1988 British Royal Navy Issue CWC Quartz Wristwatch – Nato No. 0552/6645-99 5415317

Here on offer is a genuine 1988 British Royal Navy Issue CWC Quartz Wristwatch dating to 1988, that is in excellent condition.

This style of watch is a descendant of the first G10 quartz watch that was issued to the British Armed Forces, which was produced from 1980-83. This original G10 was given the nickname 'Fat Boy' due to the 13mm thick case, which housed the ESA quartz calibre 536.121.

This watch has the same dimensions as the 'Fat Boy', except from a reduced thickness of 10.5mm, making it a much more comfortable wear.

The 35mm, brushed stainless steel case has stubby lugs, with a lug to lug length of 42mm. On the right-hand side of the case is the crown, complete with crown guards.

The screw-down case back is stamped with the NATO stock number '0552/6645-99 - 5415317 - 27551 - 88' and the crow's foot Broad Arrow, signifying that the watch is property of the Crown.

The '0552' indicates that the watch was issued to the Royal Navy. The last two digits ‘88’ on the case back identify the date of issue - this watch was issued in 1988 - so it is now considered a vintage watch.

When I acquired this watch it has a scratched domed crystal glass, which I have had replaced with the correct glass by a professional watch repairer, who also gave the watch a service and a new battery.

I believe the watch has a Swiss quartz calibre ETA 995.114 movement, that is keeping accurate time.

It has a matte black face dial that has a mixture of large, lumed Arabic numerals and a lumed triangle at 12 o'clock, all inside an outer minute-tracking ring.
Just below the triangle is 'CWC' in its oval logo and a circled 'T' to indicate the use of Tritium.

At 6 o'clock is 'QUARTZ' painted in white.

The hour and minute hands sit at the centre pinion, along with a long, white, central seconds hand. The minute hand retains is luminous finish, but the hour hand has lost some of its finish.

It comes with a genuine long green NATO wrist strap with metal fixed bars.

Extra Points
CWC (Cabot Watch Company) was founded by Mr Ray Mellor in 1972. He was formerly the Contracts Director of Hamilton Watch. He quickly secured contracts to supply the British MOD and has supplied them many thousands of watches throughout his career. In 1996, upon his retirement, he sold CWC to Silvermans Ltd who then sold CWC watches to the public. Due to the increased costs of producing watches in Switzerland, the MOD requirements of buying cheap has meant they have ceased using Silvermans.
The watch case measures 1.4” (3.5cm) and with the strap it measures 11.4” (29cm) long.

It weighs 56g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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