Whilst MOD specifications dictated the basic design of
dials (with an illustration) with which manufacturers had to conform,
there was some leeway in terms of the font which was used for the Arabic
numerals. Thus, not all military dials of the era are the same; indeed,
this would seem to apply more so in the years from the end of World War
Two to the late 1960s. For the military collector then, there is some
variety available as he builds that collection. Personal preference of
course, but once aware of the Smiths military in its late 1960s form, I
always admired the dial; of course I like the general principle of easy
to read military watch dials anyway, but the Smiths seemed a little
different from the others and became one of my favourites. As a whole, I
have always found British military watch dials to be less busy (and
more pleasing to the eye) than those from say the USA given the fact
that the UK has not specified an inner scale of 24 hour markers (ie
13.00 to 24.00 hrs).
The dial of the 36mm version
of the new Smiths from Timefactors is extremely close to that of the
original in dimensions, finish and font. Starting with the dial itself,
construction is from soft iron which combined with the movement holder
and its cover form the anti-magnetic cage which affords both watches
their 50,000 A/m rating. The dial is (obviously) black with the finish
being what I would term a very fine eggshell which really translates
into the Timefactors description of semi matt black. This finish is a
good compromise between full matt (which can often appear a charcoal
grey) and a glossy finish (which can cause distracting reflections); the
dial therefore looks black enough to be black without any of the
distractions which for example, the Rolex Explorer can suffer from.
Military specification of the time required the following:
vedere di piu rolex e repliche rolex airking
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