We T99990b 39235b5 402 a 06-07-11 Cee 7-11 MIL-W-3818B 17 OCTOBER 1962 SUPERSEDING ‘MIL-W-3818A, 12 MARCH 1986 MILITARY SPECIFICATION WATCH, WRIST: DTU-24/P This spevifieation has been approved by the Department of Defense and is man- datory for uso by the Department of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. 1, SCOPE 1.1 This specification covers one type of general purpose seventeen-jewel wrist watch having a daily accuracy rate of 30 seconds and a second setting mechanism. The watch shall be guaranteed for two years. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL PPP-T-360 —Time Measuring Instru- ments; Packaging Of ‘MruiTary MIL-B- 27497 STANDARDS ‘FEDERAL FED-STD- —Colors 595 ‘MILITARY MIL-STD- —Sampling Procedures and Bearing, Jewel, Sapphire, Synthetic ‘105 Tables For Inspection by Attributes MS 38450 —Bearing, Jewel, Bar Hole 929— AYO? MS 35451 —Bearing, Jewel, Center Bar Hole MS 85452 —Bearing, Jewel, Olive Hole ‘MS 35453 —Bearing, Jewel, Olive Hole (cone cut) ‘MS 35454 —Bearing, Jewel, Endstone DRAWINGS MUNITIONS COMMAND B 8289857 —Crown and Stem Assembly B 8289358 —Stem, Male C 8289362 —Case Assembly, Wrist Watch. 8686227 —Strap, Wrist Watch (Copies of wpecifications, standards and drawings required by contractors in connection with specific procurement functions should be obtained from the procuring activity or as directed by the contracting officer.) 22 Other publication. The following docu- ment forms a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise indicated, the issue in effect on date of invi- tation for bids shall apply. Cope OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 10, Atomic Energy; Chapter 1, Atomic Energy Commission, Part 30—Licensing of Byproduct Ma- terialmm 999990 192h5bb MIL-W-3818B (Applications for copies should be addressed to Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C.) 3. REQUIREMENTS, 3.1 Qualification. The watches furnished under this specification shall be a product which has been tested, and passed the quali- fication tests specified herein, and has been listed on or approved for listing on the ap- plicable qualified products list. 3.2 Materials. All materials shall be free from any defects which might impair the necuracy of the watch, Where a definite material is not specified it shall he in accord- ance with the best commercial practice and shall not affect the ability of the watch to meet the requirements of this specification. 3.21 Luminous material. The luminous material shall be Tritium (Hydrogen 8) ap- plied in accordance with the requirements and regulations as specified in 30.10(a) and 30.24 (i) of the documents referenced in 2.2 (see 6.2). 3.2.1.1 Brightness. The watch shall be capable of being read at a distance of 12 inches (plus or minus 3 inches) from the eye of the observer, when tested in accordance with 4.8.5. 3.3 Design and manufacture. 33.1 General requirements. The watch shall be manufactured in such a manner that parts will not become loose in service. The watch shall be capable of withstanding the normal hazards incident to shipping, storage, and service. Unless otherwise specified, all parts of the watch shall be manufactured and assembled in accordance with the best com- mereial practices. 3.8.1.1 Rustproojing, All metal parts which are susceptible to corrosion, and not pro- tected by a lubricant, shall be protected by a finish or preservative, except those parts whose proper functioning would be detri- mentally affected. 3.4 Movement. 2 930 745 3.4.1 General requirement. The movement shall be of standard commercia) manufacture and assembly, stem wound and stem set. The size of the movement shall be not leas than 8/0 plus 0.10 inches minus 0.00 inches nor greater than 6/0 plus or minus 0.010 inches. 8.4.2 Mainspring, When fully wound, the maingpring shall drive the completed move- ment a minimum of 86 hours without re- winding. The material for the mainspring shall be a corfosion-resistant nonbreakable alloy. 3.4.3 Pallet and escapement. The pallet and escapement shall be steel. 3.44 Hairspring and balance wheel unit, The movement shall have a temperature compensating hairspring and a solid monome- tallic nonmagnetic balance wheel. The hair- spring and balance wheel shall be material that, in combination, will not be permanently affected in the presence of a magnetic field. 3.4.5 Jewel bearings. The movement shall have seventeen-jewel bearings located at bearing points most essential to reduce fric- tion of the train and escapement parts. Jewels shall be secured in the plate or bridge by friction fit, Endstone jewels shall be secured in a manner which will facilitate cleaning and reoiling, Where applicable, jewel bearings shall comply with the military standards listed under 2.1 and Specification MIL-B-27497. 346 Regulator. The movement shall be provided with a regulator. The regulator shall be set at midpoint of adjustment (with in plus or minus 20 percent of its total range of adjustment) when the watch is subjected to the accuracy requirements of 3.9, 3.4.7 Winding and setting. The movement shall be stem wound and stem set with the entrance of the stem located at the 8 o'clock position of the dial, 3.4.8 Second setting mechanism. A second setting mechanism shall be incorporated into the mechanism to stop the second hand whenWE 999990b 1921567 bas Me the winding stem is pulled into the setting position, 3.4.9 Male stem and crown, The male stem and crown shall be fabricated in with Drawing B 8289867. 3.4.10 Female stem. The female stem sup- plied with the movement shall be fabricated of steel, The steel shall comply with the re- quirements for the steel specified for the male stem on Drawing B 8289358. The female stem shall be so dimensioned that when joined with the male stem it shall func- tion as an assembly. It shall also be dimen- sioned that the face of the female section will be outside of the case sleeve when the stem is in the winding position, and locked with the male crown stem inside of the case sleeve, for the full length of motion from winding to setting position, when in the set~ ting position (see 6.3). 8.5 Dial. The dial shall be of nonferrous metal and shall be marked in accordance ‘with figure 1, All markings and the dial shall have a durable protective coating. 3.6 Hands. There shall be three hands; one each to indicate the hour, minute and second. The hands shall be fabricated from cartridge brass in accordance with figure 2. ‘The tips of the minute and sweep second hands shall be curved downward so that after assembly parallax is reduced to a minimum. 3.7 Case assembly. The watch case assem- bly shall be fabricated in accordance with Drawing C 8289362, The suspension ring furnished shall be in accord with the ap- plicable movement. 8.7.1 Crystal, The crystal shall be copo- Iymer plastic and clear, uncolored, free from bubbles, scratches or other imperfections which may Interfere with the reading of the watch. 3.8 Strap. The strap shall be fabricated in accordance with Drawing C 8686227. 3.9 Accuracy. Watches shall have a 80- o 931 0607-1 MIL-W-3818B second or less daily rate accuracy. Watches shall meet the accuracy requirements in the dialup position and crown-down position. When tested in accordance with 4.8.6, the mean daily rate shall not exceed plus or minus 30 seconds when tested at 75° plus or minus 8° Fahrenheit, and shall not exceed plus or minus 60 seconds when tested at 40° plus or minus 2° Fahrenheit, and at 125° plus or minus 2° Fahrenheit. 8.10 Isochronism. Watchers shall pass the test for isochronism specified in 4.8.18 in a dial-up position at 75° plus or minus 3° Fahrenheit. The variation in rate shall be recorded every 6 hours for a period of 24 hours and shall not exceed 6 seconds from the rate recorded in the previous 6-hour period. The ‘watches shall be fully wound prior to testing and shall not be wound during the test. 3.11 Winding torque, When fully wound, the watch shall not be damaged when a torque of 6 ounce inches is applied to the crown, 8.2 Magnetism. While running, the watch shall not be adversely affected when sub- jected to a 145 to 16.6 oersted magnetic field for 5 minutes, plus or minus 30 seconds, and shall subsequently meet the requirements of 8.17. 2.13 Vibration. The watch shall be vibrated to a simple harmonic motion having an ampli- tude of 0.03 inches (0.06 in. maximum total excursion). The frequency shall be varied uniformly between the approximate limits of 10 and 86 cycles per second (cps). ‘The entire frequency range, from 10 to 55 cps and return to 10 cps, shall be traversed in ap- proximately 1 minute. This motion shall be applied for a period of 5 minutes. The watch shall operate during the test and after the test shall meet the requirements of 8.17. 3.4 Shock. The watch shall show no evi- dence of damage affecting serviccability after an uncontrolled drop from a height of 4 feet on to a wood block. The watch shall subse- quently meet the requirements of 3.17.