I've had my Seiko SRPE65K1 for roughly a month now. It's my first automatic, and i've been quite happy with it. The rotor makes some noise, but that doesn't bother me. Accuracy has been surprisingly good, -4s/day.
Casio G Shock. I was issued one thirty plus years ago in Uncle Sam’s Army. This is my second in as many years. I broke the first changing the battery.
@Kilgore Trout what did you do in the Army that they issued you a watch? I was in the AF from 1980-2000 and they weren't issuing watches. Not that I know of, anyway.
What you say is genuinely true in that era. When the Army formed a light Infantry Cohort out of Fort Ord ,CA, 7th ID(Light)circa 1984, the command wanted for purposes of esprit de corps to do things that were more traditional in The Special Forces. For cred and morale. The berets were rejected but the tabs over our patches was unofficially accepted. To the best of my knowledge it was a nod to the “diver watches” they issued the traditional elite units. So the story goes. If you ask me we were glorified leg grunts.
We didn't get them in the Corps either...this whole thread and I thought it was cuz they figured we couldn't read anyhow...
@swarden43 Are the Watches Military-Issued or Buy Your Own? Historically, some Special Forces teams were issued watches. This was likely left to the commander’s discretion and resource availability, but was an infrequent practice. source: https://wristocracy.com/watches-special-forces-wear/ The CO forming our unit was responsible so it was rarer than I thought. You guys really got me thinking.
I was in the AF 68-74. Loadmasters were issued watches. Don’t know if anyone else was. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
