1983 Royal Navy Divers Quartz Re-Issue Watch (RN300-83 QS60)
£899.00
Item code: 73589
Due to numerous requests for upgrades, this watch now comes with sapphire glass as standard.
In 1983, CWC produced the first quartz divers' watch for the Royal Navy and this reissue has been made to the same specifications, with SuperLuminova (as Tritium is no longer available). The T on the dial remains for historical correctness.
The quartz version was specified by the M.O.D. to include a polished case, sword minute hand, Tritium dial and luminous bezel. This continued throughout the 1980s. In the early '90s, the hands and bezel changed.
We take great pride in producing timepieces worn by British forces for fifty years.
- Made to MOD 1983 specification (except Tritium lume)
- Now uprated to sapphire glass as standard
- Water-resistant to 30 atmospheres, 300m
- Sword hands
- One-way luminous insert time elapse 60 click bezel
- Polished 316L stainless steel case, as issued throughout the '80s
- Screw-down crown
- Screw-down case back (please note, the picture of the case back is for reference only; exact serial number and dates may differ between batches.)
- Ronda Swiss quartz 517 movement
- SuperLuminova vintage lume markings
- Uprated to sapphire glass
- Swiss-made, Swiss parts
- Fixed strap bars
- Weight (without strap): 70g
- Supplied with 20mm CWC issue military grey strap
- Three year warranty
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1983 Royal Navy Divers Quartz Re-Issue Watch (RN300-83 QS60)
After owning a Rolex Submariner 5513 for 20 years, I decided to try the CWC 1983 Reissue—and it exceeded my expectations. This no-nonsense, easy-to-maintain watch feels like the ultimate tool watch, rugged and reliable in every way. Its military-inspired design makes me feel more like James Bond than anything JB might have worn, with an authenticity and grit that’s hard to match. The CWC is understated, practical, and built for action—a true workhorse that’s earned a permanent spot in my collection.
In 1967 I purchased the Rolex Submariner from the NAAFI. In 1972 I lost my Rolex when I woke up on the deck in the dockyard on Gibraltar.
After numerous Rolexes and an Omega Planet Ocean, today I finally purchased the 1983 reissue Divers watch. It looks great on my wrist. Thanks Silvermans I’m very pleased with my purchase.
Great watch with great customer service
If you have ever wanted to touch the past, wear it even; then this watch is for you. Beautiful finishing and quality construction make this watch what it has always been: a well made tool to tell time in extreme places. On the wrist it is a joy to wear, yes fixed bars limit straps, but it isn't meant for a bracelet and besides nato straps give much variety. I'm a US NavyVeteran and I still dive both for work and myself and I've proven to myself this is a fantastic and tough underwater tool, exactly what it is meant to be. Buy one, bash it up, and tell stories about the case scars over a pint . I will, for my part, be buying an auto version soon.
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