178th Special Edition

Designed in collaboration with the 178th Infantry Regiment for we've used our A-11 Spec 2 as a base for this limited edition.

The sale is limited strictly to 178th members & will not be sold publicly by Praesidus Watch Co.

We'll be using a Meca-quartz VH31 movement & a double domed K1 mineral crystal. Each watch has a 5ATM (50M/163ft) water resistance rating - good for showers & other light water activities.

All indexes & hands will be coated in Super Luminova for peak night-time performance & readability. The standard "Green" luminous has been applied to all indexes except for "1", "7" & "8". The 178 will feature a light blue luminous as a reference to the Regiment.

We've added the "Golden" cross unit patch on the top half of the dial and, the 178th unit's insignia in the place of the "6" index. On the caseback, we've embossed the Spartan Helmet of the unit's mission logo.

As a bit of backstory to the design, the original A-11 specification was developed by the US Military in 1942 with the objective of equipping soldiers with a rugged & legible field watch. The result was the A-11 specification; meant to bring the US military to a "modern" standard for the time. These watches saw combat throughout WW2 on the wrists of American & allied soldier before being replaced by the A-17 spec during the Korean War.

Currently, we are finalizing the sample & will provide real product photography as soon as we've approved the sample. In the meantime we are using the finalized design sheet as an illustration of what the production run should look like. 

Deliveries will not start before late September/early October.