MWC vs Luminox
I knew of CWC, discovered MWC. So I guess MWC is considered a "knock off" with some shameless design copies of CWC. I don't know if they were ever contracted by Royal Navy like CWC was. Looks like MWC formed two years after CWC was renamed from what it was before that (CWC's history goes back considerably further into the 20th century). So If wanted that CWC design, I would definitely skip MWC because in that case I'd want the heritage brand.
That being said, the particular model I am looking at has nothing to do with CWC. It looks like a Luminox. (MWC predates Luminox, but I don't know who came first with this design and it doesn't matter to me because this is not a "heritage" buy). I love the look, but Luminox based on my experience is a terrible watch. They also have a completely fabricated Navy SEAL connection, as far as I can tell. It's the only watch I've ever had the completely failed on me. It was dead within a few months. (If you've had good experiences, great, but my own have disqualified them from all consideration).
This MWC seems to be built to a WAY HIGHER standard and can be read about here. It's the P656. Seems a little overpriced but it is titanium and the specs are pretty impressive as far as the abuse they claim it can take. And it does seem to be issued in various contracts to LEOs, etc.
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I like the design, but they're HUGE at 51mm. MWC claims mil-spec, although honestly I think most quartz sports watches would pass it.
MWC, Luminox and Nite all use Ronda movements, I've had Treser and Luminox for years and they never missed a beat, I've checked them out and MWC seem a bit more chunky in design but similar to Lmiox and Trser. The newer luminox 3003EVO has a screw down crown and back case for much better water resistants.