As Sinnlover said above various specs for US military watches were issued and both Benrus and Hamilton made similar versions.Originally Posted by Filterlab
Surely it's a homage of the Hamilton Khaki Field? Or is that based upon the Benrus?
I'm not an expert on US military watches, but from reading into the history of them, MIL-W-3818B was the spec issued in 1962 which is what the Benrus DTU-2A/P was made to meet. Other companies (not including Hamilton) also tendered but only the Benrus was considered to meet the spec. MIL-W-46374 was the updated spec issued in 1964, and the A version was released in 1968 with Hamilton producing metal cased versions.
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