George (i Sverige Jerry) Wester wrote...
Now I know what happened to my old watches. My own Swiss Army watch bit the dust, I liked it because it was so light. The one I wear now is current Army issue with tritium markers and it;s very accurate and light weight too, a gift from my son-in-law. "replacement batteries not included"The old Nam era Benrus watches have become collectable, I prefer analog. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwester/4477928664/]

Echo9er wrote...
@Swede. I had one of these as well, but I don't have any idea where it is. I stopped wearing a watch a little over a year ago. Clocks and time being everywhere these days. But sometimes ...

George (i Sverige Jerry) Wester wrote...
Dave, I bought an Omega Speedmaster Chrono ($80.10 at Baden Baden PX) for timing darkroom processing when they put me into S2 and in charge of the battalion's photo needs. After that I couldn't live without a watch, it's just a habit.