Discovered: A Pair Of Sterile-Dial Glycine Airman Watches Bought At Naval Provider Kroesen’s

The rotor is stamped “Gus Kroesen’s” and though no Glycine branding is current, the case and design language is borrowed from the Airman. This mannequin was doubtless produced underneath contract for Kroesen’s alongside the usual Airman that dutifully served transcontinental industrial pilots and navy aviators within the ’60s. The Airman was maybe the most well-liked watch amongst servicemen stationed “in nation” round Vietnam. The watches have been offered at submit trade outlets, small shops on navy bases, within the late ’60s, throughout the top of the Vietnam Conflict. The Airman fashions have been uniquely liked for his or her capacity to simply observe two zones directly on a 24-hour scale.  This Kroesen’s watch wasn’t stocked on the PX, however as an alternative on the naval uniform provider. Had it been provided on the PX it may need proliferated to the extent of typical Vietnam Conflict non-public buy watches just like the the Seiko 6105 and the Zodiac Seawolf. 

So simply what number of of those watches did Kroesen’s retail? The brief reply is we simply don’t know. They’re one thing of an enigma, however based on serial quantity charts popularized by now-defunct web site Glycintennial it places the watches within the manufacturing vary of 1966-1967. The Kroesen’s watches have serial numbers that match as much as Glycine’s.