1980 Royal Navy Automatic Reissue - Black Dial - Full Set - 2022

CWC 1980 Royal Navy Automatic Reissue - Black Dial - Full Set - 2022

A modern reissue of the Cabot Watch Company 1980 Royal Navy diver, the original tool watch issued to British military divers from the early 1980s. This automatic version keeps the spec faithful to the issued piece - fixed-bar case, sword hands, broad arrow caseback, 300m rating - while replacing the original quartz movement with a modern automatic and adding a discreet date window. Sold here as a complete factory set from 2022, with only light wrist time.

Details:

• Reference: 1980 RN Automatic Reissue
• Year: 2022
• Case Size: 41mm, stainless steel, with polished case sides
• Bezel: Bidirectional graduated 60-minute dive bezel, coin-edge grip, black aluminium insert
• Dial: Matte black with cream-toned faux-patina 
• Hands: Sword-style hour and minute hands with cream-toned lume, lumed seconds hand
• Movement: Automatic mechanical (Sellita-based caliber, as supplied by CWC)
• Bracelet/Strap: Grey NATO-style strap on fixed bars
• Crystal: Domed sapphire
• Case Back: Solid screw-down, engraved with the British military broad arrow, NATO stock marking 0552/9237697 and issue date stamp
• Water Resistance: 300 meters

Set Includes:

• Watch on original grey NATO strap
• Original CWC presentation box
• CWC warranty card / certificate of purchase (dated 28/10/22)
• Spec sheet / model card

Condition:

• Excellent overall, lightly worn
• Case, bezel and caseback retain crisp factory edges and finishing
• Crystal clean, no marks
• Dial, hands and bezel insert flawless to the eye
• NATO strap shows minimal wear
• Running and keeping time

A faithful continuation of the British military diver lineage - CWC was the actual contractor that supplied dive watches to the Royal Navy after the 1970s Rolex MilSub era ended. The 1980 Reissue is the closest you can get to a properly issued RN diver without hunting down a worn-out original, and the automatic version makes it a watch you can actually wear daily.