This help guide will make sure you only buy genuine brand new CWC watches.

We are aware that web domains with our trading name and trade mark are intermittently being used to lead customers away to websites that are in no way connected to CWC. We would warn customers of this practice from domains that have no connections to CWC (Cabot Watch Company).

The only domains where you can purchase genuine new CWC watches are www.cwcwatch.com, www.silvermans.co.uk and www.military.co.uk.
We also sell through the Amazon marketplace (seller Silvermans Ltd.) and through eBay (seller dodge5700).
All other domains and sellers are either second hand or copies.

For discussions on all topics relating to genuine military watches, please see an excellent genuine forum, at BroadArrow.net. We are sure you will find answers to many questions relating to the issues listed below.


Imitations and copies.
Counterfeit brands make claims that the acrylic glass that CWC G10 and GS 2000 watches use is inferior, but this remains a government requirement. G10 and GS 2000 watches with other types of glass are not genuine and are not superior, except for the Pulsar G10, which did not use acrylic glass but was subsequently discontinued for reasons unknown. All CWC divers watches use mineral glass as specified by the MOD.
Counterfeit brands make claims that the 'C' on the back of the GS 2000 is for 'civilian' when it actually denotes 'Cabot' and is issued.
Counterfeit brands make claims that the battery hatch has been discarded by CWC. The battery hatch is a requirement by the MOD for the CWC General Service G10; it was not specified by the RAF for the GS 2000. To state that CWC have dropped the battery hatch is incorrect as we still make thousands of these watches with the battery hatch for the government.
Counterfeit brands claim their watches are genuine issue. The distinct lack of ex-military surplus watches of other brands is an obvious sign that they are not genuine.
Counterfeit brands will do everything to confuse and mislead, including biased reviews and links. They will use fictitious overseas contact details and can only be reached by e-mail. CWC supply only from the UK and can be contacted at any time.

Fake CWC watches can be identified by their inferior build quality. This one, for example, has a winder that is not flush with the watch due to being too large to fit into the gap:


On the back of the watch, the engraved numbers are false. The two numbers at the end of the first line denote the NATO country. UK is 99; 86 is not recognised:


Removing the battery hatch to change the battery reveals no battery. The hatch has been put on in the wrong position, making the battery inaccessible:


This is another example of a fake CWC watch. The engraved numbers on the back are again incorrect, but also notice that it has no battery hatch; all genuine tritium watches (denoted by the 'T' on the face) have the battery hatch on the back. Don't be fooled by the CWC logo on this one, it is a poorly made fake.




Old stock. Beware of any old stock being passed off as new unissued CWCs, as these are nearly 18 years old and not current issue. The dials are faded and the cases show signs of being stored incorrectly for many years. The only way to obtain a brand new CWC watch is to buy from Silvermans Ltd., as they are the sole retailer.
Any surplus military CWC watch can have its age identified by the last two numbers at the bottom, which refer to the date of manufacture. The watch below is from 1989, so it is not brand new and certainly not current issue.