|
READY TO WEAR
Restored & Serviced
MILITARYWATCHBOX™
FEATURING & HONORING
SEAL TEAM ONE
RIVER RATS
[RIVERINE FORCES]
RIVER PATROL SQUADRON
BROWN WATER NAVY
NAVY SEAWOLVES HELICOPTER ATTACK FORCES
WITH
MEMORABILIA
ALL MILITARY WATCH BOXES HAVE AT LEAST ONE TIME PIECE
VIETNAM ERA WYLER DIVE WATCH
*SINGLE CASE SYSTEM
WYLER SINGLE CASE SYSTEM INCAFLEX. 1968/69DIVE WATCH
SIGNED WYLER INCAFEX WATERPROOF
THICK ORIGINAL LUME MARKERS
RE-ILLUMINATED W/AF LUMINOVA
<“LEFT”>MADE FAMOUS IN THE EARLY 1930’S BY WYLER WATCH COMPANY, THE DESIGN WOULD BE COPIED BY BENRUS AND SUBMITTED BY BENRUS TO THE U.S. MILITARY. IT BECAME THE PROTOTYPE FOR THE FIRST 10,000 MARINE CORPS MILITARY WATCHES. AND BENRUS WON THE CONTRACT OVER A HOST OF MAJOR WATCH COMPANIES; INCLUDING LONGINES AND BULOVA, THIS VERY DESIGN WOULD BE IN THE SPECS FOR ALL FURTHER MILITARY WATCHES IN THE NAM.]
THE CUFF AND STRAP ARE VINTAGE 1969
WE ADDED NAVY AND ARMY EMBLEMS
AND A LIEUTENTANTS BAR
WYLER presented its first 16 and 19-line precision movements to the public in 1927. The particularity of these was the INCAFLEX balance wheel, which was legendary at the time. The WYLER INCAFLEX balance wheel is protected along its diameter by two curved, elastic arms, which absorb any shocks to the balance wheel.In 1937 the company caused a stir by launching a water-resistant watch that was not fitted with the conventional soft gaskets. The mineral glass was pressed in between the edge of the case and a pressed or screwed bezel, the gap between the winding shaft and the watch case was sealed hydraulically by fitting the winding shaft and bushing together, in the same material, to 1/500mm.
THIS OFFER INCLUDES A1968/69 WYLER DIVE WATCH WITH ALL THE ABOVE FEATURES ALONG WITH A SIGNED WYLER PLASTIC CRYTSAL.
|
|
 |
| |
ABOVE OLIVE DRAB G-18
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
| THE CROWN WAS ORIGINALL THIS FAR FROM CASE IT HAS A FLOATING STEM TUBE WAS SETUP TO USE FOR DIVING GLOVES. WHEN THE CROWN IS PULLED THE THICK STEM TUBE PROTECTS WHILE IN SET MODE |
| WYLER ORIGIONAL CROWN IS SIGNED “W” ORIGINAL DIAL & HANDS HAVE BEEN RE-LUMED |
 |
 |
|
SWISS MADECRYSTAL
SIGNED W
|
THERE IS NO CASE BACK
|
 |
 |
|
MAIN CASE SIGNED WYLER
|
ONE PIECE CASE
|
 |
SEE THE CHANNEL?
CRYSAL SEATS IN THE CHANNEL
A STEEL OUTER BEZEL RING IS PRESSED OVER CRYSTAL
|
 |
E1080 17 JEWEL
(ETA 1080)
Features
manual wind
sweep second
Data
10.5”’, Dm= 23.3mm
H= 4.15mm
17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 42h
|
THE U.S. NAVY CREATED River Divisions WHICH BECAME part of a larger group of “Brown Water Rats”; American forces that engaged the enemy upon the muddy inland waters, rivers and canals of The Republic Of Vietnam.
wHAT MADE THESE GROUPS “WHOLE” WERE THE Navy Seawolves Attack Helicopter SQUADRON, The Navy Seals and UDT TEAMS,as well as U.S.Army personal.
In 1960, Special Forces of the US Army [green beret] & Navy [seals udt] began to train ARVN, Village Militia Forces and Indigenous Tribesmen in what was South Vietnam. Along the way they realized that protecting and controlling the massive river systems of South Vietnam was integral to the success of their mission: halting the communist North Vietnam and it’s Guerilla Forces –called the Viet Cong– from seizing South Vietnam.
By 1964, the in-shore warfare role of the US Navy was expanded from engaging the enemy forces in Vietnam’s twisting inland waterways, to conducting a secret, deadly war with North Vietnamese forces on and above the Demilitarized Zone and in neighboring countries such as Cambodia and Laos. From their core duty of keeping the waterways free of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, their mission expanded to special operations involving Seal, UDT (under water demolition) and Helicopter Assault Teams.
Between 1960 and 1975, 116 members were killed or went missing in action. This included 5 Staff Officers, 2 Commanders, 40 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron members, 38 members of Seal teams 1 and 2, and 4 Underwater Demolition Team Members.
ALL SHIPPING INSURED FOR VALUE
105.00 INT SHIPPING MOST COUNTRIES
42.00 USA SHIPPING
PLUS
ONE YEAR GSW WATCH AND TIMER WARRANTY
ONLINE APPRAISAL WITH INFO TO INSURE
WITH
THE COMPLETE INFORMATION
PICTURES AND HISTORY
BELOW
STRAPS JEWELRY MILITARIA JAS EBAY STORE GSWtreasures
COMPASS
BLACK BERET
WITH PATCH
MACV SPF TIMER
MIL SPEC UTILITY KNIFE SIGNED 1971
DISPLAY ON THE WALL
YOU MAY REMOVE ANY ITEM OR GROUP OF ITEMS
SUCH AS THE WATCH TO WEAR AND REPLACE IT
I WILL POST BETTER PICS OF BOX
(CASE OPENS FROM THE BACK SO REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH EASE )
|
BLACK WOOL MADE IN SOUTH VIETNAM BERET
|
THE FORMATION OF RIVER DIVISIONS CONTINUED TO GROW UNTIL THE US BEGAN TURNING OVER THE EQUIPMENT AND BASES — INCLUDING FLOATING BASES– BEGINNING IN 1970.
MANY OF THE OPERATIONS, SUCH AS ” GIANT SLING SHOT” IN NHA BE AND TUYEN NHOUN ON THE SONG VAM CO TY RIVER, INCLUDED FORCES FROM THE NAVY, ARMY AND SPECIAL FORCES. HELICOPTER FORCES , SPECIFICALLY THE “SEAWOLF” OUTFIT PROVIDED RECUE, FIRE MISSIONS AND OTHER ASSSTANCE.
SOME RIVERS AND WATER WAYS:
FROM BROWN WATER BLACK BERET
CUA SOI RAP,SONG VAICO,SONG VAM CO TAY,SONG VAM CO DONG,KINH NGANG,CANAL DE CU THUNONG,CANAL LAGRANGE,DONG NAI,SONG DONG TRANH,SONG DINH BA,SONG LONG TAU,SONG NGO BAY,RACK TCHEU,SONG CAI MEP,RACH DA GIANG,SONG CO GIA,SONG DONG KHO,SONG DUA,SONG DONG TRANH.RUNG SAT SPECIAL ZONE ,OPERATION GIANT SLING SHOT,BARRIER REEF,SEA LORDS
FLOATING BASE
SOME BASES AND VILLAGES:
NHA BE,TUYEN NHON ,MOC HA,VONG TAU,TUYEN BINH,GO CONG,FORT DU RACH CAI
PATCHES INCLUDED
|
BELOW ARE 4 OF THE 5 IMPORTANT PATCHES/INSIGNIA
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
In 1960, Special Forces of the US Army & Navy began to train ARVN, Village Militia Forces and Indigenous Tribesmen in what was South Vietnam. Along the way they realized that protecting and controlling the massive river systems of South Vietnam was integral to the success of their mission: halting the communist North Vietnam and it’s Guerilla Forces –called the Viet Cong– from seizing South Vietnam.
1967 MILITARY VIETNAM ISSUE COMPASS
SEAL TEAM ONE
HEY ARE LOOKING AT THEIR COMPASSES AS A KBAR KNIFE IS TAPED TO HIS SHOULDER , ALONG WITH A DIRECTIONAL FLASH LIGHT WITH DIFFERENT COLORED LENSES. HE CARRIES AN M-60 AND HAS A LAAW ROCKET STRAPPED TO HIS BACK. IN HIS WEBBING IS A GERBER MK-1 KNIFE AND A SMITH AND WESSON MODEL 22 WITH SILENCER IS A HOLSTER. IT’S ANOTHER SEAL BODY SNATCH MISSION. AFTER RIVER RATS DROPPED THE 6 MAN TEAM , THEY BEGAN MOVING UP THE RIVER BANK LOOKING FOR WIRES AND TRAPS AS THEY KEEP LOOKING AT THEIR COMPASSES TO INSURE THEY ARE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT’S ANOTHER SNATCH AND GRAB ….AFTER TAKING OUT THE GUARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HUT USING DIRECT FORCE OR SILENCED SHOTS. THEY ENTER THE HUT TO DISCOVER THE MAN THEY’VE COME FOR ASLEEP ON THE FLOOR ALL BY HIM SELF. NOBODY ELSE THERE.IT MAKES IT EASIER. PULLING ON HIS RED-LENS ED FLASHLIGHT,BENEDICT CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS THE GUY.
1971 US Camillus
The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States as its roots date back to 1876. The Company produced millions of knives until it filed for bankruptcy in 2007 due to fierce overseas competition. Its brand name and intellectual property rights were purchased by Acme United Corporation, which re-launched the Camillus brand in May 2009.
During the Vietnam War, Camillus again manufactured a large number of knives for the armed forces, for instance a pilot survival knife, a USMC combat knife and a four bladed utility knife. After the Vietnam War, the company continued its growth by adding more new pieces to their already wide product range. In the 1960s, Camillus was sold to the Baer family of New York City. 2009.
PUNCH
CAN OPENER
BOTTLE OPENER WITH SCREW DRIVER/BLADE
CUTTING BLADE
|
