Update 12/20/24: SEASON'S GREETINGS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS from FLYING TIGER ANTIQUES!!
WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!! Using your PayPal accounts solves this issue fastest!
If you would like to PAY for a $100.00 or MORE Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you as Soon as Possible!
We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE from FRIDAY 12/20 until SUNDAY 01/05/25, Returning to the Office on MONDAY 01/06/25!!
And, as always, we are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during our time AWAY, and we will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.
We will be UNABLE TO SHIP as of 12/20, and REGULAR SHIPPING will resume on MONDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2025!
As always, if funding your order of $100.00 or more from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs! Happy Holidays, Ron & Kana.
ARTIFACT:
Rare, mint in the box, United States military watch model W-46374 by Hamilton, dated July 1983. The first model was introduced in 1964 and remains in production today, as the technology has gone from mechanical movements to modern electronic movements. The goal was to create an inexpensive field watch for infantry and service troops, with a plastic case and no repairable parts. Each timepiece had 7 jewel manual wind mechanical movements, stainless steel case, acrylic crystal and the strap was OD nylon with a black anodized steel buckle. The reverse of the watch case reads: WATCH WRIST GENERAL PURPOSE MIL-W-46674B HAMILTON 6645-00-952-3767 MFG. PART NO. 39988 DLA-400-82-C-4845 JUL. 1983 DISPOSE RAD WASTE U.S"
VINTAGE:
Circa WWII
SIZE:
Strap ¾" x 9 ½"; Case 1 ½" in diameter.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Stainless steel, acrylic crystal, OD nylon, black anodized steel, cardboard, paper.
ATTACHMENT:
Adjustable strap.
MARKINGS:
Reverse of case: "WATCH WRIST GENERAL PURPOSE MIL-W-46674B HAMILTON 6645-00-952-3767 MFG. PART NO. 39988 DLA-400-82-C-4845 JUL. 1983 DISPOSE RAD WASTE U.S"; Box: "6645-00-952-3767 WATCH, WRIST GENERAL PURPOSE 1 EACH c/c SEP 1983 - CAUTION: Radioactive materials. Contains Radioactive Material Tritium 3 Non-Hazardous Quantity Radioisotope Activity 2.2OE-08 Milicuries 25 September 1981
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a collection of US Army items which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJJX14 LCGEX1/15 SeDFEX5/16
CONDITION:
10 (Mint as new): Watch is mint in the box.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
