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<\/a><\/p>\nFor my birthday I received a nice little gift, an homage to US Vietnam era mechanical watch, wrist. \u00a0The watch came in this simple tin, complete with military specification numbers. \u00a0I am sure it is all for show, since this watch was made in China.<\/p>\n
Opening the tin revealed this:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n A simple, clean, easy to read watch. \u00a0The dial has Arabic 1 through 12 markers in dark green and 13 through 24 in white. \u00a0The dial is black. \u00a0The hands are simple sticks with lume. \u00a0There are also lume pips at every hour mark. \u00a0There is no marking on the dial as to brand name, which is a nice touch. \u00a0Just Mechanical. 3ATM Water Resistant, and a small Made in China along the bottom of the dial. \u00a0There is a small date window at 3 O’clock. \u00a0The crystal is acrylic and lightly domed,\u00a0consistent\u00a0with a Vietnam era watch.<\/p>\n The case appears to be painted steel or base metal, with a stainless steel back. \u00a0 It is a screw back, stainless steel. \u00a0Again, simply marked Mechanical Movement, Stainless Steel Back, 3ATM water resistance. \u00a0Never seen a watch with no branding whatsoever. \u00a0 \u00a0I have not looked at the movement, but my best guess would be a DG2833, which has all the features of this watch, hand-wound only, 21,600 BPH, Chinese made, 17 jewels, \u00a0and the font of the date window matches. \u00a0A nice featre is that is a hacking movement, so it the movement stops when you pull the crown. \u00a0This\u00a0originated\u00a0with military watches and is used to co-ordinate time among members of a platoon, etc. \u00a0The crown is unsigned and chrome plated.<\/p>\n The watch comes on a comfortable, wide weave nylon band. \u00a0The buckle is unsigned and is also chrome plated. \u00a0It is double thickness and should last for years.<\/p>\n Overall, this a great watch for the money. \u00a0It is easy to read and keeps\u00a0extremely\u00a0accurate time, less than +\/-5 seconds a day when wound every morning. \u00a0Power reserve seems very good as well, I have not had it wind all the way down yet, but I know it is over 38 hours. \u00a0The luminous material is nothing to write home about, but the Omega and Seiko watches have spoiled me. \u00a0I have always loved the look of the Vietnam era wrist watch, but never wanted to pay the money commanded by the real deal. \u00a0This watch is a throwback to when watches were all mechanical and simpler. \u00a0No battery to change, no clutter on the dial, and you have to wind it every day. \u00a0It has spent a lot of time on my wrist over the past few weeks and it is a good addition to my collection.<\/p>\n Features: <\/p>\n Rothco Vietnam Era Hand-wound homage. For my birthday I received a nice little gift, an homage to US Vietnam era mechanical watch, wrist. \u00a0The watch came in this simple tin, complete with military specification numbers. \u00a0I am sure it is all for show, since this watch was made in China. \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCase: 35mm diameter, painted metal, 3ATM water resistance.
\nBack: Stainless Steel back, screw down.
\nCrystal: Acrylic, Lightly Domed.
\nMovement: Hand-Wound, DG2833, 21,600 BPH.
\nComplications: Date
\nOther: Luminous hands and markers.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>by <\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"