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Since the Vietnam war, the US Air Force has issued military watches, made under GG-W-113 specification, to their pilots. These watches were manufactured under government contract by various American watch companies such as Benrus, Hamilton, and Waltham. The GG-W-113 watches are easy to confuse with the more commonly seen Mil-W-46374 field watches. The GG-W-113 watched differ in a few aspects such as hacking feature, H3/ radiation marks on dial, & issued with black nato bands instead of olive. This particular example is in excellent like new old stock condition & was originally found at the bottom of a bag of old military patches. This is perhaps the reason that the watch is in such incredible condition after all these years.

Brand: Hamilton

Model: GG-W-113 for the United States Air Force

Case: 34mm wide (excluding crown), all stainless steel, bead blasted case, screw-down case back, domed acrylic crystal, fixed spring bars, original unsigned crown

Movement: Hamilton cal. 649, manual winding, 50 hour power reserve, recently serviced

Bracelet/ Strap: Black single pass nato, 18mm lug width

Features: Matte black 24-hour dial, original lume, Arabic numerals, fixed spring bars, original sticker on screw-down c ase back, original domed acrylic crystal, original crown, pointer seconds hand, hacking seconds, in-house movement, circa April 1984

Box & Papers: No

Condition: In overall fantastic like new old stock condition. There are no defects to the dial or case of this watch. It has been beautifully preserved over its 38 year history and even has the original sticker on the case back. The movement functions well and keeps accurate time when tested on the machine. Note that the crystal has some minor surface scratches and can be removed at the buyers request.

Backed by some year repair warranty.