CWC SBS Issue Diver (SF300 QS120-DD)
Item code: 80028
IN CONTINUOUS MILITARY SERVICE SINCE 1987
Originally developed for the United Kingdom's Special Boat Service.
Developed in 1987 to meet a Ministry of Defence requirement for the United Kingdom's Special Boat Service, the CWC SBS Diver was engineered as a professional military instrument, built to perform in the harshest operational environments where reliability could never be compromised.
Some watches are inspired by military history.
This one wrote it.
For almost four decades, it has remained in continuous service with the United Kingdom's Special Boat Service. While materials and manufacturing have evolved, its purpose has not.
The current SBS remains faithful to the original military specification, combining proven design with modern Swiss manufacturing, sapphire crystal and contemporary luminous materials.
This is not a reissue.
It is the latest evolution of a watch that remains true to its original military purpose.
- NSN 0555/6645 - 99 7995443
- Made in Switzerland
- Water-resistant to 300m
- Screw-down crown
- Screw-down case back
- Issued to SBS, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Military divers.
- Sapphire glass, diameter 31mm
- 120-click bezel diameter 40mm
- Black PVD casing
- 45mm diameter including crown (41mm excluding crown), 47mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width, bezel diameter 40mm, crystal diameter 31mm
- Weight (without strap): 70g
- SuperLuminova markings
- Ronda Swiss-made 517 (currently the only Swiss-made day/date quartz movement)
- Fixed bars, 20mm black strap supplied as standard
- Three year international warranty
£799.00
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I’ve had my eye on an SBS Diver for quite a while. This review is not so much about the watch itself, but more so the customer service from CWC that assisted me in obtaining the watch.
I am in the United States and CWC shipped the watch very quickly, but the watch went on a fantastic voyage from the time it entered the United States (only an hour from my home) due to a hangup with a certain courier and US Customs.
I reached out to CWC and informed them that customs paperwork was needed in order for the watch to be released and delivered to me. They were very helpful in assisting me along the way and each time that certain courier kept requesting more documentation, CWC continued to assist me and provided the necessary paperwork.
The watch was finally released to me in the post this week and it was more than worth the wait. This watch will never leave the collection and it will be put through the paces for years to come for sure.
Thank you to CWC for the great customer service and this American "civvie" is honored to wear this fantastic watch.
I am enjoying my growing collection of CWC watches. I believe the history, legacy, and functional simplicity of these watches are what intrigues me. There are many different manufacturers of these styles and designs of field and dive watches. Many cost less. However, they do not have CWC's mystique, history, and proven toughness. They all come from this little shop in the back of Silverman's store in London. No pretenses. No extraordinary claims. Just well build and designed rugged watches. That deliver what they advertise. The SBS diver with its black design is one CWC's best known watches for collectors. I love mine. Everything about it. Tells great time, reliable as hell, tough and simple and ready for anything. Looks great on the wrist and I feel bad that my ordinary life does not present it with the challenges it was designed to confront. Great watch and I highly recommend it.
I've had mine since April 2021, and have worn it everyday since then, it is the only watch I use.
Have used it when swimming in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean off the coast of Fremantle, and for sure also in some (sweetwater-)lakes in Sweden. It has day-of-the-week in French too, and is just a magnificent piece of engineering to own.
CWC SBS Issue Diver (SF300 QS120-DD)