The Dispatch · Friday, October 23, 2026

The Dispatch: three watches that carried the week

Three watches carried the week

Bulova surveyor, citizens tsuyosa

Bulova surveyor, citizens tsuyosa

First Marine Corps Ball, and by his account they had to go hard for it.

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Citizen Eco-drive ProMaster Diver

Citizen Eco-drive ProMaster Diver

Medic 18, Manatee County EMS, in Manatee County, Florida.

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Tag Heuer Formula 1 Solorgraph, Arabic Seiko, Luminox, Casio

Tag Heuer Formula 1 Solorgraph, Arabic Seiko, Luminox, Casio

A mortarman with the 25th Infantry Division laid four watches out on his blouse and sent them in with no story attached.

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The shop is restocked

The challenge coin is back, and it has company: a PVC seal patch, three die cut stickers, and a three sticker pack. Everything ships from Virginia.

DoW Challenge Coin — V1
DoW Challenge Coin — V1
$30.00
DoW Seal PVC Patch
DoW Seal PVC Patch
$14.00
DoW Sticker 3 Pack
DoW Sticker 3 Pack
$13.00
DoW Mark Glow Sticker
DoW Mark Glow Sticker
$7.00
DoW Seal Sticker
DoW Seal Sticker
$5.00
DOW Wordmark Sticker
DOW Wordmark Sticker
$5.00

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If your watch has been somewhere worth remembering, or someone in your circle has one that has, the form is at departmentofwatches.com/submit. A photo, the watch, the story. I read every one.

The marketplace is open too. Buy, sell, or trade with the people who read this page, free to list: departmentofwatches.com/market.

Tempus Est Potentia.

Justin
Department of Watches

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