Watch Specifications:
Movement: Swiss quartz movement
Luminance: 15 Traser tritium vials tubes.
Dial: Large bold number 1-12, smaller 13-23(inner track).
Date: At 3 O'clock
Case: Glass fibre reinforced Polyamide case
Case Back: Laser engraved black screw down steel
Bezel: One direction rotating polyamide GMT bezel
Crystal: Hardened mineral glass
Crown: Push in crown with double O-ring
Battery: 40 month battery
Dimensions: 45mm diameter
Weight: 48g
Water Resistant: Water resistant to 30m
Strap: NATO
Warranty: Guaranteed 2 years. 10 years for light source.
Colors of the Tritium lights:
- green on the bezel
- orange / above the number 12
- green / above the the numbers 1-11
- green on the second - / min.- / hour pointer
The US Army standard wrist watch (MIL-W-46374F)and also the first choice of special units such as the Army Rangers, Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Navy Seal´s and EOD Teams.
More than 300.000 watches are currently in use by the US Forces. In USA this watch is only available to active duty personal. This watch had to fullfill additional requirements with regards to altitude, magnetic field protection as well as salt spray and perspiration resistance. In addition, the watch hat to withstand the low air pressure at 35.000 feet for at least 60 minutes without sustaining any damage.
Its magnetic protection rating was raised from 15.5 to 125 +/-1 Gauss. This means, that the antimagnetic watch will not cause mines to detonate.
The NAVIGATOR was and is very popular with the troops and is also one of the most desirable collector´s items for the military watch enthusias.