Long before he was named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive, John Krasinski wore this incredible Vortic Military Edition pocket watch conversion in Season 4 of the Jack Ryan TV series. This particular Vortic watch is one of the third iteration of the Military Edition—a limited set of 50 wristwatches built from exceptional antique American pocket watches, embodying both history and craftsmanship.

Originally a Master Navigator pocket watch, this Military Edition timepiece is truly a piece of American history. The original antique pocket watch movement was manufactured for the US Army Air Corps by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and used by navigators aboard B17s and other bomber aircraft during World War II. 

History is once again being made as Vortic Watch Company in Fort Collins, Colorado has brought this incredible pocket watch back to life, now as a wristwatch. Almost 80 years after its original use, the master watchmakers at Vortic have painstakingly rebuilt the pocket watch movement and then precision-machined the wristwatch case from the highest grade US steel and titanium. 

It seems fitting that this watch was worn by Krasinski, one of Hollywood’s leading men, who played the “good guy” as CIA Special Agent in the series Jack Ryan. The watch was featured in dozens of action-packed scenes, even leaving marks on the watch case and sweat stains on the leather band as proof.

Not to worry, if you are the lucky winning bidder, it has been completely serviced by Vortic’s craftsmen and is ready for you to write your own history for decades to come—if you dare to wear it. This watch not only represents the past, but it also will support a new generation of students.

Donated by Vortic Founders,  RT Custer and Tyler Wolfe

Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.