Marathon Navigator - Revision history

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	* [[US Armed Forces Issued Watches]]		* [[US Armed Forces Issued Watches]]
	* [[Marathon]]		* [[Marathon]]
	*{{Benrus]]		*[[Benrus]]

	Credits - http://scubawatch.org/adanacnavigator.html. and http://www.broadarrow.net/adanac.htm		Credits - http://scubawatch.org/adanacnavigator.html. and http://www.broadarrow.net/adanac.htm

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	* [[US Armed Forces Issued Watches]]		* [[US Armed Forces Issued Watches]]
	* [[Marathon]]		* [[Marathon]]
			*{{Benrus]]

	Credits - http://scubawatch.org/adanacnavigator.html. and http://www.broadarrow.net/adanac.htm		Credits - http://scubawatch.org/adanacnavigator.html. and http://www.broadarrow.net/adanac.htm

Richard: /* Marathon Watch Co. Navigator USAF Issue */

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Marathon Watch Co. Navigator USAF Issue

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	[[File:Marathon v benrus.jpg\|thumb\|Marathon Navigator and Benrus II version]]		[[File:Marathon v benrus.jpg\|thumb\|Marathon Navigator and Benrus II version]]

	===~~Marathon Watch Co. Navigator USAF Issue~~===		===Features===

	* Case Diameter: 42 mm		* Case Diameter: 42 mm

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	* Total Production: 8,608 in 1987-88		* Total Production: 8,608 in 1987-88

	===Marathon Navigator===		==Marathon Navigator STEEL VERSION==
	The tritium Marathon steel cased models were produced in much greater quantities, approx 30,000 between 1988 and 1991. All the steel Marathons were ordered by Defense Logistics Agency, DLA-Aviation, Richmond VA.		The tritium Marathon steel cased models were produced in much greater quantities, approx 30,000 between 1988 and 1991. All the steel Marathons were ordered by Defense Logistics Agency, DLA-Aviation, Richmond VA.

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	direct descendant of the [[Benrus Type II]] military dive watch.		direct descendant of the [[Benrus Type II]] military dive watch.
	[[File:Marathon v benrus.jpg\|thumb\|Marathon Navigator and Benrus II version]]		[[File:Marathon v benrus.jpg\|thumb\|Marathon Navigator and Benrus II version]]

	===Marathon Watch Co. Navigator USAF Issue===		===Marathon Watch Co. Navigator USAF Issue===

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 ===Marathon Navigator===
-The tritium Marathon steel cased models were produced in much greater quantities, approx 30,000 between 1988 and 1991.
+The tritium Marathon steel cased models were produced in much greater quantities, approx 30,000 between 1988 and 1991. All the steel Marathons were ordered by Defense Logistics Agency, DLA-Aviation, Richmond VA.
 ==Links==

Richard: /* MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator" */

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MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator"

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	* Vintage: circa 1985-88		* Vintage: circa 1985-88
	* Total Production: 8,608 in 1987-88		* Total Production: 8,608 in 1987-88

			===Marathon Navigator===
			The tritium Marathon steel cased models were produced in much greater quantities, approx 30,000 between 1988 and 1991.

	==Links==		==Links==

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MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator"

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	==MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator"==		==MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator"==
	In the late eighties, both the USAF and Canadian Armed Force had issued these tough looking Adanac watches to their service members. The one pictured ~~in this review~~ was issued by USAF in 1988. It's an interesting watch because it has "Adanac" written on the dial but the case is signed "Gallet". Not only that, the watch was actually produced under government contract by Marathon Watch Co. based in Ontario, Canada.		In the late eighties, both the USAF and Canadian Armed Force had issued these tough looking Adanac watches to their service members. The one pictured was issued by USAF in 1988. It's an interesting watch because it has "Adanac" written on the dial but the case is signed "Gallet". Not only that, the watch was actually produced under government contract by Marathon Watch Co. based in Ontario, Canada.
	[[File:Adanac.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Adanac.jpg\|thumb]]

	The styling of the watch is very similar~~, if not identical~~, to USAF issue Marathon Military Pilot's Watch. Adanac is the predecessor to that model, albeit without the tritium vials. A careful reader might have noticed that "Adanac" is Canada spelled backwards.		The styling of the watch is very similar, to the USAF issue Marathon Military Pilot's Watch. Adanac is the predecessor to that model, albeit without the tritium vials. A careful reader might have noticed that "Adanac" is Canada spelled backwards.

	The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.		The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.

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	* Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)		* Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)
	* Vintage: circa 1985-88		* Vintage: circa 1985-88
	* Total Production: 8,608		* Total Production: 8,608 in 1987-88

	==Links==		==Links==

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MARATHON - ADANAC "Navigator"

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	The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.		The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.

	All the Adanacs were procured by the Air Force under their own single contract; F41608-85-D-0179, over 2 years and they were ordered by San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelley AFB, San Antonio, TX.		All the Adanacs were procured by the Air Force under their own single contract; F41608-85-D-0179, over 4 years and they were ordered by San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelley AFB, San Antonio, TX.


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	* Bezel: Bi-directional, w/ click		* Bezel: Bi-directional, w/ click
	* Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)		* Water resistance: 6 atm (198 ft)
	* Vintage: circa ~~1987~~-88		* Vintage: circa 1985-88
	* Total Production: 8,608		* Total Production: 8,608

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	The styling of the watch is very similar, if not identical, to USAF issue Marathon Military Pilot's Watch. Adanac is the predecessor to that model, albeit without the tritium vials. A careful reader might have noticed that "Adanac" is Canada spelled backwards.		The styling of the watch is very similar, if not identical, to USAF issue Marathon Military Pilot's Watch. Adanac is the predecessor to that model, albeit without the tritium vials. A careful reader might have noticed that "Adanac" is Canada spelled backwards.

	The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.		The watch has an unusual 0-11 marked bidirectional bezel, which makes it look like a hybrid of diver's and pilot's watches. Dial has the usual 24 hour markings found on many military watches. The hour and minute hands are applied with rectangular shaped tritium paint. The second hand is applied with tritium at its tip. Hour indexes on the dial and the zero position on the bezel are also tritium coated. The Adanac shown here has H3 and radioative propeller markings on the dial. There exists a version of Adanac with these H3 markings omitted.

			All the Adanacs were procured by the Air Force under their own single contract; F41608-85-D-0179, over 2 years and they were ordered by San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelley AFB, San Antonio, TX.