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THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617
After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...
THE FIRST NYLON NATO STRAP, THE 1954 ISSUE 6B/2617
After WW2, having used the USAF A-11 watch in the RAF 6B/234 designation, the Air Ministry decided to modify the A-11, and issued the 6B/346 watch specification in late 1946...
THE 6B/159 WATCH, MK. VIIA, AND THE A.F.0210. S...
THE 6B/159 WATCH (MK. VIIA) (Spec : RAF Pilots Watch) The RAF expansion schemes from 1934 to 1939 provided the opportunity for forward planning for the RAF and this was...
THE 6B/159 WATCH, MK. VIIA, AND THE A.F.0210. S...
THE 6B/159 WATCH (MK. VIIA) (Spec : RAF Pilots Watch) The RAF expansion schemes from 1934 to 1939 provided the opportunity for forward planning for the RAF and this was...
NATO STRAPS IN THE GREAT WAR (WWI) ERA
THE NATO WATCH STRAP IN THE WW1 ERA Some would argue that the NATO watch strap did not exist in WWI, but in fact, their grandfather straps were in existence...
NATO STRAPS IN THE GREAT WAR (WWI) ERA
THE NATO WATCH STRAP IN THE WW1 ERA Some would argue that the NATO watch strap did not exist in WWI, but in fact, their grandfather straps were in existence...
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THE NON WEEMS 6B/159 [AND THE HS8]
In an earlier post, we discussed the Weems bezel 6B/159 watches issued in 1940. The bezel was a mechanical solution to make a hack watch. While accurate time keeping...
THE NON WEEMS 6B/159 [AND THE HS8]
In an earlier post, we discussed the Weems bezel 6B/159 watches issued in 1940. The bezel was a mechanical solution to make a hack watch. While accurate time keeping...
THE NATO STRAP AND POST WWII WATCHES
THE BIRTH OF THE NATO WATCH STRAP – A HISTORY OF THE NATO STRAP AND POST WWII WATCHES INTRODUCTION In earlier posts the predecessors of the NATO watch strap were...
THE NATO STRAP AND POST WWII WATCHES
THE BIRTH OF THE NATO WATCH STRAP – A HISTORY OF THE NATO STRAP AND POST WWII WATCHES INTRODUCTION In earlier posts the predecessors of the NATO watch strap were...
THE NATO STRAP DURING WWII
INTRODUCTION An earlier article introduced the WWI era sources of DNA for the NATO watch strap history, as part of the evolution of the military watch. Another such grandfather strap...
THE NATO STRAP DURING WWII
INTRODUCTION An earlier article introduced the WWI era sources of DNA for the NATO watch strap history, as part of the evolution of the military watch. Another such grandfather strap...