Hamilton GI Strap this Mark XVII is a

this Mark XVII is a stunner

What you'll immediately note is the lack of branding (or printing of any kind

it was next to impossible to achieve that level of accuracy in a mechanical movement--until the hi-beat movements came onto the scene

and was purchased by Constant Jeanneret-Droz in 1914

This early 1970s example is in excellent condition overall

Hamilton GI Strap this Mark XVII is aTrue military watches exude a kind of toughness that's hard to replicate. These watches with their black dials, easy to read numerals, and luminescent hands pack a punch in a deceptively compact package. No watches exemplify this toughness more than the General Issue watches manufactured from the Vietnam War to the early 1980s. The Department of Defense first ordered General Issue or GI watches in 1964, to outfit soldiers in the years leading up to