Reply With QuoteThis appears on non-issued watches sold via Silvermans ie: direct from CWC to the public, I believe.
Hi,
I am starting to get into the world of G10s and so far have a 1982 Precista Fatboy and a 1984 Precista.
I have stumbled across a CWC G10 that doesn't have any issue date or serial number, just the NSN, country code and a "C".
I have been searching the net but can't find what the "C" refers to...
Does anyone know?
Cheers Phil
This appears on non-issued watches sold via Silvermans ie: direct from CWC to the public, I believe.
Ah okay, thank you.
So, maybe it is "Civilian"?
RABbit is correct. When this has cropped up before, the suggestion was that the 'C' stood for 'Cabot', but without something definite from Silverman's it's anyone's guess.
Originally Posted by dixie
There's another theory that the C stands for Contract overrun (watches made for a military contract but not supplied and, hence, sold to the public) but it's not proven.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Correct RABbit, I bought my G10 directly from Silverman's and it has got a "C" number. Even though it is not issued, I still think it's great!
Cheers,
Marcus.
I too have heard that the C stands for Cabot.
I have 2 CWC divers from Silverman's, both came in the tin with the warranty paper filled out and signed.
The older one from 2008 has the "C" in front of the serial number and the one from 2012 does not have it. The "C" on the 2008 watch looks as if it was added on at a later time.
I have a CWC W10 that I bought new from Silvermans in October 2003, and also CWC quartz diver that was new from Sivermans in 2004 and bought by me from Chronomaster. Neither has a "C" inscribed.
F.T.F.A.
They have been inconsistent with the 'C'. The current quartz RN Diver has issue markings but no 'C'. The 'C' indicates not issued, but the absence of the 'C' doesn't necessarily indicate the reverse.
If the MOD only wanted a few its not inconceivable that they would get whatever Cabot has in stock (complete with C marking) rather than having some made specially to order (without the C).
The CWC website (CWC, not Silvermans) has a link to 'how to spot a fake'. Within that link it says that the C is for Cabot. So there you go, from the horses mouth.
Aha! Cheers!
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