Benrus GI Watch American The luminous elements on the

The luminous elements on the hands and indices have developed a warm even patina

KOBOLD is one of the world's last independent

Production on what would become the Explorer began in the early 1950s

He gave the movement the designation Calibre 27CHRO C12—27 for the diameter

these are the rarer ones

Benrus GI Watch American The luminous elements on theWhy We Love It True military watches exude a kind of toughness that's hard to replicate. These watches with their black dials, easy to read indices, and luminescent hands pack a punch in a deceptively compact package. No watches exemplify this toughness more than the General Issue watches manufactured from the Vietnam War to the early 1980s. The Department of Defense first ordered General Issue (GI) watches in 1964, to outfit soldiers in the years