CWC Sub-hunter

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18th October 2019, 16:29
goregasm

CWC Sub-hunter

Released today;

https://www.cwcwatch.com/blogs/news/...hunter-arrives

https://i.postimg.cc/zvL3rh25/Capture.png

Nice looking IMO but 299GBP?!
18th October 2019, 16:33
Onelasttime

It's the same price as the G10 sapphire, which is exactly what it is but with a white dial. Looks cool though.
18th October 2019, 16:43
strell

Really like that! Very tempted
18th October 2019, 17:01
MurrayMint

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onelasttime

It's the same price as the G10 sapphire, which is exactly what it is but with a white dial. Looks cool though.

At least with a white dial it's legible. I can't get on with polished steel hands that are on or off depending on the angle.

I'd also prefer 20mm lugs.

Eddie, let's a have a white dial PRS-10 with properly legible black hands.

Edited to add that the lug width from that photo looks closer to 19mm, so a 20mm strap would probably be fine too.
18th October 2019, 17:27
Tetlee

Kinda cool, I don't have any issue with the price at all, as mentioned is the GS Sapphire model with screw down crown and slightly different case(to the standard G10) etc.

Not sure I'd buy one, happy enough with my fatboys and RN.
18th October 2019, 17:55
TaketheCannoli

https://i.postimg.cc/Y2vFLtF4/94-D72...44-C642563.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tetlee

....happy enough with my fatboys and RN.
18th October 2019, 17:58
TaketheCannoli

Having owned the black dial version my opinion is that it’s £100 over priced.
18th October 2019, 20:35
zenius

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli

Having owned the black dial version my opinion is that it’s £100 over priced.

My sentiments exactly

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18th October 2019, 20:52
Kirk280

It looks horrendous
18th October 2019, 21:07
Wallasey Runner

Does look very odd, the 3,6,9 numbers look wrong and the arrow looks like something from a Victorian prison outfit. I'm not convinced by that I'm afraid.
18th October 2019, 21:59
bwest76

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk280

It looks horrendous

My thoughts as well.
18th October 2019, 22:15
kace

It looks very white.
18th October 2019, 22:20
Chris_in_the_UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk280

It looks horrendous

This.
19th October 2019, 07:03
Toad monitor

The crown is nice.
19th October 2019, 08:30
RAJEN

First time I have seen CWC come in for a hiding here:-)
19th October 2019, 09:28
Ghost Chilli

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner

Does look very odd, the 3,6,9 numbers look wrong and the arrow looks like something from a Victorian prison outfit. I'm not convinced by that I'm afraid.

Yep, not convinced with the 3 and the 9, but the 6 especially looks wrong. That being said I don't actually mind it.
19th October 2019, 13:00
Wallasey Runner

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAJEN

First time I have seen CWC come in for a hiding here:-)

They have taken stick for rapid price rises and asking £2k for reissue watches, but few grumbles about appearance or quality.
19th October 2019, 13:35
Artium

0% Refinement, indeed a tool watch can be functional and attractive!
19th October 2019, 15:53
JimSclavunos

I think they're stretching the military connections quite a bit with this one, has any soldier ever worn something that looks like this? Looks decent though, I don't mind it, but calling it "Sub-Hunter" rather than "G10 White" or something similar is a bit silly IMO.
19th October 2019, 16:20
BillyCasper

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimSclavunos

I think they're stretching the military connections quite a bit with this one, has any soldier ever worn something that looks like this? Looks decent though, I don't mind it, but calling it "Sub-Hunter" rather than "G10 White" or something similar is a bit silly IMO.

Stretching it, black digits on white, style of broad arrow: Longines COSD from WW2?

Drop the Sub-hunter, do something about the odd looking 6, change the broad arrow design, maybe lumed digits would look better.

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19th October 2019, 18:58
JamieTheBarber

After giving this a good look at, I can honestly say there is nothing about this watch that I like. The nato is the only good bit.

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19th October 2019, 20:17
Onelasttime

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli

Having owned the black dial version my opinion is that it’s £100 over priced.

Which black dial version did you own – the mineral glass, 50m WR version or the sapphire, 200m WR version?

I think the £100 upgrade is worth it because you won't have to worry about a new glass or going for a swim.
19th October 2019, 21:56
abraxas

https://i.imgur.com/RhLRKTL.jpg

Marathon just released a white dial with red seconds. The Arctic MSAR. Before you get too excited... it's a 36mm quartz.

White dials with red seconds must be the new black.
19th October 2019, 22:53
Bobbyf

Quote:

Originally Posted by abraxas

https://i.imgur.com/RhLRKTL.jpg

Marathon just released a white dial with red seconds. The Arctic MSAR. Before you get too excited... it's a 36mm quartz.

White dials with red seconds must be the new black.

The dial looks too clustered in my opinion, but apart from that I like it, especially the 36mm diameter.

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19th October 2019, 23:39
Grandsire

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onelasttime

It's the same price as the G10 sapphire, which is exactly what it is but with a white dial. Looks cool though.

I said that to cwc on Instagram as its only a five year battery not 8 to 10, their reply was "Yeah....The price on the sapphire will probably have to go up now" like there was no need for it to actually go up.

They say new case, but it's the same old 19mm lugs matched to a 18mm strap case with a thinner case back due to no lithium. Battery.
20th October 2019, 00:44
Kaffe

It does not appeal to me in any way. It looks like a modded Timex from India.
20th October 2019, 10:20
TaketheCannoli

I had the sapphire 200m model. When compared to, for example Eddie's new PRS-10, it’s £100 over priced IMO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onelasttime

Which black dial version did you own – the mineral glass, 50m WR version or the sapphire, 200m WR version?

I think the £100 upgrade is worth it because you won't have to worry about a new glass or going for a swim.
20th October 2019, 10:25
magirus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk280

It looks horrendous

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_in_the_UK

This.

This again.
20th October 2019, 19:16
goregasm

Is it me, or does the 4 in the website image look bigger than the other digits?

Now I’ve noticed it, I can’t un-see it
28th October 2019, 18:18
Outback

Confused

While I dreamt of a vintage penone broadarrow on a dial recently, its a bit bold and unbalances the dial, IMO.

Great they used ETA 955, an evolution of the 83' medium fatboy's movement, but where does this leave their GS Sapphire with ronda 715Li.

I like some wrist presence its only 6mm thick.

As some have said black second hand would have been better, especially on a civilian suitable piece.

The case, screw crown, swiss made on dial and water resistance are its only good atributes.
2nd November 2019, 21:37
Dr Wolff

Quote:

Originally Posted by goregasm

Is it me, or does the 4 in the website image look bigger than the other digits?

Now I’ve noticed it, I can’t un-see it

First thing I noticed. It makes the 2, 3 and 4 look as if they are vertically aligned. A used, black faced, issued G10/W10 is always going to be more appealing
2nd November 2019, 21:43
Rev-O

The experts' view

https://www.mwrforum.net/forums/show...-GS-Sub-Hunter
2nd November 2019, 21:52
Rev-O

The red seconds hand is the only thing I like about this watch.

CWC basically sell £30 quartz watches for £300. Yeah, I know, "mil issued". Whatever. Still a quartz and good luck getting anything other than a NATO through those bars.

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