Horological Meandering

In the 1980's, the US government was found to have paid $436 dollars for hammers, $640 for toilet seats, and $7,600 for coffee makers. When I joined the military fifteen years later, common sense would dictate that the fraud, waste, and abuse would have b...  

I was more struck by how little inspiration we collectors require to take great pics and write very well about any watch... Agree it's not a very exciting watch but you made it a great read. And to know the govt doesn't always waste money is good news esp... 

Someone put the time in to build this watch. As simple as it is, I thought it was worth a few minutes of my time to archive its existence on the internet. With the Uncle Sam and local agencies happily collecting about 50 cents on every dollar I earn, it i... 

Thanks Mike for the review and history. I think $219 is a fair price for those specifications but that was the "surplus store" price. What did US government really pay for the watch when originally supplied as CAGE stock? Regards, MTF

The owner of Maratac also runs a company which designs, manufactures and sells select products to federal, state and local government agencies. The recent price is as quoted in the article and it is available for purchase by civilians and any government e... 

actually, you are right about everything except that this watch is generic. in technical terms it is 'generic', like most military or tool watches are 'generic'. but that is a misnomer tech term...a military tool 'generic' watch is rare (getting less so) ...