Description

Age: April 1966

Maker: Benrus

Case: Stainless steel one piece case.  Original untouched condition.  This has never been polished;  I’ll leave it up to you whether you choose to polish the case, but you won’t find me messing with the original contours and lines on this classic military case design. The case back is marked Wrist Watch DTU-2A/P MIL-W3818B MFG. PART NO. XZ73065 FED. STOCK NO. 6645-066-4279 U.S.

Cont. No.: GSA-NY-BR-3999-1F/DD2

Serial No.: 081289

Date: April 1966

Crown: Original unsigned crown.

Dial: Original, factory finished military spec. 24 hour dial with some beautiful patina, particularly on the original lume.  Appropriately signed “SWISS” at 6 O’Clock.Sub seconds dial

Crystal: Acrylic crystal recently polished.

Movement: What can you say?  These military spec. manual wind watch movements were built tough.  This particular movement is signed Benrus and is one of their hacking movements (which means that the sweep second hand stop when the crown is pulled out so that military operations could be synchronized down to the second).  My master watchmaker has performed a full inspection and servicing on this watch. The watch was completely disassembled, the appropriate parts were cleaned in the ultrasonic and then oiled using the finest quality Swiss Moebius oils. It was regulated and is keeping good time.  This watch is not waterproof.  Please take care to keep it dry.

These vintage military watches are in style right now.  Rather than buying a modern watch that’s pretending to be a vintage military piece, why not buy the real deal that will continue to increase in value and rarity as time goes on.

Dimensions: 41mm x 34 mm without crown.  18mm strap.

Band:  Will ship on a padded black leather strap or military style nylon strap.  Please note your choice during checkout.

Shipping: Domestic shipping via USPS Priority Mail, fully insured. International orders, will ship via Fedex International or USPS International.