.We take a deep dive into the “door kickers”favourite time pieces.
For those who are unfamiliar with my “Tea and Tickers” YouTube channel and my watch-collecting habits,I for some unknown reason appear to favour military watches. Gone are the days when every military personnel is given a wristwatch as part of his kit.
And why I have so many.
“Christian Ward on a NATO strap” is a “take the p**s line quoted numerous times on live streams (referencing my love for Christopher Ward watches and NATO straps -but not necessarily together) I probably own 35 ish watches that are on or would suit a NATO strap, but what the deal with them anyway?
A modern take on a military watch that was never issued ..
Courtesy of Time Bum
I feel sorry for Bulova sometimes, (don’t get me wrong I love the brand and have 5 modern and 2 vintage Accutron’s.) but they appear to be the company that on 3 occasions missed out on the”golden ticket” I’ll explain.
The Military Watch Company finally got the contract it sought after for many years.
“Every dog has its day” is an old phrase that means that “if you continue trying then one day you may succeed” Never has this had more meaning than in the following tale. The quartz “G10” was the first quartz watch supplied to the British military, with the name coming from the G1098 form which was completed before one was issued. The correct term is General Service Watch. it is a simple 36mm no-date 3-handed Quartz with fixed lug pins as per the standards required by the M.O.D.