CWC BLACK 80 AUTOMATIC DIVERS WATCH

The 1980 Royal Navy Diver, reimagined in black.

In 1980, CWC produced a Royal Navy Diver built for a very specific purpose: a dependable mechanical instrument for professional military use.

The Black 80 takes that same established design and changes the character without changing its purpose.

The case is finished in black PVD, giving the watch a darker, more understated presence while retaining the proportions, dial layout and functional character of the 1980 design.

The history remains. The finish has changed.

The original 1980 RN Diver remains one of the rarest military-issued dive watches ever produced. Issued in very small numbers and powered by a self-winding mechanical movement, surviving originals are exceptionally scarce, making them rarer today than the Rolex Military Submariner they replaced.

Mechanical Choice

A very limited number of the Black 80 are fitted with carefully selected ETA 2824-2 automatic movements, the same as those used in our 1980 Reissue.

Once those movements are exhausted, production continues with the Sellita SW200-1, selected in top grade and chosen for the same qualities that have always mattered to CWC: robustness, reliability and accuracy.

Specifications

• Swiss automatic movement (ETA 2824-2 Top Grade / Sellita SW200-1 Top Grade)
• 1980 pattern case but in PVD-coated black
• Water resistant to 300 metres (30 ATM)
• 1980 dial and sword hands
• Vintage 1980 CWC logo
• Sapphire crystal
• Light Vintage Super-LumiNova (T marking for historical correctness)
• One-way elapsed-time bezel
• Screw-down crown and case back
• Fixed strap bars
• Swiss-made
• Supplied with CWC 20mm black strap
• Three-year warranty