Christopher Ward… what’s the good, bad and ugly??

[DoctorA]

I’ve taking a liking to CW, especially their C1 Bel canto classic

The watch looks beautiful and I love the hourly chime feature but to be honest what’s holding me back is the price!!

I know……. We complain about some watches being over priced but here, it’s a different story!! Is it “too good to be true??” I can see Patek or even Moser putting some more case refinement and selling the same watch for $30k- $40k easily!!
I know it won the best watch under $8k award a couple of years ago but I still feel something is missing!

Anyone who owns the watch or any CW can share their experience? Reliability, accuracy, QC issues??

Pictures always help!!

Thank you!!

[Jackie Daytona]

I don’t own one. Just chiming in that they make some seriously cool watches. Hoping to add one before the prices inevitably start inching north from the high praise I’m constantly hearing. Im interested as well.

[ap1]

Love my purple. Purchase approved. I kinda want the skellie too

[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by ap1

Love my purple. Purchase approved. I kinda want the skellie too

You have all the interesting watches buddy

[ap1]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

You have all the interesting watches buddy

Cmon. Let’s trade!

[INC]

Originally Posted by DoctorA

The watch looks beautiful and I love the hourly chime feature but to be honest what’s holding me back is the price!!

I think you should send them an email so they can charge you an extra surcharge to make sure you're satisfied

Or not

I know it won the best watch under $8k award a couple of years ago but I still feel something is missing!

In my opinion, the answer is obvious. Christopher Ward makes his watches under his own name, as the "great watchmakers" have done for centuries.

But, as a result, he does not have a heritage of several hundred years.

And he did not even dare to buy some forgotten, long-closed big-name watch brand, to "resurrect" it and sell the same wonders at exorbitant prices. This is something, what you can appreciate about them. I, for example, like this attitude

Anyone who owns the watch or any CW can share their experience? Reliability, accuracy, QC issues??

Phoenix, Vulcan: no problem at all. All perfect, solid watches. You can feel that these are not just "small-scale" works, but that there is really serious engineering behind them.

Pictures always help!!

JasH always shares the pictures of his special editions. And honestly, he has a much better ability to take good pictures than I do.

[KatGirl]

I think some of their models are overpriced for a micro brand. I do like a few of their offerings. The 12 looks an awful lot like Tissot’s PRX Powermatic 80, but is priced higher. I am thinking of getting their C63 Sealander GMT, in white. It’s a great size, and reminds me of an Explorer ll.

Kat


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[DoctorA]

Thank you all for the quick input!
Next question is what color?
I honestly like them all equally!

I like the timeliness of their blue
I like the bold green
I like the legibility of the silver (blue hands)
I like the contrast of the gold/yellow

What’s TRF community take on the more desirable color?

[Enzo954]

I like my OG Viola Bel Canto. I find it wears a little chunky on my just under 7" wrist but not too bad. No QC issues on mine and it seems to be keeping time well. I'm not a fan of the revised Bel Canto with the guilloche dial. IMO it just has too much visually going on. They're trying to make it look like a dress watch, but the proportions don't cater to that segment.

[WatchEater666]

The Bel Canto is amazing. They trade for less used, just grab one "preowned" and dont worry about depreciation!

[Easy E]

Originally Posted by ap1

Love my purple. Purchase approved. I kinda want the skellie too

I just backed out of one of those.

Really do dig my Bel Canto argento