Yes I know its Gilding and NOT guilding... Only just noticed but I am sure many of you will pick that up and want to comment! You are all far too sharp eyed!
Thanks Tom. Like I said in the video I can’t believe other reviewers don’t look into it but then they are not into the detail like I am. I do like to think I my reviews a little different to others.
@@MyRetroWatches my cancer is Multiple Myeloma and when they found it, it was 60% through out my body a and had a 4cm tumor behind my right eye.and this year is the 50th anniversary of loosing my family in a car accident, i was the only survivor
Another great review Mike 👍 for me at least I found it really difficult to tell the time, had to 'rewind' the video and have another look🙄. Loved the intro, very professional and a credit to your hard work.
I quite like the watch and your theatre-movie intro was excellent! Well done Mr. Spielberg I'd have to get the back off it to get rid of that tiny piece of crud though. I suspect the watch has got a split stem, in which case you can pull it out and use one of those hand pump devices to pressurise the case and pop the back (or the front maybe?), off. I got one of the pumps a year or so ago and used it for the first time a couple of weeks back to get the crystal out of a monocoque cased Accurist. It shoots out with quite a force so make sure you've got something soft to catch it in before it hits the ceiling! Thanks for the video, the watch is out of my price range but I'll show your review to Mrs. C - she can save up for next Christmas🤔
Sat here watching as I finish off regulating my latest acquisition... a triple crown Bessa aka Mortima world timer in the quite pleasing blue checker finish. Was quite badly magnetised and out of whack on the regulator but ten mins with a Weishi and some fiddly nudges got it nuts on :)
Seems like they gave one of these to every influencer and watch-related channel. Hasn't made me even 1% more likely to buy one. Kinda silly looking thing if you ask me. To each their own of course.
Thank you Mike for a interesting review. I love to see the production processes and techniques as this use to be my 'Bent' in the Aero Industry. Your opening camera footage was very good and you must have spent a long time getting it right. Although the watch is totally stunning in looks, materials and concept, I'm afraid I'm very much a 2 - 3 Hander, Plain Face old timer watch man. Too stuck in my ways? ---- You could be right. Keep going Mike, I love your reviews! 👍🇬🇧
Thanks for the video. I particularly appreciated the insight into the manufacturing process and I could tell how much work went into the intro. Great stuff. The watch itself I'm still not keen on. I struggle with the concept of making the form the focus at the cost of function, but like you say it's probably being bought as a conversation piece rather than a means of telling time. I'd really like more detail from Ciga on how they're contributing to stopping waste and helping the environment, because printing blurb on the packet is very different from taking real action. With a failure rate of 40% on dial manufacturing, it'd be good to know it wasn't just contributing to environmental damage. Thanks again for the considered and insightful review.
A lot of fantastic design, engineering, and finishing went into this piece, and while it's personally not for me, that INTRO had me REACHING for my WALLET! I slapped myself out of it, thankfully. BUT...leave it to Michael to find a booger on the Mona Lisa! (lol...kidding...that's his job) 😆 Great video work, Michael!
Hello Michael, I cannot find a Patreon page for you. How can I help? I really enjoy your videos. I’ve had a crazy situation with another watch repair channel and I’m looking for someone else to follow. Let me know what you have available for support?
HI Greg, thats nice of you to offer. I have been on YT for 6 years now and I am not here for the money I can assure you of that. My channel has never taken of in comparison to many other channels that have come after me. The bigger channels all have Patreon and I see it as a bit of a money grab. I do not feel I offer anything worthy of someone paying me for it. UA-cam for me should be free. A big channel with 100,000s of views a month will make decent return from advert revenue. I may consider Patreon in the future if I feel I can justify it. I am interested to know what has gone on with another channel that you would now want to support me?
Interesting watch, and impressive intro film! The worst thing, as you said, what we've seen time and time again, year after year, the debris you get inside these watches, the fingerprints, the hairs, the skin fragments, shame about that.
Indonesia is at the Equator, so North/south is not the problem... You probably did not mean northern sphere, you meant western sphere of the globe...Where you can see Ireland etc... Greenland, South America...
One handed watches are not actually a new thing. Some are still made to this day following a similar principle. This watch from a technical point i like, I love the engineering especially. However like I say at the end you would really have to want one as it must be a very narrow market for them but they will no doubt sell. I have already seen other UA-camrs flipping theirs on ebay for very good money.
A _$1,000.00_ and it had a Booger in it?!?! Personally I think it's ugly AF and would never wear anything like it but I can appreciate the work that went into it.
I didn't see the point of the MK1 and I still don't see the point, yes it's well designed, and they have proved it can be done, but it's simply design over function
Are not most watches design over function. If we went for functionality we would all wear £5 quartz watches. Richard Mille is design over function for price. Agreed though this one is for only a select few but they will sell just not to the masses. Like I said you would have to really want this to pay the price for it.
This watch is just a toy. And it’s NOT design. To call this a watch is a cruel joke. Sorry, but I had to give this a thumbs down. I like your repair videos much more. 🎉🕐🍸🍸
Fair enough . I still will disagree given it is a GPHG winner. I only have a few Watch reviews left to do on this channel then it’s all watchmaking or related.
Another miss for me Michael, sorry. That ugly thing is all over UA-cam. Please put this stuff on the other channel put the retro back in retro. That's why over 50K of us are here. What's happening on the interesting/restoration front?
This one I had already agreed would have to be on this channel hence why it is. The other channel has not grown enough yet unfortunately. I have no plans for a review here until May for one only. Rest is all repairs and restoration , thst said I have a prostate cancer Rotary watch that I want to show but that’s to raise more awareness
@@MyRetroWatches You know I'm a fan, that said, don't neglect this channel at the expense of the other one and reviews of modern watches. A I said previously there are just so many watch reviews and the output is very dull and repetitive I am pessimistic about the future of MWR. Long live traditional MRW
@@johnpenny2328 I don’t ask anyone to watch every video I make. I’ve been doing this over 5 years now, I’ve never chased the subs , patroon money or any other success that would come from this. Many channels have come after me and have been massively more successful than I. I make what I like and try to inspire along the way. I’ve made considerably more repair content than reviews. Please bare in mind a restoration video can take 3 weeks or more for me to produce , edit and upload. If I calculated the time to revenue I’d have given this all up long ago. YT wants content from its creators and if we do not produce we see views fall off a cliff. I started reviewing things to learn more about modern watches but also because it’s more content, a different audience which some may be inspired by other videos to the vintage world or even watch repair. I think my take on reviews is also different given my knowledge. Take this review for example, no one else has discussed how it’s made, the intricacy of the engineering. Then to show on a scope a piece of debris in the movement and now disappointing it is to see. Other reviewers have spent 10 minutes on a video all the usual stuff and then flip on eBay for 100s. Nice easy work. I’ve not sold a single Watch I’ve been able to keep, I enjoy them like I do all my others. I stared my second channel to carry on this work but still had/ have some I’m still contracted / agreed to show on the main channel . As the other channel is so small no one wants to work with me and it’s not even monetised by UA-cam yet so all the effort goes unrewarded monetarily. The plan is still to separate the two as I appreciate it can be confusing to my loyal subscribers. As a result the review channel will grow very slowly and this channel viewing figures because of the way YT algorithm works will also suffer as a result. I’ve gained many subs just from my reviews alone which always encouraged me to take up offers as they came. I have never once contacted a company for a review for this channel as they have all come to me. As much as it’s still not about the money I do still need to earn some income to afford the projects, the equipment and get something for the hours a week I put in. I have a full time job, a young family yet I put in probably another 15 hours of more a week on videos, answering the considerable emails and messages I get, also running the large Facebook group. It’s an obsession and a dedication. So please stick with me and try to understand why the channel has been like this and the decisions I make. The only other thing I will say is that 90% of my audience are not subscribed either only a very small number actually watch the videos according to the analytics.
@@MyRetroWatches Thanks for the full and comprehensive answer Michael. I can't begin to imagine what it takes to do all this and have a life. I always comment what I hope in my naivety is in a constructive way. Time will tell how this all pans out meantime I will continue to enjoy most of the MRW channel and there is always your excellent back catalogue. I keep meaning to have a look at this facebook thing but have never switched on to social media. Stay well matey.
![Close Encounters of The CIGA Kind! CIGA Design Blue Planet Gilding Version [ Gilted ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zIaBXGxihiM/mqdefault.jpg)
Yes I know its Gilding and NOT guilding... Only just noticed but I am sure many of you will pick that up and want to comment! You are all far too sharp eyed!
Wow, the start of the video is extremely engaging.
Thanks, I am pleased its appreciated. Took ages to produce that 2 minutes!
O wow. I can see my house from here.
haha
I have seen a few reviews of this watch, this is the only one that has gone into what is involved in the making of it 👍
Thanks Tom. Like I said in the video I can’t believe other reviewers don’t look into it but then they are not into the detail like I am.
I do like to think I my reviews a little different to others.
Awesome intro! Very nice camera work there.
Thank you very much!
Interesting watch. I wish they'd added another circular bezel which counted the seconds so it felt like the dial was more 'alive' and moving.
Sorry to hear about your cancer,and glad you beat it. I’m in remission for my cancer for atleast 6 years now
Prostate Cancer. I had my prostate removed last August and I am doing well. Well done on 6 years sir.
@@MyRetroWatches my cancer is Multiple Myeloma and when they found it, it was 60% through out my body a and had a 4cm tumor behind my right eye.and this year is the 50th anniversary of loosing my family in a car accident, i was the only survivor
@@darcybrawataakaontariostac6835 my heart goes out to you. That must be so though.
I honestly don’t know what to say
@@MyRetroWatches thank you, that means alot to me
Another great review Mike 👍 for me at least I found it really difficult to tell the time, had to 'rewind' the video and have another look🙄. Loved the intro, very professional and a credit to your hard work.
thanks Mark.
I quite like the watch and your theatre-movie intro was excellent! Well done Mr. Spielberg I'd have to get the back off it to get rid of that tiny piece of crud though. I suspect the watch has got a split stem, in which case you can pull it out and use one of those hand pump devices to pressurise the case and pop the back (or the front maybe?), off. I got one of the pumps a year or so ago and used it for the first time a couple of weeks back to get the crystal out of a monocoque cased Accurist. It shoots out with quite a force so make sure you've got something soft to catch it in before it hits the ceiling! Thanks for the video, the watch is out of my price range but I'll show your review to Mrs. C - she can save up for next Christmas🤔
Great video mate! Clever movement modification! Black and gold suits it much more I think. Also...Great intro!
Thanks, appreciate the feedback, especially on the intro!
@@MyRetroWatches well worth the effort and time mate, keep it up!
Amazing!
I like the blue colour water one you reviewed a few months back better. Black is too dark for me.
Sat here watching as I finish off regulating my latest acquisition... a triple crown Bessa aka Mortima world timer in the quite pleasing blue checker finish. Was quite badly magnetised and out of whack on the regulator but ten mins with a Weishi and some fiddly nudges got it nuts on :)
Ian your back!! hope you are on the mend mate.
Seems like they gave one of these to every influencer and watch-related channel. Hasn't made me even 1% more likely to buy one. Kinda silly looking thing if you ask me. To each their own of course.
It’s a fair comment and I’m aware everyone has been sent one , well I am now anyway.
It’s back onto the restoration videos from here on in.
Great video again... :)
Interesting video thanks 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Mike for a interesting review. I love to see the production processes and techniques as this use to be my 'Bent' in the Aero Industry. Your opening camera footage was very good and you must have spent a long time getting it right. Although the watch is totally stunning in looks, materials and concept, I'm afraid I'm very much a 2 - 3 Hander, Plain Face old timer watch man. Too stuck in my ways? ---- You could be right. Keep going Mike, I love your reviews! 👍🇬🇧
Thanks for the feedback. Its an interesting concept but yes 3 handers are popular for a reason!
Thanks for the video. I particularly appreciated the insight into the manufacturing process and I could tell how much work went into the intro. Great stuff. The watch itself I'm still not keen on. I struggle with the concept of making the form the focus at the cost of function, but like you say it's probably being bought as a conversation piece rather than a means of telling time. I'd really like more detail from Ciga on how they're contributing to stopping waste and helping the environment, because printing blurb on the packet is very different from taking real action. With a failure rate of 40% on dial manufacturing, it'd be good to know it wasn't just contributing to environmental damage. Thanks again for the considered and insightful review.
A lot of fantastic design, engineering, and finishing went into this piece, and while it's personally not for me, that INTRO had me REACHING for my WALLET! I slapped myself out of it, thankfully. BUT...leave it to Michael to find a booger on the Mona Lisa! (lol...kidding...that's his job) 😆 Great video work, Michael!
Ah that's probably continental drift :) Some island moved to the flip-side of the planet :) That golden sliver..
Hello everyone. The watch is beautiful and with a unique design, but for a lower price you can get a Swiss chronometer
Hello Michael, I cannot find a Patreon page for you. How can I help? I really enjoy your videos. I’ve had a crazy situation with another watch repair channel and I’m looking for someone else to follow. Let me know what you have available for support?
HI Greg, thats nice of you to offer. I have been on YT for 6 years now and I am not here for the money I can assure you of that. My channel has never taken of in comparison to many other channels that have come after me. The bigger channels all have Patreon and I see it as a bit of a money grab. I do not feel I offer anything worthy of someone paying me for it. UA-cam for me should be free. A big channel with 100,000s of views a month will make decent return from advert revenue. I may consider Patreon in the future if I feel I can justify it.
I am interested to know what has gone on with another channel that you would now want to support me?
WAY out of my budget! - - Is that bit of fluff - visible in the outro - inside or outside the glass?
Outside. It’s almost impossible to film dust free as it shows up everywhere.
The dial side is spotless inside.
I shouldn't post every though in a separate post, I should make one big one I think.
Just look at it , i don't care if its hard to read . Just Look at it , I want one .
Their first watch only cost about £150 and now costs over a thousand.
This model yes. Other ones from what I can see on their site are much less.
I think this is just an exhibition piece
Ah, as they say every cloud has a silver line :)
Lining.
Can't help myself :)
Interesting watch, and impressive intro film! The worst thing, as you said, what we've seen time and time again, year after year, the debris you get inside these watches, the fingerprints, the hairs, the skin fragments, shame about that.
I do want to take off the back but I’m to afraid to break it. I’ve not seen any other particles inside fortunately.
@@MyRetroWatches Yes, understandable. Maybe CIGA could provide you with information about taking the back off?
Nice looking watch and great movement. Just not my taste as a everyday wearer.
Fair enough!
Indonesia is at the Equator, so North/south is not the problem... You probably did not mean northern sphere, you meant western sphere of the globe...Where you can see Ireland etc... Greenland, South America...
I stand corrected! You are right , as always sir!
@@MyRetroWatches trying to control my inner little dutchman inside of me now... ;)
A great review Mike, but I really don't find anything about this watch remotely appealing. To me they are attempting to reinvent the wheel!
One handed watches are not actually a new thing. Some are still made to this day following a similar principle. This watch from a technical point i like, I love the engineering especially. However like I say at the end you would really have to want one as it must be a very narrow market for them but they will no doubt sell. I have already seen other UA-camrs flipping theirs on ebay for very good money.
@@MyRetroWatches you might have noticed that I didn't even ask you to pop it into a jiffy bag and send it to my home address. That speaks VOLUMES! ;⁰)
@@martinlouden9005 haha! Trust me the next video you will be wanting the watch! That is if I can fix it
A _$1,000.00_ and it had a Booger in it?!?! Personally I think it's ugly AF and would never wear anything like it but I can appreciate the work that went into it.
Fair comment. I am still disappointed at what I found in the movement. Saw something similar once in a brand new out of the packet Miyota.
I didn't see the point of the MK1 and I still don't see the point, yes it's well designed, and they have proved it can be done, but it's simply design over function
Are not most watches design over function. If we went for functionality we would all wear £5 quartz watches. Richard Mille is design over function for price.
Agreed though this one is for only a select few but they will sell just not to the masses. Like I said you would have to really want this to pay the price for it.
@@MyRetroWatchesBut I do wear a £5 quartz watch lol 😂 but I take your point I think I'll save my money
@@John-P haha, me to. I’m not defending this watch but I do like the unusual.
As some one that studied Geography.... :) Nah...
:)
This watch is just a toy. And it’s NOT design. To call this a watch is a cruel joke. Sorry, but I had to give this a thumbs down. I like your repair videos much more. 🎉🕐🍸🍸
Fair enough . I still will disagree given it is a GPHG winner. I only have a few Watch reviews left to do on this channel then it’s all watchmaking or related.
Another miss for me Michael, sorry. That ugly thing is all over UA-cam.
Please put this stuff on the other channel put the retro back in retro. That's why over 50K of us are here.
What's happening on the interesting/restoration front?
This one I had already agreed would have to be on this channel hence why it is.
The other channel has not grown enough yet unfortunately.
I have no plans for a review here until May for one only.
Rest is all repairs and restoration , thst said I have a prostate cancer Rotary watch that I want to show but that’s to raise more awareness
@@MyRetroWatches You know I'm a fan, that said, don't neglect this channel at the expense of the other one and reviews of modern watches.
A I said previously there are just so many watch reviews and the output is very dull and repetitive I am pessimistic about the future of MWR. Long live traditional MRW
@@johnpenny2328 I don’t ask anyone to watch every video I make. I’ve been doing this over 5 years now, I’ve never chased the subs , patroon money or any other success that would come from this. Many channels have come after me and have been massively more successful than I.
I make what I like and try to inspire along the way. I’ve made considerably more repair content than reviews. Please bare in mind a restoration video can take 3 weeks or more for me to produce , edit and upload. If I calculated the time to revenue I’d have given this all up long ago.
YT wants content from its creators and if we do not produce we see views fall off a cliff. I started reviewing things to learn more about modern watches but also because it’s more content, a different audience which some may be inspired by other videos to the vintage world or even watch repair.
I think my take on reviews is also different given my knowledge. Take this review for example, no one else has discussed how it’s made, the intricacy of the engineering. Then to show on a scope a piece of debris in the movement and now disappointing it is to see.
Other reviewers have spent 10 minutes on a video all the usual stuff and then flip on eBay for 100s. Nice easy work. I’ve not sold a single Watch I’ve been able to keep, I enjoy them like I do all my others.
I stared my second channel to carry on this work but still had/ have some I’m still contracted / agreed to show on the main channel . As the other channel is so small no one wants to work with me and it’s not even monetised by UA-cam yet so all the effort goes unrewarded monetarily.
The plan is still to separate the two as I appreciate it can be confusing to my loyal subscribers.
As a result the review channel will grow very slowly and this channel viewing figures because of the way YT algorithm works will also suffer as a result.
I’ve gained many subs just from my reviews alone which always encouraged me to take up offers as they came. I have never once contacted a company for a review for this channel as they have all come to me.
As much as it’s still not about the money I do still need to earn some income to afford the projects, the equipment and get something for the hours a week I put in. I have a full time job, a young family yet I put in probably another 15 hours of more a week on videos, answering the considerable emails and messages I get, also running the large Facebook group.
It’s an obsession and a dedication.
So please stick with me and try to understand why the channel has been like this and the decisions I make.
The only other thing I will say is that 90% of my audience are not subscribed either only a very small number actually watch the videos according to the analytics.
@@MyRetroWatches Thanks for the full and comprehensive answer Michael. I can't begin to imagine what it takes to do all this and have a life. I always comment what I hope in my naivety is in a constructive way. Time will tell how this all pans out meantime I will continue to enjoy most of the MRW channel and there is always your excellent back catalogue. I keep meaning to have a look at this facebook thing but have never switched on to social media. Stay well matey.
What a weird watch
Definitely not for the masses.
Dunno, looks like a toy to me.