Military Watches

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Timor Heritage Field

Field watches are one of my favorite categories of timepieces. Purpose built, utilitarian, and aggressively no-frills, these watches were designed for specific jobs, and have a long and storied history of facing down each. The last time we covered a field watch in this series was over a year ago, when we examined the Weiss...

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Mar 15, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Boots on the Ground: G-Shock Partners with U.K.’s Ministry of Defence for New Mudmaster

G-Shock has long been known as the watch of choice for many modern military units and individual military personnel around the world. Earlier this month, the Casio-owned brand expanded this role in a new, formal capacity, announcing its partnership with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence to become an official watch supplier of the British Armed Forces.

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Mar 4, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Bulova Unveils Three New Heritage Models as Part of Military Collection

Last week, Bulova, the distinctly American watch brand founded in 1875, released three new models inspired by the historical watches it produced for the U.S. military in the early-to mid-20th Century. With the new Hack and A-15 Pilot watches, Bulova kickstarts its Military Collection, thus expanding its range of heritage offerings.

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Feb 25, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

NEWS

Sinn Kicks Off 2020 With Military-Inspired 158 and 104 St Sa A B E Limited Editions

Last week, Frankfurt, Germany-based watchmaker Sinn unveiled two new limited-edition watches ahead of its showing at INHORGENTA, Munich’s annual jewelry trade fair. The two new models include the Sinn 104 St Sa A B E— a special edition of the existing 104 St Sa model — and the Sinn 158, a vintage-inspired chronograph based on...

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Feb 22, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2020 PREVIEW

Bell & Ross Covers Land, Sea, and Air with Three New BR V2 Watches

Today, Bell & Ross has unveiled three new models within its neo-vintage BR V2 line, becoming, we believe, the first watchmaker to offer an official glimpse of new products launching at the upcoming Baselworld 2020 watch fair. The three new pieces, the BR V2-92 Military Green, BR V2-94 Aéronavale Bronze, and BR V2-93 GMT Blue, are designed to represent a trifecta of sea, air, and land watches.

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Feb 1, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

NEWS

Flying High: IWC Announces Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Blue Angels”

Last week, famed pilot watch manufacturer IWC unveiled its latest release, the new Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Blue Angels.” The blue-clad model is a special edition of the Schaffhausen-based brand’s Pilot’s Watch Chronograph series, released in partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels. The Blue Angels are the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron. The...

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Dec 2, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION

Comrades in Camo: G-Shock Introduces Two Limited Editions in New Camouflage-Print Cases

On the heels of its latest MR-G models inspired by ancient Japanese armor and swords, G-SHOCK turns to a different type of military influence for its latest limited editions. Its latest metal connected timepieces — one in its classic, digital-display GMWB5000 style, the other in the fashion-forward, analog MT-G series — feature new, one-of-a-kind camouflage...

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Nov 21, 2019 by WatchTime

WATCH TO WATCH

War and Peacetime: The Longines Heritage Military 1938

After channeling the era of the First World War with its first Heritage Military model, a reissue of a museum piece from 1918, and following it up with last year’s WWII-inspired model that re-created a watch worn by British RAF officers in the 1940s, Longines delved into the years between the World Wars for the...

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Nov 14, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Panerai Launches its First Green-Dialed Submersible as an Online Exclusive

Panerai first dipped its toes into e-commerce in 2017, with the release of a limited-edition model in its Submersible collection (then called Luminor Submersible), with the first 30 of 100 pieces offered to online customers. Today, Panerai takes it to the next level, with another special-edition Submersible — this one with all 500 of its pieces available exclusively via the brand's e-commerce site. Here's a look at the Panerai Submersible Verde Militare - 42 MM, which also happens to be the first-ever Submersible with a green dial.

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Nov 5, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WTNY 2019 DAY TWO

Glashütte Original Brings Vintage Spezimatic Dive Watch to WatchTime New York

WatchTime New York 2019 kicked off last night at Gotham Hall with a VIP cocktail party and continues today with a full day of panels, events, and product introductions. And as a special bonus for aficionados of vintage watches, Glashütte Original, one of the 37 sponsoring watch brands, will be showcasing a true rarity for...

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Oct 26, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

In the (Swiss) Army Now: Victorinox Launches New FieldForce Collection

Victorinox, inventor of the iconic Swiss Army knife and maker of military-themed timepieces since 1989, is going back to basics in its wristwatch portfolio — after going upmarket with such pieces as 2015’s INOX and Dive Master 500 — with the launch of the new FieldForce collection. FieldForce watches — thus far available in three-hand,...

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Jul 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Time for Remembrance: Graham Special Edition Watches Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day

As you have probably read or heard about by now — unless you’re one of those people who takes long breaks from watching the news — today marks an important 20th-century historical milestone, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion that turned the tide of World War II. What better day to call your attention...

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Jun 6, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

COUTURETIME 2019:

The Bell & Ross BR 03-92 MA-1: A Flight Jacket for the Wrist (Updated)

For its new BR 03-92 MA-1 limited edition — unveiled at Baselworld 2019 and featured among the brand's highlight pieces at last week's CoutureTime event in Las Vegas — Bell & Ross looked beyond the cockpit instruments and took its design cues from an iconic piece of aviator apparel, the famous MA-1 flight jacket adopted by the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s. Here's a closer look.

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Jun 3, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hands-On with the Longines Heritage Military Watch

Last year, in a follow-up to the wide and favorable attention garnered by its Heritage 1945 piece from 2017, Longines released the newest member of its neo-vintage Heritage collection, the Heritage Military Watch. (The brand had previously released a model under the same name, a 1918-inspired field watch with a black dial option and 6...

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May 26, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2019:

A U.S. Navy Prototype Resurfaces: The Tudor Black Bay P01

Back in 1967, while it was a supplier of watches to the U.S. Navy, Tudor developed a prototype for a new, tactical divers’s watch, meeting a set of specifications set by the U.S. government, to replace the standard-issue Oyster Prince Submariner Ref. 7928. This prototype, code-named “Commando” never saw the light of day, as the...

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Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

A Comprehensive Guide to Bremont’s 2019 Novelties

Earlier this week, Bremont hosted its 2019 Bremont Townhouse event in New York City where we received the opportunity to view and handle the British brand’s latest novelties. (We also hosted a collectors’ dinner earlier in the week at Watches of Switzerland with Bremont Co-founder Giles English) The centerpiece of Bremont’s 2019 offerings is the...

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Mar 9, 2019 by WatchTime

MICROBRAND MONDAY

Tockr D-Day C-47 Watches Built with Salvaged WWII Aircraft Parts

Along with a number of other anniversaries being commemorated by the watch world in 2019 (we’re looking at you, Omega, Zenith, and probably others to come), this year also marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II in 1944. And it is Texas-based Tockr that...

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Feb 25, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

Flying Tigers of Time: Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Collection

Curtiss Wright was a famous American manufacturer of aircraft and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, produced between 1938 and 1944, was its most historically significant plane, piloted by the so-called Flying Tigers — a group of American volunteers in the Chinese Air Force — during World War II. Breitling, perhaps the watch brand most closely tied...

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Feb 19, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Hamilton Brings “Interstellar” to Earth with Khaki Field Murph

Hamilton watches have been seen in many movies over the years, but perhaps never more prominently than in 2014's Interstellar, in which a Hamilton Khaki Field watch plays a pivotal role in saving the world. Now Hamilton is releasing a special version of that watch, identical to the one in the movie with the exception of one identifying detail that should appeal to its ardent fans.

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Feb 14, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Certina DS PH200M

Swatch Group-owned Certina is a Swiss watch brand that few American consumers are familiar with, but it is a company that has long specialized in sports watches, and even has an extensive history, both in the American market and among military personnel. Yet, as was the reality for many historic Swiss manufacturers, the Quartz Crisis...

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Jan 27, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

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