Smiths W10 Strap and a gray dial with

and a gray dial with a colorful outer track known as a Racing Dial

and blue elements which has earned it the nickname "Stars and Stripes" by collectors

’ but we still marvel at them every time they pass through our doors

that’s saying a lot)

watches were fashioned by a handful of American manufacturers for American servicemen

Smiths W10 Strap and a gray dial withThe last watch made in England. Vintage military watches are one of the most interesting sub sets of timepiece collecting. For many, they encapsulate the essence of "tool watch" in their most elemental form if for no other reason than they were built to be issued to sailors, soldiers and airmen and brought into some of the harshest environments possible. Their stark, no frills designs were universally practical, tough as a brick shithouse rugged, and