Swiss Military Hanowa

Swiss Military Hanowa Men's 06-4149-04-007.9 Navalus Chronograph Watch

• Mineral crystal protects the watch
• Case Diameter: 44 mm
• Chronograph naval us watch

Product Description

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In 1963 Swiss watch aficionado Hans Noll established a new watch company. By combining his name with the word “watch,” he created the name Hanowa. Each of his timepieces is exclusively Swiss Made by expert craftsmen. Hanowa Swiss Military watches incorporate the finest movements while capturing the essence of military precision. To exemplify this standard, each of Hanowa’s outstanding sport watches illustrates the characteristics of robustness, functionality, and reliability. These qualities, combined with reasonable and competitive prices, have won the admiration of watch lovers the world over.

The Swiss Military Hanowa Story

The original Swiss Military Watch
Trend-setter for military and sports watches

We make a very special line of exceptional sporty and robust watches with particular character available to all admirers and friends of original Swiss watches at genuinely competitive prices.

The Military enjoys a special status in Switzerland and is deeply rooted in the country as an existential institution. Switzerland is one of the oldest democracies in the world. Its love of freedom and independence is very clearly pronounced and represents the main reason the Swiss have won respect and friendship the world over.

The connection of the "Swiss Military" Watches with this philosophy lies in the basic qualities of these outstanding sporty watches, qualities which also have a military application:

waterproofness

robustness

functionality

reliability

night readability

high precision, elapsed time measurement (with chronographs)

long life, quartz movements or battery-free, automatic movements

solid stainless steel made cases

many models with scratch-proof sapphire crystals

Despite all these useful and helpful features, our "Swiss Military" models are none the less aesthetically very attractive. Like no other watch brand "Swiss Military" sets the trends in design and variety and offers the largest and always evolutionary collection of its kind. In the year of 2009 "Swiss Military " is coming up with more than 10 complete new model families.

The sporty component in the working day, with all its positive influences on one’s health, happiness and well-being, is clearly leaving many people with the desire to show off their "sportiness" through their choice of clothing or accessories.

So our "Swiss Military" brand timepieces are finding more and more followers and buyers. The line’s reasonable and competitive pricing is developing a considerable circle of customers.

After only a few years, our attractive watches have already convinced admirers and buyers in numerous countries around the world. New customers are coming on board every day. When can we count you among them?

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0032AMFNA
• Item model number: 06-4149-04-007.9
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,508 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you spent $430 on this you were conned, but for $100..., March 26, 2010

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Michael Demeritt "2bz2p" (Castaic, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I have some real problems with this product, mostly from the claim it is "easily seen in the dark" and the use of "illuminated" when describing the dial face. Glow-in-the-dark hands like you will find on a $50 Fossil watch, is not "illuminated". There is no lighted dial with this watch, it is pretty hard to see in a low light environment, which I work in occasionally, so do not think you are going to see this watch any better than one 15% it's cost. You'll need a magnifying glass to read the date and day, but it does have a big face.

It is a pretty watch, the crystal seems particularly strong, and the casing is solid. I do not care for the rubber based band, which you'll have to live with if you buy this one. The chronology features are outstanding. There is a separate dial for seconds in a minute, allowing the sleek "seconds" hand to serve only as a stopwatch. With the help of another micro-dial, you can track up to 20 minutes on the stopwatch easily. It has lap and pause features that are more logical and easy to use than similar built-in stopwatches in watches.

I managed to get this for $104 in a Gold Box special at Amazon, a little bit more than I think it is really worth, but not enough to cry about it. But if you pay much more than that for it, you will be sadly disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good-looking watch for every day activity and dress-up, March 23, 2010

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C. Vaughan - See all my reviews
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This is the first new watch I've bought in years, replacing my tried-and-true Nixon Scout watch.

Aesthetically, it's a good-looking Swiss watch, with a big face (over 1.5" across), glow-in-the-dark hands and hour marks, and a large rubber strap. The strap is long enough to hold a very large wrist; I mean, you'd have to have a seriously large wrist to not fit this watch.

It's "water resistant" (as it says on the back) to 10 atmospheres, which Wikipedia tells me (in its Diving watch article) means about 100m/330ft. It's explicitly NOT a diver's watch, but should suit any light water activity just fine (snorkeling, kayaking, surfboarding, etc.).

It's easy to operate, easy to read, and easy to set.

I was so happy with my old watch that I think any reservations I have about this watch stem merely from the fact that it's new, but really now that I think about it, nothing about this watch seems unsatisfactory. I have a feeling it will grow on me.

I got this watch from Amazon during a gold box deal, which cut about $80 off the price - so if you can find it at that price again, I would definitely recommend it. The low price and overall attractiveness & quality of this watch are what enticed me to replace my still-functional older watch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Comfy and light and broken already, March 19, 2010

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Brenden "Brenden" (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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A nice change from my big Invicta watch. Rubber band is very comfortable, durability is questionable but only time will tell. I did set the date while the clock was between 9pm and 0:am, which the instruction booklet said not to do. Hopefully it didn't damage the watch.. The instruction was in very small print and the english instructions were hard to find at times. Still can't blame them, only myself for not being thorough. I like the 30 minute stopwatch function... since I have 30 minute lunches at work, hopefully i'll never be late clocking back in from lunch. again, very comfortable watch (but then, I can only compare to my hefty Invicta) and can wear with long sleeve dress shirts (unlike the Invicta).

UPDATE: The stopwatch function is defective. It does not reset back correctly. The long second hand resets to the :05 position and the little minute countdown on the left resets to 29 min instead of 30. Didn't bump it or drop it. Just one day it did not reset back correctly. Now I can't use it for my 30min lunches in case i'm late. What a waste. Will see what kind of warranty this carries but i bet it's going to be a hassle.