MAKE: CWC MODEL: SBS DIVER YEAR: 2004 BOX/PAPERS: NO/NO CASE DIAMETER: 41mm CASE MATERIAL:STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET MATERIAL: TEXTILE NATO MOVEMENT: QUARTZ
For those who aren't au fait with the brand CWC or Cabot Watch Company, Ray Mellor founded the company in 1972 with the sole intention of supplying watches to the British military and government organisations.
From 1980 to the early 00's, CWC produced the Navy Diver, it was in fact the watch that replaced the Rolex Milsub. Around 3000 were made over its twenty year production. In 1987 CWC were asked to produce a different spec dive watch specifically for the SBS. The watch spec was different to the regular RND (Royal Navy Diver) produced. It has a non reflective black coating and the day and date are now shown.
By the early 2000s, the SBS Diver became the standard issue dive watch, replacing the RND. This example from 2004, comes from the first year CWC made an identical watch specifically for the civilian market, hence the C before the watch number. As you can see it’s been used as intended and looks great for it.
The movement has just had a new battery and the watch passed a 5 bar pressure test. One can only dream about the life this watch has led over the last 20 years.
