The new sovereign state of Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918 at the end of the 1st World War, and came under almost immediate threat of invasion necessitating the creation of a new army. By 1938 that army had grown to number 1.5 million men, and was well equipped with modern weapons, including locally made tanks. In the early 1930s watches produced by the swiss company Lemania were supplied ...
Updated Jul 13, 2015 at 09:08 PM by Churchy
The West End Watch Company was founded in Bombay in 1886, they used quality movements from Swiss manufacturers to produce highly regarded watches during the First World War. Near the end of the war the sub brand Sewar was introduced that became a firm favourite in India. West End Watch ℅ were in a position to supply quality watches to the Indian government, and has sold Millions of ...
The American Expeditionary Force, whilst serving during the early part of the First World War, were going through a period of fast expansion and obtained much of its equipment from Europe. Watches with high quality jewelled movements were specified by the Signal Corps of the US army and obtained from various Swiss manufacturers. Wire lugs, large 'Onion' winding crowns and a white enamel ...
At the start of The Portuguese Colonial War in 1961 the Portuguese Army was badly equipped and used poorly suited and outdated WWII equipment to fight a guerrilla war. As part of the upgraded equipment, watches were supplied by the Swiss company Heuer, high precision, designed for use in Motorsport and Aviation environments they used a quality Valjoux chronograph movement. ...
Updated Jan 14, 2015 at 06:08 PM by Churchy (better image of the "pusher" watch)
Almost 60,000 Australians served during the conflict in Vietnam. Australia were part of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation. (SEATO) During this time the Australian Army shared a lot of equipment with US forces including the Benrus watches already used by US infantry. Simple and robust the watch had a plastic case and fabric strap. ...
Updated Jan 5, 2015 at 10:59 PM by Churchy
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