SKU Code: MIL/W10/DW
The
Military Industries Automatic is delivered is a recreation of the
classic 1950s NATO specification watches which were made under UK
Ministry of Defence reference 6B/346 Mk XI. Although it is very similar
in style to the watches made at that time it offers greatly improved
accuracy through the use of a modern automatic movement with 24 jewels
which has a 41-hour power reserve and hacking function.
The
reality is that with the budgetary constraints no modern military forces
could afford watches of this quality when cheaper models can meet the
need. In the past, the world's forces regularly purchased Rolex, IWC,
Omega, Longines and various other well-known brands. Unfortunately,
those days are well gone. Because many people still want a military type
watch that looks right even though it is made to a much higher specification, we offer the MKIII. No expense has been spared to create a
superior quality product from the high-performance movement to the
brushed stainless steel case and the scratch and shatter-resistant
sapphire crystal with non-reflective coating.
The watch has a screw caseback and screw-down crown; it is highly accurate and very robust as well as being water-resistant to 100 m (330ft).
Dimensions
- Diameter - 38 mm exc crown, 40 mm inc crown
- Water Resistance 100 m / 330ft
- Luminous Material: Super Luminova
- 24 Jewel NH35A Automatic Movement
- Power Reserve: 41 Hours
- Screw Down crown and caseback
- Shatter and Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal *
- Thickness 12.5 mm
- Strap: 18 mm Nylon Webbing
* A lot of people ask us what are the benefits
of sapphire crystal over a standard mineral crystal? The answer is that
synthetic sapphire is by far the best material for watch crystals
because it is very strong and also shatter and scratch-resistant, these
characteristics make it very appealing to military and security
personnel, police officers, and people who lead active outdoor
lifestyles, these groups account for over 70% of our customers. To get
things into perspective we find that when clients have accidents with
watches resulting in a cracked crystal over 90% usually watches with
mineral glass crystals, even factoring in that we use hardened mineral
crystals they still do not come close to sapphire for durability under
adverse conditions. The reason that sapphire crystals are so strong is
that after the sapphire glass is manufactured it is also heat-treated to
remove its internal stresses—which can cause weakness—it is then made
into the watch crystals and two layers of anti-reflective coating are
applied, interestingly sapphire crystal is now used on the latest
iPhone. Of course, sapphire crystal comes at a price hence you find that
it's normally only fitted to higher-end watches