Issued to Air Force and Navy pilots during
Operation Desert Storm, this watch has a
quartz movement and self energizing
tritium gas-tube luminescence. The case
is military style with fixed strap bars. It is a
direct descendant of the Benrus Type II
military dive watch (shown below).
At right is a Fairchild-Republic A-10 firing
a Maverick air-to-surface missle at a Iraqi
SCUD site.
Operation Desert Storm, this watch has a
quartz movement and self energizing
tritium gas-tube luminescence. The case
is military style with fixed strap bars. It is a
direct descendant of the Benrus Type II
military dive watch (shown below).
At right is a Fairchild-Republic A-10 firing
a Maverick air-to-surface missle at a Iraqi
SCUD site.
Marathon Navigator
USAF Issue
Case Diameter: 42 mm
Case Height: 11.25 mm
Case length: 47.5mm
Lug Width: 19.5 mm
Movement: Quartz,
multi-jeweled unknown mfr.
Case material: Stainless steel
Crown: Screw down
Bezel: Bi-directional, w/ click
Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)
Vintage: June 1990
USAF Issue
Case Diameter: 42 mm
Case Height: 11.25 mm
Case length: 47.5mm
Lug Width: 19.5 mm
Movement: Quartz,
multi-jeweled unknown mfr.
Case material: Stainless steel
Crown: Screw down
Bezel: Bi-directional, w/ click
Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)
Vintage: June 1990
| GALLET & CO. 6645-01-150-8115 211 DLA400-90-C-5144 JUNE 1990 |
