Start a conversation about vintage wristwatches and you’ll inevitably end up down a military history rabbit hole. With collectors and everyday buyers alike appreciating – and downright loving – the connection these simple military-issued watches have to history. A history that began with the First World War, where a “luminous wristwatch with unbreakable glass” was the first item on a British officer’s kit list. Nowadays, however, you don’t need to be one of the “few good men” to own one, with no shortage of brands out there offering all the legibility, strength and usability of a great military-inspired watch. Like Californian microbrand Seals Watch Co and their latest release, the Model C Field Explorer. Vital statistics World War II saw the introduction of a set of design requirements that now defines the military watch aesthetic we know today. And re-creating these guidelines, the Model C Field Explorer uses a lightly granulated black dial (also available in blue), Arabic numeral hour markers, luminous hour and minutes hands, a railroad minute track, sapphire crystal and a stainless-steel case. Measuring 40.5mm across and 11.40mm thick, the case is shaped like the battle tanks of the 1940s, with a water resistance of 200 metres,…
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