On parade at The Cenotaph yesterday.
Eddie
Just a quick update for those with Sapper links sufficient to justify wearing of the new RE NATO. This strap benefits from the same furniture as Eddie's other new NATOs and really is the bees knees. It really is quite a bit better than the one from the Corps PRI shop however isn't really in direct competition as that one is 18mm. I think I might need to get a couple of spares as thet won't be around for ever.
On parade at The Cenotaph yesterday.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Eddie, that's not helping.
that is interesting, i hadnt seen it until opening this thread which is odd as i am currently serving with 101. there is a watch for BD75 which has been commisioned by wimbish station and looks decent but im not going to order one.
as for the cat emblem, it is the correct 101 regt emblem. this describes where the regimental emblem came from for 101.
http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/units/28655.aspx
Last edited by poppy; 15th November 2014 at 13:15.
Bit off topic, but what the hell: King's Troop was my Grandad's regiment… he went under the gun carriage at the Royal Tournament and the King asked after his well being!
One of his claim to fames (he had a few bizarre incidents along this line in his military career it seems… all told to me second hand as I was fairly young when he passed)
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Stuff like this are what makes what you do worthwhile, I am sure, if you take away the business element of your passion Eddie.
Great achievement!
And another one.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Indeed! I wonder whether it turns out that there is more latent demand following Eddie's edition. I had understood that 101 were commissioning some kind of dress watch and I'm assuming this isn't it - though I suppose a WIS definition of dress watch could be different to a non-WIS (I was going to use the word civvy but that's probably not appropriate ). The price is a bit different.
Very nicely executed design Eddie
Yours represents much better style and value.
Gray
As an ex Royal Engineer, this thread is fascinating. Respect to Eddie and all involved, great looking watch and good to see all 75 have been bought by Sappers. Where do I get one of those RE Natos, they look fantastic.
Thanks for the tip, should have known really shouldn't I
Congratulations. Can I get the number 00 watch.
ismaaeel
Thanks have tried ordering but have to wait a week or so.
eddie
What is the minimum order and lead time for something like this?
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Anyone know what happened to the pics of these watches? Eddie can you re load them?
Last edited by Middo; 29th April 2015 at 21:52.
Just watching salvage hunters and noticed this
awful picture I know but it's obvious what it was
I bumped into someone wearing one of these whilst he was dropping off his VW camper fpr some work in the same yard I have my workshop.
I asked him about it, he was recently ex-RE, and had no idea about this place, but bought the watch through the unit.
Small world