Infantry

Founded no public date · Hong Kong

Infantry makes military and tactical-styled watches: 24-hour dials, big markings, nylon straps and field functions. Low price and hard use.

History

No public archive. The house operates out of Hong Kong and its catalogue is military in look: field watches with dual 12- and 24-hour scales, chronographs with instrument markings, black dials with large markers and nylon straps. It fits Japanese quartz across almost the whole catalogue, which for field use is the sensible choice: nothing to wind and no power reserve to worry about.

Iconic models

MDC
A field watch with dual 12- and 24-hour scales.

Worth knowing

The 24-hour scale is not military decoration: operations are spoken in 24-hour format, and reading it directly avoids the mistake of confusing morning with afternoon.