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THE US GOV ISSUED 1968 VIETNAM WAR SINGLE PLASTIC CASEWESTCLOX MILITARY WATCH
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MIL-W-3818A
THE FIRST SPECIFIC WATCHES UTILIZED IN NAM WAS THE 3818A
WHICH WAS UTILIZED BY GREE BERET / SPECIAL FORCES
NOTE IT HAS THE LOOK OF A-11/A-17 HACK BUT LABELED 3818A HACK
DTU-2AP.-MIL-W-3818B
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THEN A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO BENRUS. BENRUS PRODUCED THE FIRST VIETNAM WATCH AND IT WAS
THE FIRST SINGLE CASE SYSTEM WITH TWO PART CRYSTAL LOCKING MIL-W-3818B KNOWN AS DTU-2AP. ALL
WATCHES AFTER THE BENRUS WERE SINGLE CASE. STEEL AND PLASTIC. BENRUS BUILT 10,000 FOR THE
MARINE CORPS. FOLLOWED UP THE MIL-W-3818A. [U.S. VIETNAM WATCHES WERE NON-MAINTENENCE. THEY HAD
TO LAST 2 YEARS WITH NO REPAIRS]
MILITARY WATCHES USA ORDINANCE ISSUE
DPU-2A/P MIL-W-3118B MIL-W-3818B_Sepcifications.pdf
MIL-W-4637 milspec-mil-w-46374f.PDF AVAIABLE 3118 specifications pdf 4637 specifications pdf
BULOVA PROTESTS THE BENRUS AWARD OF MILITARY WATCH CONTRACT VIETNAM ISSUE
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WESTCLOX 7 JEWEL NO DIAL BRAND NAME
HAMILTON STEEL CASE NO DIAL BRAND NAME
BENRUS STEEL CASE NOTE NO DIAL BRAND NAME
NOTE THERE WERE NO OMEGA LA-COULTRE IWS OR ANY OF THE FAKES SOLD ON THE BAY
NO US ARMY OR US NAVY. NOTE NONE OF THESE HAVE BRAND NAMES
Jeambrun/Seiko
1968 Belforte
1972 Metal Hamilton.1970
plastic Westclox 1965 Benrus "hack" DTU-2A/P
& Benrus plastic 1967 BENRUS SINGLE
3818A 1968-benrus MIL-W-3818 - 2A/P
-mil-w-3818b
1969
Belforte & Benrus
1965 Plastic Benrus Hamilton W-46374A
MIL-W-3818B
GG-W-113
MIL-W-46374A AND B & GG-W-113
The MIL-W-46374 series of U.S. Military wrist watches began with specification publication dated 30 October 1964. as a “U.S.
Wristwatch Non-Maintainable”. The MIL-W-46374B was required to have a 7 jewel manual wind mechanical movement,
stainless steel case and acrylic crystal- though some plastic B series watches occasionally show up.
The strap was OD nylon with a black anodized steel buckle. Typical markings for the MIL-W-46374B watches will be these lines
from the only two manufacturers.
On May 7 1975, AFTER VIETNAM the MIL-W-46374B was required to have a “H3? and radiation symbol on the dial to
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warn that luminous tritium paint was used. H3.
THUS WE HAVE The MIL-W-46374B 3818A 3818B DTU-2A/P AND GG-W-113
Case designations: PLA = plastic, CRM =
corrosion resistant metal; STS = stainless steel .
Movement designations: ## j = number of
jewels; QTZ = electronic quartz mvt, MEC
=manual wind mechanical mvt.; HCK = hacking
US ARMY SPECIFICATION NO. 94-27834-B, dated
FEBRUARY 22, 1943 – WATCH, NAVIGATION,
TYPE A-11 (HACK):F. METHOD OF INSPECTION
AND TESTS:
1961 SEAL DIVE DIAL
ABOVE ARE PLASTIC CASED MIL-W-46374B
Mil-W-46374A
Westclox No. 75092
FSN 6645-952-3767
DAAA25-70-D-0335
Sept 1970
US
atch, Wrist General Purpose MIL-W-46374B Timex Corp. NSN
6645-08-952-3767 Mfg. Part No.DLA 406-81-C-2671Feb 1982
Dispose Rad Waste U.S. POST VIETNAM
VIETNAM SERVICE
THE MIL-W-4637 WAS MADE IN 20 STYLES HERE ARE 6 CASES MIL-W-4637 4 THROUGH 4A – 4G 9 1970-1991
MILITARY WATCHES USA
L-W-46374 (published10/30/1964)
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Maker TypeFSN/NSN CaseMovementDates Notes:
Benrus na 6645-952- PLA 7 j MEC 19663767
1969
Belforte na 6645-952- PLA 7 j MEC 1965 Benrus
3767
MIL-W-46374A (published 9/10/1968)
Maker TypeFSN/NSNCaseMovementDates Notes:
Benrus na 6645-00- PLA 7 j MEC 1970952-3767
1976
Westclox na 6645-00- PLA Seiko 1970
952-3767
MEC
na
6645-00CRM
7 j MEC 1970 – Australian
Hamilton
952-3767
1975(?) Army
Hamilton na 6645-00- CRM 7 j MEC 1972- US Issue;
952-3767
1975 Part No.
39988
MIL-W-46374B (published 5/7/1975)
Maker TypeFSN/NSNCaseMovementDatesNotes:
Hamilton na 6645-00- CRM 7j MEC 1977- Part no.
952-3767
1983 39988
Timex na 6645-00- PLA Timex 1982 Limited
952-3767
#24 MEC
distribution
MIL-W-46374C (published 4/15/1983)
Maker TypeFSN/NSN CaseMovementDatesNotes:
Stocker na 6645-00- PLA 1 j MEC 1983- SandY
952-3767
1984 184
& Yale
MIL-W-46374D (published 10/10/1986)
Maker TypeFSN/NSNCaseMovementDatesNotes:
Stocker Type 6645-00- PLA 1 j MEC 1984- SandY
1986 184A
& Yale 2 952-3767
1990 Model
Marathon Type 6645-00- PLA MEC
2
952-3767
348
Hamilton Type 6645-00- CRM 17j MEC 1988 39986;
1 066-4279
HCK
Hamilton
MIL-W-46374E (published 5/31/1989)
Maker TypeFSN/NSNCaseMovementDatesNotes:
Marathon Type 6645-01- PLA 17j MEC 1991 Mod.
2 304-4308
348A;
tritium
vials
introduced
Type
6645-00PLA
17j
MEC
1991
SandY
Stocker
1
066-4279
HCK
490;
& Yale
tritium
vials
MIL-W-46374F (published 10/14/1991)
Maker TypeFSN/NSN CaseMovementDates Notes:
Marathon Type 6645-00- PLA 17j MEC 199?- Model 348 A
1 066-4279
HCK
2000
Marathon Type 6645-00- PLA ??j mech 1997 Model 359
2 952-3767
Marathon Type 6645-01- PLA QTZ HCK 199? Model 350A
3 318-9833
Marathon Type 6645-01- PLA QTZ HCK 1997 Model 211,
6 364-4042
–
Navigators
2001
Stocker Type 6645-00- PLA 17j MEC 1993- SandY 490; ETA
HCK
199? 2801 movement
& Yale 1 066-4279
Stocker Type 6645-01- PLA QTZ HCK 199? SandY 590
& Yale 3 252-6705
Stocker Type 6645-01- PLA QTZ HCK 1995- P650
2000 Navigators
& Yale 6 364-4042
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Stocker Type 6645-01- STS QTZ HCK 1995- P660
1998 Navigators
& Yale 6 364-4042
MIL-PRF-46374G (published 12/11/1999)
US GOV ISSUED 1968 VIETNAM WAR SINGLE
PLASTIC CASE WESTCLOX MILITARY WATCH
MOVERMENT VERSIONS
M101 26D 7J 1965 – 1968 MIL VERSION
D407 7J 1965 -1968 MIL VERSION
A 201 17J VERSION
M101 26D 17J 1968 MIL VERSION
M102 26D 21J 1968 MIL VERSION
NOTE. THE VIETNAM WAR HAD PX/BX R&R WATCHES. THESE ARE SOME TO LOOK FOR.
WESTCLOX
ANOTHER WESTCLOX
VIETNAM
1962 Westclox
OWNED BY SF
MEMBER
US GOV ISSUE 1968/69 A
RARE VIETNAM ERA W/DATE ROUND IN SQUARE FIRST
INVENTED BYOMEGA WWII
PX R&R 1970-1971
SAME WESTCLOX DIAL
PX R&R 1965-1967
SAME WESTCLOX
DIAL
WESTCLOX SOLD AND GAVE AWAY A FEW HUNDRED WESTCLOX WATCHES TO US SPECIAL FORCES ADVISORS
IN VIETNAM IN THE LATE 1950’S TO EARLY 1960’S. THE DESIGN FEATURES OF THESE TIME PIECES AS WELL AS
THEIR STAMINA IN THE FIELD WOULD FIND THEIR WAY INTO A SERIES OF MILITARY WATCHES THAT WOULD
PROVE NOT ONLY TO BE RUGGED AND EXCEPTIONAL, BUT ABLE TO LAST IN THE JUNGLES OF VIETNAM
ACCORING TO THE “GOV MUST DO” -LAST TWO YEARS W/O SERVICE . THUS THIS WOULD GAIN WESTCLOX ONE
OF THOSE US MILITARY CONTRACTS FOR THOUSANDS OF US MILITARY ISSUE WATCHES FOR TROOPS IN
VIETNAM.
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JAPANESE 2 VERSIONS
1968 MIL VERSION 7J
1970 MIL VERSION 7J
1969 M102 21J HK
1964 17J HK
FRENCH 4 VERSIONS
SWISS WITH 4 SQUARE
POPULAR PX/BX R&R
ZODIAN GMT
SEIKO 6105
ZODIAC SEA WOLF
1955-1969 HELBROS TRUE 24HR
VIETNAM ERA WYLER
HELBROS DIVE
BULOVA 666 333 CARAVELLE
BENRUS DIVE
1968 SEIKO 6106 8100
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1968 SEIKO 6119 7170
1965 WALTHAM 24HR
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WYLER 666
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WITH GROUND TO FLYER
HELO TO JET
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WAS ALSO TOP OF THE LIST. 24 HR &
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