CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

Item code: 73975

Introduced in 1981, the CWC Royal Navy Diver marked the next phase in our professional military dive watch production. Built around the CWC 1980 Pattern Case architecture first supplied for Royal Navy service in 1980, this design has remained in continuous production by CWC for over four decades. Following the closure of the original external case supplier during the 1980s, CWC continued manufacturing and refining the design to meet evolving military requirements. All of CWC's professional divers' watches and chronodivers retain this DNA and lineage, which continues to be a requirement for supply to the Royal Navy today. The 1981 Reissue remains faithful to that uninterrupted heritage.

In 1981, the dial and seconds hand were updated and the movement changed from the ETA 2783 to the ETA 2872, and this updated version was issued for one year until the requirement changed to quartz in 1983. Both the '80 and '81 would certainly have seen action in the Falklands on the wrists of Royal Navy Clearance Divers.

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Watch
Made to exacting military specifications as the original 1981 issued to Royal Navy Divers, this watch is powered by the robust and durable Sellita SW200-1 top grade movement, ensuring accurate timekeeping.

A watch that will give the wearer a very real sense of Naval history, nostalgia and heritage of an age where quality was paramount and built to last, the RN81 carries that through to modern day as with every watch in the CWC range.

Featuring light vintage colour Super Luminova markings for clear visibility in low-light conditions, and a luminous bezel crafted in the same way as the original, the RN81 has the authenticity and feel of Clearance Diver watches of the 1980s.

We are proud of our heritage of supplying timepieces to H.M. Forces for over 50 years, and if there was a similar requirement today from the Royal Navy for an automatic divers' watch, this would be the contender.

The polished stainless steel case is the issue spec watch, but we also offer the SF300 black PVD-coated case as an option based on customer interest. Both types are identical in all other respects.

• An everyday wearable collector's piece that is serial numbered with history and provenance second to none
• Made in Switzerland, an accurate timepiece made to defence standards set out in the '80s by the M.O.D.
• Water-resistant to 30 atmospheres, 300m
• Sword hands
• 1981 CWC vintage logo
• One-way luminous insert time elapse bezel, 60-clicks
• CWC 1980 Pattern Case, polished stainless steel as per the original
• Screw-down crown
• Screw-down case back
• 45mm diameter including crown (41mm excluding crown), 47mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width. Bezel diameter is 40mm. Crystal is 31mm. Top of crystal to base of case back is 12.7mm.
• Weight (without strap): 79g
• Sellita SW200-1 top grade Swiss automatic mechanical movement
• SuperLuminova markings in Light Vintage colour (T marking for historical correctness)
• Sapphire glass
• Swiss-made
• Fixed strap bars
• Supplied with 20mm CWC issue strap (grey or SF - black) and presentation box