{"product_id":"gg-w-113-u-s-1960s-pattern-automatic-100m-330ft-water-resistant-military-watch-with-plexiglass-crystal","title":"GG-W-113 U.S 1960s Pattern Handwound Military Watch with Plexiglass Crystal and Mechanical Movement","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eSKU: GGW113-HW26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eRecreating a Vietnam-War Classic — Built to Original Military Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eThe GG-W-113 infantry watch traces its origins back to \u003cstrong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"526\"\u003eOctober 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the U.S. government issued \u003cstrong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"575\"\u003eMIL-W-3818B\u003c\/strong\u003e specifications to replace the earlier 1956 standard (MIL-W-3818A). 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