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| − | The history of the Glycine Combat is shrouded in mystery. It was made circa 1967 in relatively small numbers, possibly as an exercise by Glycine to secure a US Army military contract. Numbers produced may be anywhere as low as a hundred and up to a | + | The history of the Glycine Combat is shrouded in mystery. It was made circa 1967 in relatively small numbers, possibly as an exercise by Glycine to secure a US Army military contract. This is thought unlikely as it has a snap-on rather than screw back, but the watch and its Airman bigger brother were certainly popular with Vietnam-era military personnel and many saw 'active service'. Numbers produced may be anywhere as low as a hundred and up to a thousand but there are no records to confirm or deny this - as they were lost some years ago in a damaging flood of the Glycine headquarters. Additionally Glycine has had several different owners since 1967. There is a similarity with it and the [[Glycine Altus GG-W-113 |Altus Glycine]] seen a few years later in 1986 as an official US armed forces issue. |
An individual example has been seen with Bailey Banks & Biddle on the dial - a retailer of jewelry formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and often called America's oldest jewelry store. | An individual example has been seen with Bailey Banks & Biddle on the dial - a retailer of jewelry formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and often called America's oldest jewelry store. | ||
Revision as of 02:49, 5 May 2020
Glycine Combat
The history of the Glycine Combat is shrouded in mystery. It was made circa 1967 in relatively small numbers, possibly as an exercise by Glycine to secure a US Army military contract. This is thought unlikely as it has a snap-on rather than screw back, but the watch and its Airman bigger brother were certainly popular with Vietnam-era military personnel and many saw 'active service'. Numbers produced may be anywhere as low as a hundred and up to a thousand but there are no records to confirm or deny this - as they were lost some years ago in a damaging flood of the Glycine headquarters. Additionally Glycine has had several different owners since 1967. There is a similarity with it and the Altus Glycine seen a few years later in 1986 as an official US armed forces issue.
An individual example has been seen with Bailey Banks & Biddle on the dial - a retailer of jewelry formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and often called America's oldest jewelry store.
Features
- Ref: 675
- Movement: Glycine-signed ETA 17 Jewel Cal. 2472 automatic movement
- Hacking feature by wire at 12 (can be seen as a dot on the 2)
- Triple-signed on dial, case, and movement
- 24 hr dial, tritium hands and numerals
- Hatched crown
- 34mm x 42mm matte stainless steel Compressor case
