Militado ML05 (VH31)

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87% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening.

No-date VH31 version of the ML05, a 38mm field watch with A-11-style field dials (Arabic numerals and an inner 13–24 hour track) or 3-6-9-12 dials. Militado sells it on two listings: '369 Dial' (steel or black PVD case) and 'Date Window Version', whose no-date options are this model; that listing's date options use a Ronda 515 and are the ML05 (Ronda 515). The Miyota 2035 version is the ML05B. Brand specs: 'VH31/VH60 Sweep Hand Movement' (the specification tables say Seiko VH31, and the dials have no VH60 24-hour subdial, so the VH31 is recorded), sandblasted 316L case and case back, 38mm without the crown, 10.5mm including the crystal, 20mm drilled lugs, domed sapphire crystal with 'Clear AR Coating' (side not stated), screw-down crown, fixed bezel (specification image), 100m. Lug-to-lug: both descriptions and tables say 46mm, which is recorded; the 369 listing says the earlier black PVD case measured 47.5mm and the current steel and PVD cases 46mm, and the date listing's specification image (labelled Ronda 515) still says 47.5mm. Lume: Super C3 green on the field dials; 'Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9' on the 3-6-9-12 dials, applied more heavily than on other ML05 dials. Case back attachment and weight are not stated. The field dials come on a black-khaki, green or gray nylon strap at the same price. Prices on 2026-10-24: field dials $53, 3-6-9-12 $58 and black PVD $60 (crossed-out $65); all in stock. The Tactical Frog store listed the 3-6-9-12 dials at $53 (steel) and $58 (PVD). The listings were created in May 2024 (Date Window Version) and August 2025 (369 Dial). Two more Militado listings with the same specification text sell this model: 'Sapphire Crystal Field Military Watch' (created March 2024) with the steel field dials, Black PVD Arrow Logo and No Logo, Black White Indices, White Arrow Logo, Blue No Logo, Black Dial B, the 3-6-9-12 dial with white seconds hand, Antique Bronze, Cream Yellow and Pilot (a pilot-style dial), each on a black-khaki, green or grey nylon or a leather strap (its 'Calendar' options are the ML05 (Ronda 515)); and 'PVD Bronze Watch' (created April 2025) with Vintage Bronze PVD, Antique Bronze PVD (Version 2), the two black PVD field dials and Cream Yellow. Its specification image names the VH31, calls the bronze finish '316L, With Electroplated Antique Bronze Style' (an intentionally aged look, with Super C3 lume) and gives 47.5mm lug-to-lug; both descriptions say the black PVD field-dial cases are the earlier 47.5mm case, so the bronze cases may be too. Prices on 2026-10-24: $53 for the steel field dials, Blue No Logo, Black Dial B, Black White Indices and Cream Yellow, $58 for 3-6-9-12, $60 for black PVD and bronze; White Arrow Logo $58 on black-khaki nylon, $55 on green or grey nylon (sold out) and $65 on leather; Pilot $55 on nylon and $58 on leather, all sold out; Vintage Bronze PVD sold out; green, grey and leather straps sold out except on the original field dials. The Tactical Frog store sells an 'ML05 38mm VH31 Vintage Bronze Watch' (antique bronze case per its SKUs) at $79 on green or khaki nylon, and an 'ML05 38mm Sapphire Crystal Pilot Field Watch' listing (field dials A and B, white, blue, black PVD and pilot dials) at $53.85, mostly sold out. Five more Militado listings with the same specification text (created April to June 2025) sell this model: 'VH31 Vintage Field Watch ML05 24hours Black Dial' (Black Dial B, as 'Black Dial', and Blue No Logo, $53), '... ML05 White Dial' (White Arrow Logo $58 and Black White Indices $53), 'VH31 Vintage Military Watch ML05 Black PVD' (Black PVD No Logo, Black PVD Arrow Logo and Black PVD 3-6-9-12 at $60, Black White Indices at $53, each on black-khaki, green or grey nylon; green and grey sold out on the last two; case back '316L Stainless Steel /316L Black PVD Coated'), '... ML05 Blue Dial' (Blue No Logo $53, White Arrow Logo $58, Black White Indices $53 as 'Black Dial-BGW9 Lume') and '... ML05 Cream Dial' (Cream Yellow $53 and Antique Bronze PVD $60; the bronze SKU says brown nylon, the photo shows green). Prices on 2026-10-24, the rest in stock. Four of these listings say a VH60 is sent if the VH31 is sold out ('they are both sweeping hand movt').

Last verified: 2026-10-24. Edit or correct this entry.

Sources

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• Militado, 38mm Field Watch ML05 Date Window Version accessed 2026-10-24
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