GDF and Georgian Armed Forces themed dial

Probable

The GDF field watch and its GAF44/3 Georgian Armed Forces edition carry service-themed dial markings and are offered in Khaki, Black, Grey and Desert colourways. This record exists chiefly to state what they are NOT.

Part reference

Brand: TSIKOLIA
Identifying marks: Themed dial printing and colourway. No service inspection marks, stores reference or issue numbering, because none was applied — this is a commercially sold product, not a procured one.

Documented variations

Classification

FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.

Commemorative themed edition
FactoryProbable
Whole production
A commercially sold watch with service-themed branding — which is a completely different class of object from the Tudor naval engravings or the IWC Air Ministry markings elsewhere in this knowledge layer. Those are marks struck by a service on a watch it procured and issued; this is a design theme on a watch anyone could buy. Reading it as evidence of military issue would be a serious error, and the scepticism the catalog applies to issue claims does not transfer here because no issue is being claimed.

Documented on these references

TSIKOLIA TWGDF-44-1WT-RNFactory
Whole production
TSIKOLIA GAF44/3Factory
Whole production
A themed commercial edition, not an issued watch. The scepticism this catalog applies to military issue claims does not transfer, because no issue is being claimed.

Provenance of this record

Sources & Evidence

Primary sourceManufacturer documentation

TSIKOLIA — manufacturer store and product specifications

TSIKOLIA (Zviad Tsikolia), Tbilisi

Accessed: 2026-08-18

Cited for

This referenceProbable

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Secondary sourceSpecialist publication

Watch-press coverage of TSIKOLIA and the UNIQ predecessor

Established watch publications

Accessed: 2026-08-18