MWC first manufactured the predecessor to this 300 m/1000ft water-resistant divers watch between the early 1990s and 2004, although some of the fine details such as the dial design changed over that period aesthetically the 1999-2001 pattern dial remains the clear winner due to the easily readable uncluttered layout and first-rate nighttime performance, this watch retains that original dial pattern and although the original watches used tritium these new versions use Luminova the encircled T has been retained for historical reasons.
Although
this watch was originally discontinued by MWC nearly 20 years ago there
was an interesting turn of events two years ago when an MWC distributor
in Australia told us he had discovered 500 brand-new watches in their
stockroom, they came to light when his father retired and his son
carried out a detailed stock check, the watches were made between 1999
and 2001, and had been supplied in batches of 500 over a three-year
period, the final delivery was somehow overlooked and although his
father could not recall how this happened we were offered the
opportunity to buy these watches back, all of those watches are now sold
but they had proved so popular we decided to remake the watch in the
same design as we used over 20 years ago but at the same time carrying
out significant upgrades to improve the overall specification, these
improvements were possible due to advances in watch manufacturing which
had taken place over the intervening 20 years. The main improvements
were the use of an automatic movement with a 60-hour power reserve which
is exceptional today but unheard of over 20 years ago, the movement can
also be hand wound and has hacking for synchronization, we also
upgraded the crystal from hardened mineral glass to sapphire which is
vastly superior due to being highly scratch and shatter resistant. One
further update was the use of a 120-click bezel versus the earlier
watches which were 60 or 90 clicks.
Dimensions and Specification:
Casing: Matt Non-Reflective Stainless Steel
Crown: Screw down Locking
Water Resistance: 30ATM/300 m/1000ft
Movement: Miyota 8315 with 60-Hour Power Reserve
Dimensions: Width Inc Crown 45 mm (Exc Crown 40 mm)
Thickness: 12 mm
Lug to Lug: 46.5 mm
Crystal Diameter 31 mm
Crystal Type: Sapphire with non-reflective coating *
Luminous Paint Type: Luminova
120 Click Unidirectional Bezel
Weight: 89.5g
Strap: 1 x Black and 1 x Grey Nylon Webbing Straps