CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch
£569.00
Item code: 15411
Cabot Watch Company Mellor-72 W10 hand wound mechanical.
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Probably the most accurate and faithfully reproduced 1970's British Military W10 available. If there was a contract today for this watch we would have no hesitation submitting this to MOD for tender.
The original had a solid one piece case with a split crown stem so that access was through the front, Today we produce this watch with a two piece case so the case back is removed making it much easier to service.
A fitting tribute to the first watch Mr. Ray Mellor made for the M.O.D.
1970s reissue mechanical hand-wound watch which was originally issued to
British Army W10, Royal Navy 0552 & RAF 6BB.
Classic military tonneau case design. Luminous hands and markers, acrylic glass. Clear to read, functional and reliable. A classic military timepiece that will provide years of service. Mechanical Swiss movement. Swiss parts, Swiss-made.
Engraving is available for this watch, however we cannot accept returns of any items that have been personalised.
- Tonneau shape case, issued throughout the 70s
- Two-piece case with press-on/off case back
- CWC pre-1982 logo
- Super - Luminova dial markers and hands
- Sellita hand-wound SW210 Swiss-made hacking movement
- Brushed 316L stainless steel, 38mm case (including crown), 42mm lug to lug, 30mm dial diameter.
- Weight (without strap): 40g
- Water-resistant 5ATM
- Scratch-resistant Hesalite acrylic crystal
- 40+ hours power reserve
- 18.5mm fixed lug bars
- 11mm case thickness (including glass)
- Broad arrow and T markings on dial as per the original
- Supplied on a Cabot military grey 18mm strap with gloss buckles
- Three year warranty
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Customer Reviews
Cannot fault either the watch or service from cwc very happy all round
Great watch. Clean lines, very wearable, very accurate
I've had many watches over the past 7 years. That includes CWC G10, pilot chronograph, Omegas, IWC Mark, G shock etc
This watch right here is special and is now my only watch except my G shock. The manual winding is gorgeous, crystal has stunning distortion, the case is brushed beautifully
CWC also very kindly included their waxy leather strap at a discount, and delivery was next morning
I can't praise this company enough. This is the real deal. If you want that charming vintage look, the crisp ticking sound of the lovely manual wind movement - don't hesitate
Ordered from the United States and love it. My only regret is not knowing about CWC when I was in the Marine Corps. Only change I made was that I added a single-pass leather strap from a store here in the U.S.
I am impressed with how rugged and well-made this watch feels. I expect many years of service out of it. Here it is with my 1974 RAF strap.
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