A-17 U.S 1950s Korean War Pattern Auto Military Watch

Description: SKU Code: A-17/100 This automatic self-winding A-17 pattern watch is a classic design based on the typical designs used in the Korean War during the 1950s, it has a glass crystal and the mechanical movement is a self-winding automatic with the option to hand-wind if desired. The watch offers the benefit of retaining the classic 1950s outward appearance whilst having the advantage of a few important updates to improve its suitability for use on a day to day basis, the main upgrades are an increase from 30m to 100m water resistance and a screw-down crown and caseback. The other watches in this family of watches are the A-11 based on the WW2 USAAF pilots watch and the GG-W-113 based on the Vietnam War issue model. All the original watches regardless of whether they were an A-11, A-17 or GG-W-113 used plexiglass which was fine for the time but does not come anywhere near meeting modern standards for either water resistance or scratch resistance although clearly some people still have a preference for plexiglass even though this updated specifications is much more usable for swimming etc. Although the updates vastly improve the watch in terms of performance it still retains its historical retro appearance which was achieved by manufacturing a special curved glass crystal which closely mimics the original. This watch has a heavy stainless steel satin finish case made from Military Grade 316L stainless steel, sweep second hand, hacking function, black dial and Luminova or the markings and hands for first-rate night-time performance. The entire range of A-11, A-17, and GG-W-113 watches came into being because in January 2009 MWC was approached by a US veterans association who were keen to examine the viability of making a GG-W-113 watch which was identical in appearance to the original watches which were made by Hamilton, Bulova and Benrus during the Vietnam war. After receiving samples of watches to examine and also the original specification sheets the resulting watch was very close to the original and used a high-grade fully jeweled hand-wound movement, this watch was the GG-W-113 which is still made by MWC. As a result of making that watch another order was placed with a view to recreating the A-11 which is an even earlier model, the original A-11 is now virtually impossible to find in good sound condition, this is primarily because most originals were made from 1943 onwards when resources were very limited due to the war and hence cheap metal was used which meant they were not very durable and the wartime alloy watches could not get close to a watch like this model made in solid stainless steel. This 1950s pattern A-17 watch sits between the 1940s A-11 and the 1960s GG-W-113 The new 100m series of models were developed in 2019 and encompass the best of both traditional appearance and current-day performance standards. SPECIFICATION Width Inc Crown: 40mm Width Exc Crown: 38mm Hardened Crystal Thickness: 11.5mm Weight: 61g Lug Size: 20mm Lug to lug is 45mm 100m Water Resistance Screw caseback and crown 24 jewel, mechanical self-winding automatic movement. with "Hack System" 20mm Strap

Price: 275 USD

Location: Dublin 2

End Time: 2024-08-20T12:29:25.000Z

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