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  1. MWC 87 - 1970s American Army Soldier

    by , Jul 25, 2017 at 05:28 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)


    By 1970 there was increasing political pressure in the U.S.A. to end the Vietnam war peacefully, as well as several other conflicts in the area that the US had a part in. there was however still heavy fighting ongoing throughout the region including Large scale operations and small Special forces operations, the difficult unfamiliar terrain and inhospitable climate made standard tactics unusable ...
  2. Issue 23 - 1970s Australian Soldier

    by , Jan 5, 2015 at 08:22 PM (Eaglemoss Military Watches Collection.)

    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 11:59 PM by Churchy

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