Militado ML08 (VH31)

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79% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, end links, clasp micro-adjust.

No-date VH31 version of the ML08, a 38mm field watch with a polished bezel, sold with A-11-style field dials (Arabic numerals and an inner 13–24 hour track), a 3-6-9-12 dial or the Spirit dial. Militado sells it on two listings ('Vintage Field Watch' and '369 Dial'), which also sell date versions with a Ronda 515, the ML08 (Ronda 515). Brand specs: 'Japan VH31/VH65 Sweeping Second Hand Mech Quartz Movement/Switzerland Ronda 515 Quartz Movement with Calendar (VH31/VH65 don't support Calendar function)'; the no-date dials are the VH31 (named in the option names, SKUs and specification table). 316L case, fully brushed with a polished bezel, 38mm, 44.5mm lug-to-lug, 10.2mm including the crystal, 20mm lugs, double-domed sapphire crystal with 'High Clear AR Coating' (side not stated), screw-down crown, brushed screw-down case back, 100m. Lume: 'Super C3 Green Light/Super BGW9 Blue Light' on dial, hands and markers; the photos show blue lume on the black dials and green on the White dial. Each dial comes on a black nylon strap or a steel bracelet for $20 more (three links per row in the photos; the '38mm VH31 Retro Field Watch' listing describes it as 316L, 20mm tapering to 16mm, 21.5cm long, split pins, a clasp with four micro-adjust positions and the Militado logo, about 70g; clasp type and construction not stated); the listing also sells the bracelet alone ($32.99), not recorded here. Weight is not stated. Prices on 2026-10-24: $69 on nylon and $89 on the bracelet, Spirit $89 and $109; White was sold out, the rest in stock. The 3-6-9-12 dial is sold on both listings at the same prices. The Tactical Frog store's U.S. and UK-warehouse listings sell VH31 ML08s in Vintage Black, Black, White, Blue and Green ($60–79), mostly sold out. The listings were created in August 2024 and October 2025. Three more Militado listings with the same specification text sell this model: 'Retro VH31 Military Watch' (created July 2024), '38mm VH31 Retro Field Watch' (steel bracelet only, December 2024) and 'Sapphire Crystal Field Watch ML08 Grey Dial' (March 2025; adds black or brown leather straps and names only the VH31 for the no-date dials). They add four no-date dials: Vintage Black (gilt numerals, broad-arrow logo, snake hands, 'Super C3'), Black Snake Hands (white numerals; the description says the white-indices dial has BGW9), White Snake Hands and Green (sunburst, Militado logo), and also sell the Black Militado Logo, Black No Logo, 3-6-9-12, White ('White Dial-Sword hands' / 'White Dial-Arrow Logo', sold out) and Spirit dials at the prices above. Prices on 2026-10-24: $69 on nylon, $89 on the bracelet, leather $72 on Green and White Snake Hands and $69 on the black dials (sold out); the four new dials were in stock (Green on the bracelet only on the July 2024 listing). The brand says only the newer case batch, which has a notch in the case, fully fits the bracelet sold alone. Two more Militado listings with the same specification text sell this model: 'VH31 38mm Sapphire Crystal Field Watch ML08 White Dial' (created April 2025) sells White Snake Hands ('White Dial-Snake Hands') at $69 on nylon, $72 on black or brown leather and $89 on the bracelet, and the Black Militado Logo and Black No Logo dials ('VH31-No Date') at $69 on nylon or leather (leather sold out) and $89 on the bracelet; its lume line says Super C3 green, with BGW9 on the black dial with white indices. 'New Released 38mm Men Watch VH31 Quartz Watch ML08' (created June 2026) sells only the Spirit dial, at $89 on nylon and $109 on the bracelet, in stock on 2026-10-24.

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

Sources

• Militado, 38mm Military Watch Vintage Field Watch ML08 accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, 38mm Military Watch Vintage Field Watch 369 Dial ML08 accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, 38mm Retro VH31 Military Watch ML08 accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, 38mm VH31 Retro Field Watch ML08 (steel bracelet) accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, 38mm Sapphire Crystal Field Watch ML08 Grey Dial accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, VH31 38mm Sapphire Crystal Field Watch ML08 White Dial accessed 2026-10-24
• Militado, New Released 38mm Men Watch VH31 Quartz Watch ML08 (Spirit dial) accessed 2026-10-24
• Tactical Frog Watch Store, Militado ML08 VH31 38mm Field Watch accessed 2026-10-24
• Tactical Frog Watch Store, UK Warehouse Militado VH31 38mm Field Watch ML08 accessed 2026-10-24