The Pulsar G10 General Service wristwatch
In 2001, the British MOD invited tenders to replace the CWC as the general service timepiece used by the MOD. Pulsar was successful in winning a contract and produced a quartz wristwatch with fixed bars, Luminova lit black dial with a date window at three. The movement was the one jewel Seiko 7N32C calibre. This watch was found to have quality control issues surrounding it – poor mineral crystals and crowns prone to falling off !! Its life was therefore fairly limited, with the CWC winning back favour. The Pulsars were used in the recent events in Iraq, but mainly due to a general lack of available issue watches within the MOD stores.
The NSN for the watch is 6645-99-6052627. An issue number and year completes the military markings on the snap-on caseback.
These are hard to find but not impossible. Hard to know where to start really. I guess it’s a case of hunting around.
Alternatives are:
http://cwcwatch.com/ The CWC G10 New from the manufacturer at £99.99
http://www.mwcwatches.com The MWC G10 in Stainless Steel at £69.95 (€98 or US$125)
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/g10watch_offer.htm Used but serviced CWCs at £49.95 probably seen action!