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They do get rather addictive don’t they?
The Precista’s is quite a bit smaller than the CWC. It was a bit of a shock when I bought my 89.
I am trying to avoid falling down the rabbit hole of the...

These are quite smart. Subtler than some.

I think the quality of the G10s is very similar. The earlier fatter case does give some heft and a feeling of solidity

In my limited opinion…
The Precista watches were a budget divers watch (that just about met the defstan) cost was definitely a factor in getting these adopted by the MOD.
My 89 is no where near as...

Ice collection there

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How to spot a saddo! His hoodie match’s his watch!

They were given to corespondents to help time pieces to camera
Quite common for use by war correspondents apparently.

The editors also used CWC pocket chronos for timing filming

Very! And they command a price to match.
I have seen maybe half a dozen examples

https://cwcaddict.com/rn-diver

May be of interesting read for some.

There are a number of things at play here that influence the desirability and there for price.

Until the late 1990s / early 2000s you could not buy a CWC from Silvermans, they only sold them...