Army-issued “work watch” today
Safe bet that the first owner of this W10 had tougher days at the office than I’m having WFH today. Anyone know if there Is a way to learn more about the particular regiments these watches went to in the British army?
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Rick
Canadian watch enthusiast with a penchant for vintage tool watches from the 60s and 70s. IG: orangehand77
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Yes - there should be codes on the back. Post a picture.
Yes - there should be codes on the back. Post a picture.
Indeed it has its teference and serial numbers on the back:
523-8290
W10-6645-99
XXXX/73
I know that this indicates army vs RAF, but haven’t found resources that tell you more.
Beautiful!!! 😍
Sort of, but not quite…
Hamilton W10s are likely to be cal.649s, which are effectively branded ETA 2750s.
circle T means tritium lume
For Hamilton W10s:
523-8290 is the serial number, or code, for this model of watch
W10 is a general code assigned to a certain type of equipment - in this case a watch
6645 is the NATO code for equipment that measures time
99 is the NATO code for the UK
XXXX/73, the XXXX would be a unique issue number, and the 73 would be the year of issue (1973). If it’s actually XXXX then it might not have been issued.
Hamilton W10s are usually 1973-1976
plenty of resources online that can tell you this
Beautiful 🥰
Sort of, but not quite…
Hamilton W10s are likely to be cal.649s, which are effectively branded ETA 2750s.
circle T means tritium lume
For Hamilton W10s:
523-8290 is the serial number, or code, for this model of watch
W10 is a general code assigned to a certain type of equipment - in this case a watch
6645 is the NATO code for equipment that measures time
99 is the NATO code for the UK
XXXX/73, the XXXX would be a unique issue number, and the 73 would be the year of issue (1973). If it’s actually XXXX then it might not have been issued.
Hamilton W10s are usually 1973-1976
plenty of resources online that can tell you this
Thanks. Yes I have seen this information before. I was more curious about registries or records of the units that received watches within certain serial ranges. I assume records like these weren’t kept for relatively inexpensive watches produced and issued in such large numbers, but thought I would see if anyone had a lead on getting more details. Cheers.
Love it! But how do you maintain a leather strap as your tool? That's one of my challenges with sweat and washing of hands.
Love it! But how do you maintain a leather strap as your tool? That's one of my challenges with sweat and washing of hands.
I‘ve got a desk job so I’m not doing anything too tough. Also I it on a nylon nato in the summer.
I‘ve got a desk job so I’m not doing anything too tough. Also I it on a nylon nato in the summer.
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I live in Singapore. "Hot and Hotter"
Better than snow and ice but certainly limits your strap choices! Cheers.
Love it! But how do you maintain a leather strap as your tool? That's one of my challenges with sweat and washing of hands.
That's why my 'one watch collection watch' would have to be on a bracelet. In terms of taking care of the leather, I highly recommend gentleman shoes-related channels on YT - they really care for their high-end shoes :) I picked up a few tips from them, that can be applied to both shoes and watch straps. The first and most important is Saphir Renovateur Creme - expensive but I didn't manage to exhaust the first jar for like 5 years now :) (a little goes a long way with that one). I didn't find any reasonable method to deal with sweat, other than solutions that might be good for shoes, but don't feel right for a delicate strap (e.g. rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide). If that's a raw leather it might be ok, but if it has a delicate lining on the inside (most of the dressier watches go for that arrangement), it feels a bit 'meh' - but I will give it a go, I have a few straps that are on their last legs, so I might just as well sacrifice those.