MWC Replica MIL-W-46374C 1980s U.S pattern Military Watch Olive

The original US military specification MIL-W-46374 was published on 30 October 1964 the objective of this specification was to set out the basic requirements for a straightforward low-cost watch to be issued to the U.S military. The actual wording from the original specification is below.
 
"This specification covers one type of plastic-cased wristwatch intended for use where a high degree of accuracy is not required. The watch is not intended to receive maintenance support within the military supply system."
 
These 1960’s disposable field watches were simple watches with a one-piece case design manufactured from plastic material measuring 35.5 mm with a simple non-hacking handwound movement.
 
In essence, this 1964 specification called for a disposable watch in a plastic case it had minimal water resistance, minimal protection from shock, vibration or temperature extremes.
 
Interestingly the general dial design of the MIL-W-46374C was very much in line with current military dials, for example, if you search the current US Mil-Spec MIL-W-46374G on google you will see that the dial design laid down 55 years ago in MIL-W-46374C is still pretty much the same today.
 
The interesting twist with these watches was that we noticed starting in the late 1990s that more and more serving military were calling and asking if we knew where they could obtain one of these models. Interestingly this coincided with a massive reduction in the number of U.S military watches being issued to serving personnel plus a change in U.S. military issued performance standards for watches. The change was primarily based on results expected as opposed to details of construction and appearance. The result of this change was that commercial watches that met the standards became accepted military supply items along with specialized watches that still complied to military-specific designs.
 
Specification:
Diameter Including Crown 40mm
Lug to Lug 38mm
Crystal Diameter 30mm
Luminous Material: Luminova
Quartz Movement
Hardened Mineral Crystal
Thickness 8.5mm
Weight: 42g
Strap: 18mm U.S Pattern Military Webbing Strap
Packaging: Metal tin