The History Series - Field Watches

the_poor_horologist

Horology, part 1 - The History of Field Watches

Among the various types of timepieces, none exudes the rugged charm and utilitarian spirit quite like the field watch. Learn more here

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I would love to get feedback from this experienced community about this blog post I wrote. This is a second version with more content after I learned more about horology in general.

Thanks!

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marianaveigaa
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Great blog post!

PoorMansRolex
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Stainless steel was generally used for the casing

Disagree.

https://wornandwound.com/military-watches-world-11-watch-won-war/

The cases used on the A-11 were generally chromium-plated brass (as steel was necessarily being relegated to wartime use), though because brass was also used for war production, occasionally silver was substituted, and some later dustproof versions featured an inner magnetic cover made of Invar, an iron-nickel-carbon-chromium alloy.

Brass was just easier to machine and had the antimagnetic, anticorrosive properties needed.

I am not sure if hacking came around specifically for military precision or if it was already around for railroad or other use.

Kudos for saying quartz revolution and not crisis.

the_poor_horologist
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PoorMansRolex

Stainless steel was generally used for the casing

Disagree.

https://wornandwound.com/military-watches-world-11-watch-won-war/

The cases used on the A-11 were generally chromium-plated brass (as steel was necessarily being relegated to wartime use), though because brass was also used for war production, occasionally silver was substituted, and some later dustproof versions featured an inner magnetic cover made of Invar, an iron-nickel-carbon-chromium alloy.

Brass was just easier to machine and had the antimagnetic, anticorrosive properties needed.

I am not sure if hacking came around specifically for military precision or if it was already around for railroad or other use.

Kudos for saying quartz revolution and not crisis.

Interesting, that makes much more sense. Thanks, will update the copy and review my sources. Will definitely appreciate your thoughts on the changes I'm making to my Pilot watches post.

Hacking was indeed a requirement for some models, like the A-11, but since it was not included in all of them I decided not to mention it.

Finally, I don't get the hate for Quartz...

the_poor_horologist
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PoorMansRolex

Stainless steel was generally used for the casing

Disagree.

https://wornandwound.com/military-watches-world-11-watch-won-war/

The cases used on the A-11 were generally chromium-plated brass (as steel was necessarily being relegated to wartime use), though because brass was also used for war production, occasionally silver was substituted, and some later dustproof versions featured an inner magnetic cover made of Invar, an iron-nickel-carbon-chromium alloy.

Brass was just easier to machine and had the antimagnetic, anticorrosive properties needed.

I am not sure if hacking came around specifically for military precision or if it was already around for railroad or other use.

Kudos for saying quartz revolution and not crisis.

Updated the copy and added more info, in case you want to check again!