Links & resources

CWC Watch

The CWC website and Instagram.

Ray Mellor - Obituary

The Guardian's obituary for Ray Mellor.

The Watch that Replaced the Milsub

Jason Heaton's article on the 1980 CWC automatic dive watch.

Konrad Knirim's "British Military Timepieces"

This book - available here - is an absolute must-have for collectors!

History of the Military Dive Watch

James Dowling's revisionist view of the evolution of the military dive watch.

G10 Repairs

Two repairs of quartz G10 watches from Adventures in Amateur Watch Fettling - three fatboys and an 0552 from 1990

100 Years of British Military Watches

A good overview of the evolution of British military watches on the Anordain blog.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Zulu Time - The British Military General Service Wristwatch

A history of the British general service wristwatch

The History of the NATO Strap

A series of articles charting the development of the NATO strap and its antecedents - during World War I, World War II and post-World War II.

NATO Stock Number

The Wikipedia entry for the humble NATO Stock Number.

The Military Watch Forum

If you are not a member here, then why on earth not?

The Antiquarian Horological Society

The AHS is a great way to meet other folks interested in the history of clocks and watches - and has an amazing online, searchable archive including some fascinating published research on military watches. Their website is here.