Illustration. The seconds hand ticks, as most quartz movements do.
Why it's interesting
The general-service watch CWC first supplied to British forces in 1980, still built to that military spec: a 36.5 mm steel case with fixed bars, a hesalite crystal, a battery hatch and a dial that is all numerals and lume. It is about as close as a civilian can get to a genuine issue watch without buying surplus.
Watch DNA. Filled tags are editorial; outlined tags come from the specifications.
The numbers
Partly verifiedSize
- Diameter
- 36.5mm
- Lug to lug
- —
- Thickness
- —
- Lug width
- 18mm
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About this page
Partly verified, checked September 2026
Most specifications were checked against the sources below. Fields that couldn't be confirmed are noted or left blank.
Diameter (36.5 mm without crown, 38 mm with), 5 ATM, hesalite acrylic crystal, ETA F06.402, 18 mm fixed bars and 40 g (without strap) from CWC's product page; CWC uses its item code 80034 as the reference. Case thickness and lug-to-lug are not published, hence partial. The design dates to 1980; this reference's own introduction year isn't given.
The illustration is a bezelga rendering generated from the specifications. It is not a photograph and may simplify details such as logos, text and finishing.
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