listed, also including watches. Same cautions apply. In that scenario, troops could get Bertucci issued to them, just not through the DoD supply chain. Bertuccis are great. I have an A2-T and sent one to our son, who is in the Army in Korea. Btw, cell phones can affect the accuracy of radar altimeters if they receive or transmit 5G signals, because of where 5G is on the spectrum relative to radar altimeters. Most critical in reduced visibility or when shooting an ILS approach.
I’ve been waiting for this all month! Thanks guys! Made my day!
These two genuinely love to talk about watches and we get to be a fly on the wall listening to what they are saying about watches 😊
Just picked up a marathon arctic GSAR from Long Island watch a couple weeks ago. Loving it so far! Love the collab episodes.
Thank you and congrats on the Marathon!
LOVE the GSAR, enjoy.
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry How did you guys not cover Vostok in this list ? ☹️
Was it because of Ukraine ? 😕
Tgv, your channel is always such a breath of fresh air compared to all the ghastly other youtubers.
I absolutely love seeing friends from across the pond getting together to talk about their passion. Great Channels, one lovely collab. I need to pair up with another watch reviewer soon here!
I think I went thru a dozen of the two of you having fun with watches, chemistry is awesome and thanks for sparking my interest on starting a budget collection late in the game!
Another great top ten. I was issued the navigator, my step father loved it so much that I gifted it to him. I also acquired a special mechanical stopwatch used by bombardiers, I believe it was made by Hamilton.
TGV, in the next edition, dub over Hugo's version whenever Marc says 'Bulova' 😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Genius idea, thank you Otto.
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry pip pip old bean
There's so much to comment on as you cover so many subjects, but I think these chats are brilliant. Both of you keep up the good work 🙂
God I’ve been wanting this since you started this series. Military and Field watches are my favorite category. My Hamilton Khaki Mechanical is my favorite watch I own
Thank you for this video... been a novice collector for a bit and (I am not making this up) stumbled upon an Urban Gentry video maybe three years ago and was hooked. Independently I also came across some dude from New York who just decided to start marketing his own brand. I bought my first two ISL watches before I realised you two know each other. Worlds collide sort of thing 👍
Great vid, my dad was a WWII vet in the Pacific theater. Growing up I always remember a Bulova on his dresser.
Nice to hear both of your opinions on my favorite genre of watches. Perfect end to the work week. Enjoy your Memorial Day.
.... a most enjoyable and informative chat guys .... thank you ........ I have the non-limited Bulova Mil-Ships , it is just stunning and a joy to wear at half the price of the limited version ....... and I am seriously lucky to have an original Omega 30T2 6B/159 RAF pilots watch from 1943 in superb condition ....... what a great addiction collecting timepieces is ............
Very cool vid. and great discussion and history. Now I know what I'm buying next. You two are just awesome.
Love this episode, guys. Nice to see the latest addition to my collection (Seiko 7A28-7120) featured in this episode!
Love the interactive format - keep it up guys!
Glad to see TGV and Mark back for another fantastic video. Best duo in the game.
So educational as always from you both! Excellent stuff when you guys get together!!
The *Bulova* dub had me rolling 😂
I still have my Timex field watch from Desert Storm, it was ten dollars at the PX and it still runs, a little fast, and the lume is pretty much gone, but this was not issued.
THE watch that started my collection was sold to me by an army buddy of mine (older gentleman) whom bought a Gen 1 Seiko orange monster... it saw two tours of combat and survived literal war. I absolutely love that watch. He loved it too but felt it should go to someone that appreciated a good watch.
👍👍 Informative video TGV. Love your intro's and top notch editing.
this was fascinating, now getting into vintage military, and its really cool, appreciate the history and organic discussion
Love this format, could listen to you both all day, grate job guys 👍
The opening scene with Mark and HMB was pure gold. Mark is a great straight man.
Great work gentlemen.. Insightful, entertaining and fun as always. Thanks. Big Timex and G shock fan.
Love my Marathon GSAR. The tritium lume was so nice when I was on an excercise in the arctic and we had 4 hours of daylight.
Just got the Marathon JDD in the mail today and was wondering if that would show up in this video. Of course it’s on one of your wrists! Absolute tank of a watch!
Love that you said quart revolution and not crisis🤝🤝🤝!!! I really like this tipe of videos made by you and Marc. Now back to the video. Is my morning treat , with a cup of coff☕️! Thank you TGV and Marc🙏! Salut from Romania!🤝🇹🇩
Hugo and Marc have good chemistry. This collab needs to happen!
While I was in the USMC and a Flight Equipment Officer, I we tried to get watches designated for Aviators which were automatic chronographs which were $200-$300 each. The Supply Officer came back and issued $5.00 each plastic manual wind watches which were for the infantry and were frankly of low quality. Thus, when someone says USMC Quality I have to laugh. Low quality, lo9w cost POS gear IS MORE LIKELY THE NORM AT LEAST WHEN I WAS IN through 1991.
One that I just recently discovered and was issued to the Navy Seals back in the 70’s and 80’s is the Chronosport Sea Quartz. Issued by the Seals, made sort of famous to the rest of us by the original Magnum PI, it’s a good looking but obscure little watch that’s not quite as affordable as many of the ones your brought up in this list.
I've got the Chronosport udt and love it
Momentum Watches has a tribute reissue of that Magnum PI Sea Quartz. Their founder was a part of Chronosport and has the design rights. They are selling via preorder. The first round of orders was delivered this month it seems, and they are on their third round now. Around $210 with tropic strap. Sapphire crystal and bezel insert.
Love your channel as always very informative, I do own a Citizen Skyhawk AT that has been with me on every mission I've ever been on, and I've outfitted it with something called an "olongapo band." It's a solid metal bracelet custom made in the phillipines, with a very long and interesting military history dating back to the Vietnam war. I have however seen very few if any mention of them on watch enthusiast channels and communities. Perhaps a future video covering the olongapo bands would be an intriguing topic to explore.
TGV and Mark collab is the best thing that happened to TH-cam horology lovers 😊
Really enjoyed the video and the shared knowledge and passion!
Marc: an Islander version of that Seiko chrono.... pleeeeease make it happen !!!
🤞🤞🤞🤞 YESSSSSS!!!!!
Thank you, I am glad I am not alone.
Best regards,
TGV
Good evening TGV, great entertaining topic for my friday evening! I‘m looking forward what choices you both made for your lists. Oh and I am drinking Vino Verde tonite 😉Best regards!
I always love these collabs. I am also very much hoping you will be reviewing the new IWC Pilot's watches used in Top Gun 2. Fantastic movie, and those watches look incredible!
Ah the best watch channel on TH-cam . Plus it’s drama free ! . Love Hugo
Great show gents. I cherish my Seiko SNK809...may not be military but that pilot inspired dial is splendid.
Excellent video, TGV! Thanks to both you and Marc for making it available to all of us. Took me a bit to watch this one. Been running around like crazy past few days but got to sit down and watch it with my son this AM. Really well timed to coincide with Memorial Day! Really well done! Loved the Marathon that Marc was wearing and live their history, but like Bertucci, I have NEVER seen one in the wild. Maybe it is a Air Force/Army thing. Maybe they sell them at AAFES but I haven't ever seen them on base or shipboard at Navy Exchanges. And yes we do have stores onboard.....called funnily enough the ship's store where we can buy all sorts of geedunk ( it is a word) to include watches. I bought at least three watches from aircraft carrier stores.....none survived ( 1 Casio, 1 Seiko, and another).
Really loved seeing the MiLShips. I really like BewLOVUh but can't figure out with piece is "ME". The strap in the MilShips is mighty thin. Still proportioned correctly for the time it represents.
Thank you both for such a nice and educational video. Hope you have a safe and happy holiday with yours.
Congratulations again, Marc, on getting some air under your wings!
Be well! Onward and Upward!!
by chance the content arrived in good time. a gray and black 5610 negative arrived today for my g shock's collection. Follow the content from Brazil - Rio. Good weekend folks
haahaa, happy Friday gents.. love to start my weekend with a TGV video. thank you sir.. cheers. 🥃
What a pleasure watching you guys!!! Thanks
Hahha! Marc participating in a Hugo skit is the best news of the week!
I think Hugo can have his very own TH-cam channel ! Absolutely brilliant !
Brilliant start to my Saturday - thanks so much. Couldn't get back to sleep this morning (UK), eventually dragged myself out of bed at 6am - this video and 2 cups of coffee later and I'm feeling almost human.
PS - thanks Marc; I sprayed most of that coffee across the room at the kamikaze watch gag. You can imagine the pilots all lining up to receive their watches, they all look down and are really pleased and then the guy next in line gets a cheap effort with a low battery indicator warning...
That intro was bloody marvellous (darling) 🤣, and of course great content as always. 👍
Thank you, 🙏😀
Best regards,
TGV
Always look forward to seeing my dude Hugo!!!
First one of these I’ve watched and it was absolutely great guys. Informative and entertaining 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Neil, you are in for a lot more fun, we have been doing these for almost 2 years not once a month. enjoy!
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry I will have to check out your back catalogue. Subscribed to both you and Marc and am working my way through 👍🏻
Thank you for all of the content, my absolute favorite youtube channel, I love you guys doing these videos. One remark about G-Shocks and Citizen, if you don't mind!
I loved/love my G-shock, but sadly when I was deployed for a WESTPAC (Mid 2000s) everytime the ships radar was on it would destroy quartz watches if not shockproof, unfortunately it fried 2 of my beloved Gshocks that I went through all of my US Naval Academy and Naval Aviation training with that I would fly and workout with. To replace the G-shocks I Bought a Citizen JY80-3504E to replace the G-shocks and it has been through the last 10 years of service all over the world in several types of aircraft landing on 4 different classes of ships in every imaginable condition. It's even survived a massive impact when I experienced and engine failure landing but the watch was unfazed. Citizen really makes great watches that are true tool watches! But man I love my Bulova Moonwatch with the accutron movement, it is unfazed by large power sources like the radars, but I already cracked the crystal the other day during post flight when the mechanic surprised me and I turned and it caught on the edge of the cockpit door.
Keep up the great content!
PS Been enjoying the 1972 Dan Henry, and no I will not have it anywhere near ships radar or on the airfield, I love it too much!
Regarding Timex, their field watches were sold in PXs across the US. I bought a green quartz Timex field watch while in basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood the Summer of 1984.
I absolutely agree about that Seiko RAF watch. I had just recently been trawling eBay looking for them or an older 6BB style piece.
Marc, I would snatch it up if there was an Islander version, too!
Great video. My military watch is an Aquatech digital on a olive drab velcro strap. It no longer works...battery died. It was only $20 in the PX...worked great. Like me, it's now retired.
I bought my father a USMC version of the Marathon GSAR in quartz back in 2000 for his birthday. I paid about $250 for it. Looking at the prices now, wow has watch prices gone up.
Great video! I currently own 2 Marathon watches and my honorable mention is the French brand Ralf-Tech who currently is issued a Nato stock number for supply to Nato units and it’s also currently issued to several French military units. Hopefully you’ll get a chance to review one soon. Keep up the great content, cheers!
The Timex MK1, the modern one, is one of the watches I’ve bought that, relative to the price, I have been most impressed with. I love my aluminum MK1, I was indeed super surprised how happy it made me. If you don’t care to spend much on a watch but you want that look, not to mention indiglo which is awesome, then dude… Timex has totally got you covered.. as long as you like the sound of ticking, a really light piece on your wrist, simple field look and dope domed acrylic distortion, and you know you signed up for an inexpensive build, you are going to be pleased as punch.
I have not tuned in to this channel for a few years now. I must say the snobby T -Rex has me belly laughing more then I could ever previously expect to on a TGV video. Well done.
Hey that's a cool treat. Ironing my laundry with TGV and Marc chatting along. Could be much worse. 😆
Famous timex watch wearer Jocko Willink. Always 4.30 am on his watch
Excellent video I love my Citizen Skyhawk and Casio G Shocks I recently picked up a Casio GBD 200 lime Green G Shock and I love that too.
Great video - thanks. It was great to hear about Omega's role in WWII. Our family visited Europe in 1967 and my father (a PhD in Mathematics) bought an Omega watch for himself (I think a Geneve), so I have a lot of respect for Omega. It was also great to hear about Bulova's involvement with the military - not surprising that a well established US watchmaker would supply the military, especially after a former US General was an executive. You did not mention Luminox, which gets a lot of mileage out of their claim that their watches were designed for Navy Seals. Looks like Apple is coming after this market as the new ruggedized Apple Watch is Mil-Spec.
Great watch selections as usual!! Thank you!
Spectacular video. Love the history lessons.
Awesome! I've been waiting to see you guys talk about field watches for a long while! Time to strap on my favorite field watch (Victorinox Alliance auto 241669) and enjoy the show! Cheers!
Just saved someone’s life in my Hamilton khaki. That is now a memory forever tied to my watch that I’ll always remember when it’s on wrist
Nice, my 241714 Alliance auto says hi 🤜
Rarely do I laugh out loud at film and videos. “THAT OPENING WAS FUNNY AS HELL!”