MWC PVD LTD Edition GG-W-113 Vietnam Watch (24 Jewel Automatic)
SKU CODE: GGW113PVDLTD This Ltd Edition is a recreation based on the original 1960s Vietnam designs but with the interesting feature of being PVD plated making the watch non-reflective and covert. The watches at the time were made in a variety of slightly different styles by Benrus, Bulova and Waltham but were all based on an original US government specification laid down at the time. Many of the original watches used a 15 or 16 jewel movement, but this one has 24 jewels to improve accuracy. This particular watch came into being because in January 2009 we were approached by a US veterans association who asked us to examine the viability of making a watch that was similar in appearance to the original watches which were made during the Vietnam War. We were sent samples of watches to examine and also the original specification sheets, and the result was a watch that was very close to the original and uses a high grade fully jewelled hand-wound movement. As a result of making that watch