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HAMILTON Military
This watch was SOLD on March 19, 2009 (Destination: Washington, DC, U.S.A.).
![]() Crystal: acrylic Dial Width: 28 mm Dial Height: 28 mm |
Movement: 17 jewels manual-wind
Case: frosted stainless steel Case Width: 36 mm without crown Case Height: 42 mm with lugs Case Thickness: 8 mm Case Number: 813956 Movement Number: 2801-2 Bracelet: nylon Bracelet Length: fits up to 7.25 in |
This is an authentic Swiss-made 1988 Gulf War HAMILTON Military Manual-Wind Watch.
- white detail against matte black face
- FULL ARABIC 24-hour markers
- white-coated steel hands
- STAINLESS STEEL case, bezel, crown, back & clasp
- brown nylon band
- 17 jewels manual-wind movement
This watch keeps good time & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!

has a FROSTED stainless steel case.
has a FROSTED stainless steel bezel .
has a white clearly-marked grid.

has white-coated steel hands - Hour & minute hands are spade-shaped!
has FULL ARABIC 24-hour markers.

white-letter "H3" & radioactive symbol are on its center.
H3 is Hydrogen-3 or Tritium, which is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that glows in the dark! That's what make the hands of the watch glow. The watch has a few microcuries of H3 to make it glow without power.
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[Ridenour, JW • U.S. Army/Military • personal communication • October 26, 2012]
has a matte black dial or face.

has a stainless steel crown.
has a clear acrylic crystal.

has a brown nylon band.

clasp is stainless steel.

case back is FROSTED stainless steel. Markings are as follows:
- WATCH , WRIST GENERAL PURPOSE
- MIL-W 46374D
- HAMILTON WATCH CO INC
- MSN 6645 00-066-4279
- MFG PART NO. 39986
- CONT. NO. GS-00F-01101
- JUN 1988
- SERIAL NO. 813956
- U.S.


has a Swiss-made HAMILTON 17 jewels manual-windmovement.