Wanted to share the latest addition with you guys. I was fortunate to purchase this 94010 Tudor MilSub from a retired Royal Canadian Navy diver. It was his friend's issued watch that he smuggled out for personal use. Funny story, as he tucked it in his wetsuit on a dive, told the dive officer that the clasp broke and it fell off on the dive, and they simply wrote it off and issued him another. Great gent that sold it to me and really cool to talk to these former divers.

Final note - I was working with terrible pictures and an elderly gent, so didn't fully know what to expect in terms of case condition. Needless to say, it has never seen a polishing wheel. Original bevels still intact!

 

Nice watch and anecdote, very cool that you were able to pick it up from the original owner. Wear in good health!

 

So you are possession of stolen government property! You'll have the RCMP after you my lad! Given the way law is administered here you'll be in more trouble for that then if you'd actually committed a crime.

Many years in Kingston Pen await you.

oh well.......
At least you'll have a nice watch to wear.

And you'll likely be out in 6 hours if you behave.

Half that if you write a letter of complaint to the CBC

 

A metal bracelet for a navy issued watch ? Jesus...

 

Have you written down the original owner's name and years of service?
Would be nice to have him write a letter of provenance to keep with the watch

 

Very cool. Don't think i've seen an hour hand like that sans mercedes.

 

The Lollipop was used late in the service history of the RCN Subs. Mine (4th from left) Is actually a Snowflake, but with the Lollipop Hour and sweep seconds hands swapped at service. So, the watchmaker bench must have been out of snowflakes.
Cheers,
Buster

 

Great stuff, Buster! Are the casebacks all identical (just serial number stamped)?

 

He apparently has sent a letter with all of the details written down. I also have asked for the ship names that he served on, as well as the years that he served. Hopefully should paint a fairly complete picture!

 

All casebacks are different. Some are devoid of markings and some have 'dremmel tool' hand engraved numbers. Yours is the most formal engraving I've seen.
Buster

 

I don't know that it was issued with bracelet. May have been purchased after its "liberation" since the RCN diver continued to use it as a dive watch for many years.

 

I'm glad to hear that you've got a Provenance Letter coming, as this is the only true testament to it's heritage.

 

From my information, almost all came with a metal bracelet, which a lot of guys either left at Supply, or took off at home in favour of a NATO/ Velcro style.

 

What an awesome story, and a bad ass watch. Enjoy it!

 

I have one that has never had a metal bracelet attached, not one marking, which speaks very well for the military provenance on the piece.

 

Hope the statute of limitations has passed. Nice watch. Looks hot

 

Hey man, I know it's an old post, but do you still have this watch? I have 107299. 19 away from yours, same story. Navy issued fella!

 

This one is mine - bought from a ship's diver years ago. No marking on the case back, and case serial number has been removed...

 

Awesome milsub!!

 

Hello All. I'm new to the forum, but am an avid collector. I just purchased a Tudor Sub 94010 Snowflake, circa 1980, in very good condition. The person I bought it from said he bought it from the family of a clearance diver stationed at Victoria who died a few years ago. That is not very reliable provenance but it sort of fits with the serial number which places it very close to the serial no. of a proven RCN Tudor Sub. Do you know who, if anybody, is cataloguing RCN Tudor serial numbers?