While many modern service members trust Digital Tool Watches (D.T.W.) in the performance of their duties, there is a growing subset of the military, SpecOps, and the Intelligence Community leaning into the combination of utility and mechanical intrigue presented by analog watches. There’s a lot of marketing B.S. out there, and whether you’re actually in the military or simply interested in a solid timepiece fit for service, it can be challenging to know where to start.
In our new episode on the W.O.E. YouTube Channel, we share some of our top picks for military watches intended for the most common operational environments: land, sea, and air. Looking at a wide variety of price points and brands from around the world, this video is a primer for military watches fit for the Use Your Tools lifestyle.
Enjoy episode fifteen of W.O.E. TV.
Happy Hunting,
-W.O.E.
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My first military watch was a Timex Camper MK1 as a 8th grade cadet plebe at military school. This was originally intended to be a cheap plastic disposable field watch for issue to marines. It was called the “MacGyver” because it was one of his EDCs for three seasons. I started my 20 year military career wearing a Timex camper and a Casio Illuminator W-87H at infantry OSUT. Since then I mostly wore a number of digital tool watches (although no G-Shocks-too expensive) and Swiss Army quartz up until the night of my very last combat mission on my first deployment where the spring bar broke and the Swiss Army was lost. I marked the occasion upon redeployment wearing a Tag 2000 Automatic Diver. Post retirement I wore GSAR and CWC SBS on overseas contracts in combat zones and austere environments to mark those occasions as well. I also wear PX purchased Seiko Turtle and Hamilton Field Khaki.
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