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CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch
Case
- Diameter
- 38mm
- Thickness
- 11mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 42mm
- Lug width
- 18.5mm
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Water resistance
- 50m
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Dial colour
- CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
Movement
- Caliber
- Sellita SW210-1
- Type
- Manual
- Hacking
- No
- Hand-winding
- No
- Complications
- Time only
Sellita
The hand-wound version of Sellita's SW200 family and a direct alternative to the ETA 2801-2, beating at 28,800 vph with around 42 hours of power reserve. Its slimmer, rotor-less build suits dress and field watches.
Design language
- Case shape
- tonneau
- Dial style
- matte
- Bezel
- fixed
- Bracelet
- nato
- Hands
- baton
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The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch is widely praised for its authentic, utilitarian design and satisfying hand-wound Sellita SW210 movement, with owners noting a smooth winding action and excellent accuracy, including one report of zero seconds deviation over 24 hours. Reviewers highlight the era-appropriate dial and functional "piece of kit" appeal, though some find the 35mm case small by modern standards and legibility can be impacted by the domed hesalite crystal. Owners report issues with fixed lug bars being poorly filled in and fogging inside the crystal, while others state no water resistance problems. Overall, owners and reviewers appreciate the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch for its genuine military heritage and functional charm, despite some practical drawbacks.
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