Pretty cool...rugged looking
Hi guys,
A friend of mine is a Royal Navy Diver in the elite Fleet Diving Unit 1.
http://www.eliteukforces.info/eod/fleet-diving-unit/
The guys there had a special project commissioned with Christopher Ward as many specialist branches of the military do.
He has kindly allowed me to share these images with you.
This is peice is 1 of 50 made, I have redacted his name and service number to secure his privacy but please see the below.
I absolutely love it but please let me know what you think.....
Best
Matelot
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Pretty cool...rugged looking
The crowns look horrendous,so a big no from me!!!
It’s a nice memento of his service and you will not see another one in day to day life but it’s not a looker.
The nicest unit purchase I have seen is the Bremont RM 350.
Why do you want to know what we think of your mate's watch? If it was your watch I could just about understand, but a watch that's not even yours?
Anyway, I've never much liked the CW Makaira and his unit shield doesn't improve it so another 'no' from me. Sorry.
I think it looks like the unwanted lovechild of a Bell and Ross and a Kristofer Koblenz.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
I've got a standard Makaira (Which is what this is based on) and I think the crowns are the best thing about it
It's my sometimes diving watch and is very good for that with a really legible dial, so I can see why a professional diver would use this as the basis for a 'private order'.
You'll never get any love for any CW here, though
As for Onelasttime's comment, perhaps he missed it being in the BMW subforum, but if not I guess he objects to everyone posting their 'issued' watches, unless they were issued to the person posting them?
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Last edited by snowman; 18th September 2018 at 14:24.
It is a fair point, but obviously has some tie in which is perhaps of interest to some.
These seem on a par with the Iranian Airforce Breitlings - Unless the possibility that those were ordered by someone with a role in the Airforce makes a difference to you.
The enthusiasm for 'Issued' watches totally baffles me
If a watch has specific military provenance to an individual or event, I can see why people are interested, but just having been issued to some squaddie stacking shelves in Aldershot (or maybe just sat on those shelves in a box for years) doesn't make it interesting to me.
M
Last edited by snowman; 18th September 2018 at 16:36.
CWC and Smiths I understand but I just cant get excited about a pulsar....
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I've dived with a number of RN divers and they've earnt my utmost respect, exceptionally fit, highly trained and great guys to be with above and below the water.
Matelot, I'm not that taken with the watch for several reasons, but if your friend is pleased with his then that's all that matters really. ;-)
R
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He loves it shipmate, and I suppose that's all that matters. As I say, its 1 of 50, just thought I'd share is as many people will never get the chance to see one. Whilst I like it personally, I can also appreciate the criticism of others. It is a bit of marmite..
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It's certainly not beautiful but is a very rare and personal memento of his service. I wouldn't buy it but I imagine that it is priceless to your mate.
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