1976 CWC W10-6645-99 British Military Issue Mechanical watch - First year of production brand_Christopher Ward Baume Frères took over the

Baume Frères took over the London side of the business in 1909 and moved the company to Switzerland where they manufactured watches under the 'Baume' name

We've paired this watch on a simple black leather strap to complement the aging of the dial but it looks good on anything

Note the bolt spring is identical

Over the years they have innovated and created many distinctive designs

Movement : Swiss Quartz Cal

1976 CWC W10-6645-99 British Military Issue Mechanical watch - First year of production brand_Christopher Ward Baume Frères took over theThis Watch CWC won the contract to be a W10 watch supplier for the MOD in the early 1970s, when the founder, Ray Mellor, quit a rival company, Hamilton, and established CWC. Also referred to as the "G10" as this was the form reference that servicemen had to fill out in order to get a watch, which was issued as a piece of equipment. CWC also made a quartz battery version of the W10 in the 1980s and named it the G10. We have here a classic W10 military