We Went Looking for the Unusual: Over 400 Military, Police & Law Enforcement Watches at MegaCamo

MegaCamo has always been driven by the same obsession: finding camouflage patterns, insignia and military, police and law-enforcement references that are difficult to find anywhere else. This collection is the latest and the largest example of that obsession yet — more than 400 timepieces carrying the crests, patches and emblems of real units and agencies from across the world.

When we set out to build something new for the Watches category, we did not begin with a watch. We began with the thing that has always pulled us deeper into this world: the hunt. The search for units, emblems and insignia that you do not see on every shelf. The kind of details that make you stop and look twice, because you have never come across them anywhere before.

That is really why MegaCamo exists. We are the kind of people who will spend an unreasonable amount of time researching unit crests, squadron shields, brigade badges and the patches of specialist formations — and then figuring out how to turn them into something you would genuinely want to own.

We Look for the Unusual Things We Would Want to Find Ourselves

The bulk of that work is research. We spend hours digging into units and emblems we find interesting, chasing down insignia that are genuinely obscure, and building up a picture of formations that most people never think about. Some of these motifs are well known. A great many of them are not.

We were never interested in limiting the catalogue to the handful of military and law-enforcement references everyone already knows. We like going looking for the ones that are harder to find: the lesser-known units, the squadrons and brigades that rarely show up on mainstream clothing and accessories, the special formations, the historical emblems, the national variations with their own quiet story. If it is the kind of thing we would want to find ourselves, it belongs in the collection.

Once an emblem makes the cut, the work does not stop there. Every motif has to be cleaned, adapted and prepared so it sits correctly on a watch dial. A crest that works beautifully on a patch or a flag does not always translate to a round face. We rework the artwork, adjust the contrast and balance the composition so the unit stays instantly readable and the dial still looks coherent.

That process of research, selection and adaptation is how this collection grew into something far larger than a handful of generic designs. What started as a few interesting crests became a range that now stretches past 400 references.

A New Canvas: The Watch Dial

The watch is the medium we chose to carry this collection. It felt like a natural fit. A dial is a quiet, everyday object — small enough to be personal, understated enough that it does not shout, and precise enough that a single emblem can sit at its centre and say something on its own.

Getting that right took work. Each emblem was adapted to the dial to keep good legibility and a coherent graphic result, so the crest reads clearly at a glance rather than collapsing into a blur.

A Collection From Units, Eras and Branches Around the World

Because the search never stayed in one place, the collection is genuinely international. Have a look at the kind of units and agencies that ended up on a dial, and you get a sense of how wide the net was cast.

Ukraine is well represented, from the 47th Mechanized Brigade “Magura” — whose golden horse-head-and-trident emblem sits behind a cog ring — to the International Legion and the Chervona Kalyna brigade. This is the Magura piece, a watch that does not carry the badge like a shirt patch but keeps the unit quiet and unmistakable.

US forces run the full width of the range. The USAF 44th Fighter Squadron “Vampire Eagle Driver” brings its blue bat-skull and F-15 onto the dial, one of many Air Force fighter squadrons in the line. Behind it sit Army airborne and veteran units, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and even Space Force references.

The US Army Airborne Ranger emblem is a classic, the kind of insignia that carries real recognition.

France appears through gendarmerie, national police and specialist units such as GIGN, next to a French Foreign Legion reference. The GIGN dial is a good example of how a law-enforcement emblem is adapted to read cleanly on a dark face.

Australia shows up through the Special Operations Command, and the range goes on through Belgium, Brazil, Italy and Israel. Wander through it and you will find brigades, squadrons, special units and historical emblems you have probably never seen on a watch anywhere else.

What These Watches Actually Are

A quick note on what you are looking at, because it matters. These are reproduction, fan-style watches using graphic representations of unit insignia. They are not original military-issue timepieces. They are not produced by, approved by, or affiliated with the units cited on the dial — and they do not claim to be originals. The appeal lies in the recognizability of the insignia and in the understated way it turns that visual identity into an everyday object.

One Case, Countless Dials

The 400+ references share the same base watch so the artwork stays the focus. Each piece uses a round silver-tone stainless steel case, a scratch-resistant mineral crystal and a black leather strap with a buckle closure. The dial measures 1.57 in, the strap width 0.87 in, case thickness 0.39 in and overall length 9.84 in, at a weight of about 3.99 oz. The unit motif sits in a high-contrast graphic style, while the rest of the watch stays deliberately understated so it works with a jacket, a shirt or everyday wear.

Like much of the MegaCamo catalogue, these watches are Made to Order: they are printed and assembled only after you place your order rather than pulled from pre-built stock, and production and fulfilment take 4–7 days before dispatch. Read the full guide to how Made to Order works at MegaCamo, including sizing and what it means for your order.

One practical note worth knowing before you buy: these watches are splash resistant only. They are not waterproof and not suitable for showering, swimming or immersion, so keep the dial dry.

Browse the Collection

The whole range sits in the Watches category. Whether you are after a Ukrainian brigade, a US squadron, a French specialist unit or something you never knew existed, the crest you are looking for is likely to be there. Every reference is priced at 39,95€ and currently offered at 34,95€.

For us, that is really the point of MegaCamo: finding the patterns, insignia and military, police and law-enforcement references that fascinate us, and turning them into products we would genuinely want to own ourselves. If one of these dials makes you stop and look twice, then this collection has done its job. Wander through the full collection and see what you find.