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  1. Thread: Tropic Straps

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    A friend of mine swears by these straps

    A friend of mine bought a watch from ALSTA and this one had one of the tropics straps. I think the ALSTA Nautoscaph it's quite a nice looking piece of kit I don't know how many other people have...
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    CWC Repairs

    I always use these guys who are good and reasonably priced https://andersonswatchrepairs.com
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    The chronograph models have this feature

    I was looking at one of the chronographs which has this feature of the sweep seconds and also has the flyback timing hand like a mechanical but it actually uses a hybrid quartz / mechanical movement....
  4. Thread: MWC watches

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    All good I find MWC to be great value

    I own 2 and my colleagues use them too. Ours are a mix I have a titanium G10 which uses a Ronda 715li the other watch is an aviator with an NH35A. My colleague owns a divers watch, it is one of the...
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    I have been thinking about one of these but it went from £899 to £1500 in a year. I thought I must be wrong so went to archive.org to check and I was right which I can't understand because it's such...
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    Link ref the two options

    This might be interesting http://military-watches.net/Luminova_vs_Tritium.html there was a good video there but it looks like a deal link.
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    CWC PVD CASE

    I have own several CWC SBS watches and I find they PVD plating to be incredibly durable and I have to say I have put them through hell but the watch I these images looks good with a bit of wear.
  8. Thread: MWC Watches

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    I have had no issues with my MWC or previous models I have owned (or with my CWC's

    This all makes little sense I bought a Titanium G10 see http://www.mwcwatches.net/products/g10sl-pvd-mkv-100m-water-resistant-with-gtls-tritium-light-sourc the movement was a Ronda 715li and it has...
  9. Thread: Advice On MWC

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    The MWC G10 100m is £119 the 50m CWC Navi is £170 no comparison in the spec or price. I have three old CWC's from the 80's the new ones don't compare the earlier versions were built like a tank.
  10. Thread: Advice On MWC

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    MWC Seem Fine to me I have a G10 100m with a Ronda 715li

    This all makes little sense I bought a Titanium G10 see http://www.mwcwatches.net/products/g10sl-pvd-mkv-100m-water-resistant-with-gtls-tritium-light-sourc the movement was a Ronda 715li and it has...
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    Personally I quite like them and they seem to...

    Personally I quite like them and they seem to last quite well. I am not so keen on the GS2000 as the old battery hatch model but all considered they are fine.
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    That is what mine look like

    That all looks fine I have some exactly like that.
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    No Not that one

    Hi,

    No its not that one although I have not seen the model before and am unsure if its genuine or not. The ones I saw were bad quality G10 copies which I have seen on here...
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    Apparently CWC Are Not Currently Supplying the MOD

    I came across something which can be downloaded here that indicates CWC do not currently supply the MOD and that the current suppliers are as below. This is the link...
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    I have seen fake CWC in Hong Kong

    I was in Hong Kong a few months back and was amazed to see fake CWC watches in a couple of places but I know they were clearly fake because the appearance and bezel action on the divers was just not...
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    I was told by Silvermans it did not stand for Civilian

    Ah okay, thank you.
    So, maybe it is "Civilian"?
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    NEW CWC Remake Chrono - How is the water resistance?

    I have often debated buying the CWC 1970s remake but am unsure on the water resistance (being a perspex crystal) and with me living in Spain and spending a lot of time in other hot climates too which...
  18. Thread: MWC vs CWC

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    Here is my 100m G10 MWC you will see the movement is clearly a Ronda 715li 10 year battery movement. A far removed movement from the image that seems to appear of the movement below. What I find odd...
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    I wouldn't be able to resist restoring the Rolex Sub!

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/martynw/_DSC0598_zps61386ab0.jpg


    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/martynw/DSC_0014_zpsbc7074c7.jpg

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    I bought one of these in LA and it is excellent

    I found this link on a search engine and thought I would post my comments. I bought one of these CWC models from a store in LA back in December and with a Ronda 715li movement it should run fine for...
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