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Being Lifelong Football fans here at CWC we were fortunate to have the opportunity  to meet John Terry former Chelsea & England captain & currently assistant head coach at Aston Villa. 

Showing great interest in CWC watches we are very proud he chose a CWC Royal Navy 1980 divers watch .

This picture here he is trying the CWC RAF 1970’s chronograph on the RAF nato strap is ironically the Aston Villa colours. 

The watch he chose to wear see here. 

Below is an excerpt from Benjamin Lowry's review of the SBS Mk.II divers' watch on aBlogtoWatch.com:

"Diving watch history is inextricably intertwined with military diving. Timepieces designed for the underwater frontiers of warfare have, since the 1960s, driven innovation among Swiss watchmakers, and led to iconic designs now popular among collectors. Few better embody the form-follows-function ideal than CWC’s Royal Navy Diver series, which has, for decades, been standard issue for the hard-charging specialized diving units of Great Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MOD)."

To see more, click here.

We are pleased to announce that the latest stock of G10 have arrived. 

All pre orders and email requests will be shipped out as soon as possible this week. 

The CWC G10 has true history and provenance associated with it having been issued to British Forces for close to 30 years. Thousands are still in circulation with older models are becoming quite collectable. The current G10 is as good as it has always been.
Swiss made using all swiss parts and made to the MOD specification Nato stock number W10 6645-99-5415317

Click the image below to visit the G10 page

CWC SBS DIVER ISSUE (QS120-DD)

Going to Portugal was to get my PADI open water, not to see anything specifically, as visibility was absolute zero and the Atlantic isn’t know for great diving.

Prior to departure, I was torn between using my Tudor Pelagos or my Seiko Turtle, or the CWC SBS.. (I know, a bit of a first world problem). 

Well guess what? the night before my flight, I was running to get an uber and the Seiko flew off my wrist (faulty pin?) and crashed to the ground. That ruled that one out.

First lesson learned: 

Nothing beats a NATO strap for redundancy of losing a watch. With that lesson learned, and the replacement cost of the Tudor being quite high, and relying only on a rubber strap with pins, I ruled out the Pelagos as well.

So with that, the SBS reported for duty.

Second lesson learned: 

Life on a boat as you scuba is rough. Your watch will likely get hit or hit something. Luckily nothing hit my SBS or (was hit by anything).. but with as much tanks and heavy stuff that needs to be moved around, it is only a matter of time until you scuff any watch, and the less clunky watch is, the less likely to get a bezel popped off or damaged. Another point for the SBS, it’s just the right size... big enough, but not too big.

Third lesson learned:

Before diving, I was warned that some of the aggressive fish are attracted to flashy jewelry.. so as wanted to avoid getting eaten, the PVD helped comfort I'd come back with my arm intact. Likely this is me just exaggerating fears, but hey.. you can never be too careful.

Fourth lesson learned:

Suited up, jumped in for my dives and learned that your wetsuit gets compressed quite a bit at depth!!! You have to tighten the strap ALOT at the top so that it's not a bracelet at the bottom. I understand now why Seiko straps have those waves in the strap, cause they allow you to tighten it so they 'flatten out' and when you go under water they release a bit without going too loose. I used a Zulu  NATO strap from MKS, which was quite good quality-wise, but just couldn’t tighten it enough at the top without having it be too loose at the bottom. Will have to experiment with other straps that can weave through fixed lug bars.

Fifth lesson learned:

When you can’t see anything, counting down time keeps you sane. As part of my diving exam, one of the things I had to do was wait around for others ‘to get done’ with their bit, but I was waiting with zero viz by myself... as such, having something to look at was a salvation... and the visibility of the watch was better than that of my digital dive computer! On the subject of timing, I found that having the day/date complication also helps on holiday where you can lose ‘track of the real world’!

So there you have it... a win all across the board for the SBS!

Item code: 73591 

Introducing the 1987 reissue edition dive watch, the first Black CWC Divers watch manufactured for the Special Boat Service. Pieces are numbered, and available exclusively on the CWC website  and CWC store. 

Arguably one of the rarest and sought after SF Military Dive watches in history, possibly less than a handful of original examples remain. This is the SBS Divers watch that many customers have been searching for that honours the history of possibly the most elite special forces units in the world and which CWC are proud to have been selected to manufacture over three decades ago.  

Back in the late 80's CWC divers watches had proven themselves having been first issued in 1980 in automatic form which replaced the Milsub and three years later in quartz form. 

The RN Divers watches proved themselves to be worthy successors to the issued watches of the 60's and 70's and the SBS Diver was no exception, designed to meet the toughest demands of deep diving missions, underwater surveillance, mine clearance, battlefield and dive engineering, it is a toolwatch in the purest sense of the word that will perform in the most extreme conditions. 

In April 1987 the MOD (N) specification was signed by the officer commanding RM in Poole Dorset requesting CWC to produce the Black SBS Divers watch on behalf of the Royal Marines.

CWC recently featured in the march edition of Watchtime magazine, an article reviewing the recent resurgence of the fieldwatch. 

CWC have been making field service watches since 1972 and hundreds of thousands have been issued to HM forces over a 47 year period. 

The picture here is of a 40+ year old CWC mechanical W10 worn by a former Royal Marine and friend who is currently working with Cambodian Border Police. The watch is used daily in arduous conditions and performs as it should, although he says the Tritium lume doesn't work too well now (Tritium has a life of approx. 10 years) Super Luminova now used in our watches is super bright and has a much longer life. 

See the press section of the menu bar for links to recent reviews and features. 

New models planned for this year will be coming through shortly, we are expecting our 1983 Royal Navy and 1987/88 SBS reissue very soon together with some other exciting new models for 2019.

Keep an eye on one or all of the following - Blog, Instagram, facebook page or signup to our newsletter here to keep up to date. 

After a long delay we are pleased to advise the CWC SBS is now back in stock. Stock is low due to recent military orders

We also have added a new variation with a light vintage dial & hands which gives the look of the earlier aged tritium dials whilst being super luminova with a circle T completing the look and the added bonus that the lume works. 

CWC Black automatic SF300 Divers watch which was commisioned by a customer, with a C3 dial and another with the light vintage dial & hands from the 1980 Royal navy reissue.

View here

It gives the watch a truly unique look pairing the stealth of the black pvd case with our vintage dial and hands. There will not be many of these as they are a special order. If you would like one contact info@cwcwatch.com

 SBS watches now available in limited quantity. . If you are looking to purchase a CWC SBS before xmas we would advise doing so as soon as possible as our main stock will not be available until the new year.