CWC SBS Diver
A Border Patrol agent with the Horse Patrol Unit, bridling up to ride into the Peloncillo Mountains along the Arizona and New Mexico line, hunting the corridors cartel smuggling operations are currently using. Horses still reach the country that vehicles and sensors cannot, which is why the oldest unit concept in the Patrol is still on the roster. On the wrist over the brush worn sleeve is a CWC SBS Diver, the blacked out British military diver issued to the Special Boat Service, riding a sand colored strap that matches the terrain. A watch built for combat swimmers, earning its keep in the high desert instead. If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.
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CWC SBS Diver
CWC, the Cabot Watch Company, has supplied the British Ministry of Defence since 1972, and its Royal Navy diver took over the issue slot once held by the Rolex Military Submariner. The SBS variant is the covert version of that watch: black case, day and date, and a quartz movement chosen because on operations reliability beats romance. It remains one of the few watches on the market that is a genuine current military issue pattern rather than a tribute to one.
Horse Patrol Unit, Peloncillo Mountains
The submitter rides with the Border Patrol’s Horse Patrol Unit, working the Peloncillos, the range that straddles the Arizona and New Mexico border and funnels smuggling traffic through its passes. The mission in the photo was reconnaissance, locating the corridors cartel organizations are actively using, done from the saddle because the ground allows no other way in. Another rider fills the background of the frame; between the two mounts and the two wrists, the oldest tool in the Patrol’s inventory and one of the oldest ideas in horology are both still on active duty.