Christopher Ward 🔔 Bel Canto

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
  • A look at the innovative and relatively affordable chiming watch from Christopher Ward

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  • @spoonraker
    @spoonraker Рік тому +140

    I just wanted to comment and say, well, you're terrific. I really mean that. Your videos are an absolute delight to watch. I don't care what you're reviewing, I just want to hear what you have to say about it because you always find a way to make things fun and somehow still seriously informative and insightful at the same time. Not knowing when these videos are going to transition between outright ridiculousness and sincere is what keeps me hooked. You bring levity to what is often a pretty self important industry and it's done in a respectful way. Keep doing what you're doing!

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому +19

      Thanks so much.

    • @sympathyforthebezel6068
      @sympathyforthebezel6068 Рік тому

      @@YoureTerrific I was going to say that you’re extremely average… mediocre at best😊…Naw JK you really are terrific!

    • @tombland7336
      @tombland7336 Рік тому

      I ditto that. Your video's are a great combination of the key details regarding the watch, your personal take that extends to solutions / suggestions of things you don't like or where improvements can be made (except this video - where due respect you stated that you didn't know the solution to improving the legibility of the time, as you don't know how changes may impact the watch in various areas, or even if possible, which is the case for all of us), most of the time you include information on similar time pieces or give us some context, they are well shot and finally, and probably my favourite bit, your mixture of dry, sarcastic and sometimes 'left field' humour which is perfectly balanced with the aforementioned. Please can you start another channel where you give you take on golf equipment - this being my other passion - where humour is essential or you will lose your sanity due to how infuriating the game can be. Thank you, and keep up the terrific work @you'reterrific Tom

    • @eustab.anas-mann9510
      @eustab.anas-mann9510 Рік тому +1

      Stop sucking his avocado guys.

    • @8bitDNA
      @8bitDNA 9 місяців тому

      I’ve never heard an avocado 🥑 used in this context. Maybe a pair of avocados, but even that would be odd. Thanks

  • @justingalore123
    @justingalore123 Рік тому +20

    I had one of the first batch of blue ones. Really stunning finishing. Really stunning. Like amazing. When I would hear the sound it would send a little thrill down my spine. Showed it to my Dad before he passed away and he was charmed by it. Great watch.

  • @ajmarion
    @ajmarion Рік тому +29

    Love the direction CW is taking with watches like these. They’re really starting to evolve, and I love what they’re doing, excited to see what they have in store in the next few years

  • @Jazzbeau
    @Jazzbeau Рік тому +19

    Always love the clever and snappy repartee combined with excellent information. My purple Bel Canto is on order for the fall....this makes me look forward to it even more.

  • @anton1_
    @anton1_ Рік тому +11

    What a gem of a video… bursted out laughing at the first chime sound, golden content my friend

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому +3

      Nice profile pic

    • @anton1_
      @anton1_ Рік тому +1

      @@YoureTerrific thanks! Definitely a weird grail piece to lust over but they are so unique and out there

  • @brafman1
    @brafman1 Рік тому +13

    On top of the mechanical innovation, there is also the artistic innovation that packages it -- the chiming mechanism IS IN THE SHAPE OF A BIRD. The hammer is the tail feathers; the on/off indicator is the beak.

  • @edjack1993
    @edjack1993 Рік тому +9

    That first chime 😂 Also, congrats on another excellent video. One of the best watch channels out there 👏🏻 Thanks!

  • @ChristopherWardWatches
    @ChristopherWardWatches Рік тому +6

    What a beautifully put-together review. Many thanks for taking the time.

  • @bobj8877
    @bobj8877 Рік тому +18

    Fantastic review of a terrific piece from a great, undervalued brand. Also, the quality of 7 inch wrist references in this video was top notch, maybe the best ever. It's for sure my favorite ongoing joke on any YT channel haha. Your 7 inch wrist references are right up there with Adrian's plugs for the Bark & Jack shop. Very fun for longtime fans haha.
    What a spectacular release from CW, and the Twelve, albeit much less original, looks to keep the momentum! (I have one on preorder in titanium)

  • @marks184
    @marks184 Рік тому +3

    I attended the WIND UP WATCH FAIR in SF this past weekend.
    Christopher Ward booth was packed.
    Christopher Ward has some pretty cool products available.
    Very impressed.

  • @ankergang
    @ankergang Рік тому +3

    I love my Casio beeping once every hour, so I like this one too.

  • @guydastous6583
    @guydastous6583 Рік тому +2

    Love your videos !! I own a blue CW Bel Canto and I wear it almost every day! Love the look, the feel and especially the chime! Keep on the good work!

  • @Mile-long-list
    @Mile-long-list Рік тому +3

    Taking the name Christopher off the dial is a great step forward. The watch looks great totally intrigued

  • @maverickbonato8164
    @maverickbonato8164 Рік тому +4

    Wait wait wait, they made the most desirable and most standard version limited? That's the only thing I disagree with, the rest? Incredible. Very impressed. I knew these guys were good but damn. As an Italian I can say that that was a bel canto indeed.
    I also agree that having something that dings once an hour is oddly useful. Helps you not lose track of time. Then again mine was a €80 Casio. Great watch. Still have it after more than 10 years. And fantastic video.

  • @zeiss72
    @zeiss72 Рік тому

    I nearly split out my coffee when the air horn came on! 😂 Another awesome video!

  • @AllanPhillips
    @AllanPhillips Рік тому +1

    This was far more interesting and informative than I was expecting. Excellent review.

  • @MarioGonzalez-yq3gw
    @MarioGonzalez-yq3gw Рік тому +1

    You had me at "Pretty Pretttyyyyyy Pretty good" lol

  • @GaryPallett
    @GaryPallett Рік тому +1

    Been loving your videos ever since I discovered the channel (via your review of the steel dial Aqua Terra, which I had just bought). I was very lucky to get this blue Bel Canto (#66) and it's been centre of my collection since last November. Such a unique, unusual and beautiful watch, which continues to delight every time I hear that chime 😍Keep up with the great reviews... thanks👍

  • @keshavarora2147
    @keshavarora2147 Рік тому

    Best review of this watch by far!! Love your self-deprecating humor!!

  • @draakisback
    @draakisback Рік тому +3

    Christopher Ward has been doing some crazy things recently; I really like their new "12" watches. It's always great to see a new and really well thought out integrated bracelet sports watch. The one thing that stops me from getting the bel canto is a lack of a second hand. I know this is a bit of a nitpick, obviously this watch is not really supposed to be about the second hand. Being able to accurately set a watch is extremely important to me and if you can never tell where are the seconds are, then it's impossible to set this watch down to the second unless you pull the crown on an hour. This is the same problem I have with those Cartier tanks that lack a second hand and it's also the same reason why I'll never buy an automatic watch without hacking or without the torque method of stopping the seconds. It's just a personal bug bear which maybe eventually I'll get over but I'm hoping that whenever they create a second version of this watch they will add a second hand.

  • @ignight4461
    @ignight4461 Рік тому

    I am visiting the showroom this summer and as an American and quite excited to be able to see them all in person!

  • @watchfalcon122
    @watchfalcon122 Рік тому

    Another excellent delivery of humor at the end.

  • @lougodbar1379
    @lougodbar1379 Рік тому +1

    When this watch was released I didn’t notice the mechanical bird and that the chiming mechanism was the birds tail and the red arrow was its beak. Really beautiful design.

    • @Ten.to.one.handmade
      @Ten.to.one.handmade Рік тому

      Thank you for pointing this out. Had not noticed that - absolutely standout design from CW

  • @Ibowers2
    @Ibowers2 Рік тому

    Dude, a photo with James Stacey!? Man, that's awesome. Very envious and happy for you, plus so happy to see these videos keep coming.
    Love this model and really want one. Such a good watch and just fun.

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому

      Great to meet James. He’s as kind and cool as you’d think.

  • @simonstone5554
    @simonstone5554 Рік тому

    I have the Rosa with titanium bracelet on order for end of year delivery and can’t wait … this video has reignited my excitement

  • @markikn3183
    @markikn3183 Рік тому +2

    The best watch review 2023 to date. This or any other channel. That is all.

  • @richardsims3847
    @richardsims3847 Рік тому

    Excellent.Waiting for mine in Cielo.A pedantic point I recently learnt is that it is a strike not a chime because its only one note.Courtesy of the clock expert on the UK Antiques Roadshow.Enjoying the wry commentary.

  • @GadgetyMV
    @GadgetyMV Рік тому +1

    It's a looker, and has a great feature that is surprisingly useful day to day - because one doesn't have to check the watch to get notified as time passes. In my case I'm the one that needs to get reminded that time passes and get stuff done according to some sort of schedule. As for the lack of high horology finishing, I don't think it's necessary, it's such a clean design it looks expensive anyway, a joy to behold. So even though I may be reminded of the passage of time without having to look I will want to anyway.

  • @MrZanzibar123
    @MrZanzibar123 Рік тому +1

    I was happy to get to see these in person in a San Francisco, though you could not hear them over the hubbub. I was more taken by the 12 myself.

  • @SpeakerleaderSWA
    @SpeakerleaderSWA Рік тому

    Very cool watch, and again really great capture of this piece and nice shots. Keep it up man, I am a fan !

  • @Nefville
    @Nefville Рік тому +3

    As an artist I appreciate your use of color composition and shapes. You either have formal training or one hell of an eye for it, both of which are useless in a practical sense, like a neon green sweatshirt, but make for pleasing videos.

  • @GXF2695
    @GXF2695 Рік тому

    What good content.
    So good comments, beautiful footage and as always good sense of humor. I feel you really know us all and speak as we always meet here or there.
    Keep going!!
    Cheers

  • @Rch_P
    @Rch_P Рік тому +2

    @1:40 literally laughed out loud at work. People thinking I’m nuts.

  • @tonyarbs
    @tonyarbs Рік тому

    The watch is cool as hell but your ending was pure genius.

  • @bowedonut22
    @bowedonut22 Рік тому

    Great video as always! I look forward to an upload all week long

  • @Leartech81
    @Leartech81 Рік тому

    I have the Black dial variation on order w/deposit. Due in October! Cannot wait. Also: That caseback was designed to help propagate the "Ding" - so it really has a purpose.

  • @alectang1614
    @alectang1614 Рік тому +3

    Evan, I love your videos but I think you are under selling this Bel Canto because the hype is deserved and real. Game changing even perhaps (that's IF the snooty watch industry allows it to be).
    When you mention that the finishing isn't particularly special, I had to make a comment to explain to you that the finishing is astounding for the price.
    We are talking a chiming watch selling for the price of an entry level Tudor.
    The dial is made by a company called Positive Coating and the finishing on the chiming mechanism is done by a company called Chronode. Both these companies also make the dial and finishing for the MB&F Legacy machine as well as finish dial components from brands like Urban Jurgenson, Czapek and HYT. We're talking industry leading finishing at the hyper end of the market (beyond AP, Vacheron or Patek) Yes! It's true! And these high end independent brands as you mentioned are often 80 - 100 times more than this Bel Canto.
    I think it has potential to be game changing because CW are showing everyone that these expensive watch brands are literally being expensive for the sake of being expensive...
    Which is why upon its release last year, very few major watch publications (Hodinkee, Monochrome etc,) covered and promoted it. I suspect the large independent brands and publications hate CW for revealing these suppliers to the public as it makes the whole industry seem even more over priced than it already is.
    Sorry for long post. But yes, the hype is deserved.

    • @GaryPallett
      @GaryPallett Рік тому

      With you on the standard of finish... I've looked at mine under the loupe many times and it's just superbly polished and finished all over that top dial (platine?). I've only disabled the chime a few times since getting it (over five months now) and it still sounds as beautiful as the very first day 😍

  • @thegorn
    @thegorn Рік тому +1

    The blue is the best. It's a shame they aren't making that one again.

  • @nikkolomakaveli8295
    @nikkolomakaveli8295 Рік тому +1

    Great review, CW is definitely an innovative brand. I think they’re more of an independent brand as opposed to a microbrand at this point.

  • @ogramail
    @ogramail Рік тому

    Terrific review for the watch I keep on wearing again and again since February, being incapable to switch to my other jalous beauties!

  • @bananagirl5118
    @bananagirl5118 Рік тому

    Stunning watch. I have the green one coming in the next few months

  • @willelliott5052
    @willelliott5052 Рік тому

    I have had the purple Ti with Ti bracelet on order for a while. Other than the lack of contrast between the hands and the bridge, I am much looking forward to receiving it.

  • @felipaollutuve
    @felipaollutuve Рік тому

    So much fun to watch, thanks for the video...

  • @killsbugsfastbelcanto
    @killsbugsfastbelcanto Місяць тому

    Great work!

  • @DisplayKeesBack
    @DisplayKeesBack Рік тому

    Superb writing as always. Great content.

  • @Sam_D
    @Sam_D Рік тому

    I was waiting for some Bird jokes 🐦 regarding that bird shaped chiming mechanism with a red beak. Evan, kill me or make more videos, choose one. You're efffin terrific.

  • @hueything228
    @hueything228 Рік тому

    Thank you for reviewing my impulse purchase! Maybe one day you will have the opportunity to review all the colors

  • @JohnCannonBand
    @JohnCannonBand Рік тому

    I call it the Bell Tanto 😂great watch! Very revolutionary

  • @afraza5946
    @afraza5946 Рік тому

    Superb review. The 2 greatest regrets that I missed out, The Seiko 140th Anniversary Ginza and this :(

  • @Comotellamas131
    @Comotellamas131 Рік тому

    “Seven. One for each inch of my wrist.” BARS

  • @geoffwatches
    @geoffwatches Рік тому +1

    YoureAppreciated mate

  • @brysoga
    @brysoga Рік тому

    I cannot wait to get my hands on the purple one I ordered. It's like something Max Busser would do. Unfortunately there are still 8 months to go before expected delivery!!

  • @saikiranmushkara8955
    @saikiranmushkara8955 Рік тому

    You are appreciated as well, Sir :D
    A lot.

  • @DeeEx27
    @DeeEx27 7 місяців тому

    Best watch youtuber out there. Every video is engaging and fun. I really dislike CW and don’t much care about this watch, though I must concede it’s pretty unique. But this review was very very entertaining to watch. Kudos 🙌

  • @mracekproductions
    @mracekproductions Рік тому +1

    Great review of a cool piece by CW. Nice to see something different that’s somewhat affordable. The closest to this would be the Meistersinger Bell Hora (that I reviewed last year 😉)

    • @OllyW1964
      @OllyW1964 Рік тому +1

      That’s also made by CW / Synergies Horlogères, using the JJ01 module to activate the hourly chime. The mechanics are a lot simpler though as everything is hidden under the dial.

  • @jeremy_leung
    @jeremy_leung Рік тому +1

    At 3:40 I think 18 cm wavelength is roughly 2KHz....and it's within human hearing (c=343m/s)

  • @jurgasbielinis2130
    @jurgasbielinis2130 Рік тому

    07:53 - low legibility forces you to bring your watch closer to your eyes and requires some dedicated time to read it, allowing you to appreciate the design again and again, this action also let’s others around you to notice your watch;)

  • @Zotrax1946
    @Zotrax1946 Рік тому

    Attention, yes. A slot in my collection, nop..
    great vid! As usual🤙🏻

  • @Niimoyar
    @Niimoyar 9 місяців тому +1

    Sir i ordered one of these. Could you please share your wristsize and width? I Looks so good on your wrist!!!

  • @VictorAdameArt
    @VictorAdameArt Рік тому

    I've seen this video four times now and just pre-ordered the black one and it's all your fault youreterrific.

  • @dsguidolin
    @dsguidolin Рік тому +1

    I really want one, but can you answer me this... can you read the time? there honestly doesn't seem to be enough contrast on the dial vs hands to read the time.

  • @whatyouwanttosellmetoday559
    @whatyouwanttosellmetoday559 Рік тому +1

    This industry convinced us that 4k for a wristwatch is a steal.

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому +1

      We also convinced ourselves because we want to believe it.

    • @whatyouwanttosellmetoday559
      @whatyouwanttosellmetoday559 Рік тому

      @@YoureTerrific i bounce between looking at my Chinese chrono/date/moonphase st1906 clone (with a solid +2sec/day) and thinking it should be cheaper than 200$ and looking at the bel canto thinking it should cost more.

  • @BowlOfSalmon
    @BowlOfSalmon Рік тому

    Good stuff as always. Should have started with a bang. Euhm chime

  • @UltraDoug
    @UltraDoug Рік тому

    One of your best vids. As for the watch, totally conflicted on this one. I really like a LOT about it. Complication, design, price, outside the box-ed-ness. All great. The lack of legibility and understandable thiccness, not so much. Still, that price for a handsome hourly chime….🤔

  • @HawkDawgfan
    @HawkDawgfan Рік тому +1

    Love the Chris Farley reference 😂

  • @stjx
    @stjx Рік тому

    The sound design in your videos 🤙

  • @StagguhLee
    @StagguhLee Рік тому

    You are appreciated.

  • @TheCyclingCardio
    @TheCyclingCardio Рік тому

    This is so good..all respect for the creator

  • @Franckie121
    @Franckie121 11 місяців тому

    Love your humour…and bought one by the way….delivery June 24 though 😢

  • @user-hx6yf6ou5s
    @user-hx6yf6ou5s Рік тому +1

    1:41 if any watch chimes like this, heck ya, stfu and take my god damn whole wallet 😂😂 lol

  • @stavros_katsopr
    @stavros_katsopr Рік тому

    Grante intro idea signiore, bravissimo. (and the whole vid of course)

  • @jerrywarren2007
    @jerrywarren2007 Рік тому

    Well done, my Rosa version is in production, looking forward to receiving it.

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому

      Great color

    • @CyberSammael
      @CyberSammael Рік тому

      I have a light blue Ciele version also in production now and due July.

  • @brifiveo
    @brifiveo Рік тому

    Love your videos!

  • @onuverma7593
    @onuverma7593 Рік тому

    This is out of the world

  • @firminshepherd4834
    @firminshepherd4834 Рік тому

    Amusing, useful, excellent. That's kind of both the reviewer, the review and the watch...

  • @SoCalWatchReviews
    @SoCalWatchReviews Рік тому

    Amazing video my man 👏

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms Рік тому

    Don't we all aspire to be unnecessary but appreciated ;-)

  • @alexhemsath6235
    @alexhemsath6235 Рік тому

    Next CW project: the Del Taco, available on a variety of edible corn tortilla straps.

  • @KenChiwo
    @KenChiwo Рік тому +2

    Looks really great for the price. I wonder how much it'll cost to service it.

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому +1

      I'm also curious. I supposed it depends if it's a standard service or there's something broken.

    • @Nightfury0695
      @Nightfury0695 Рік тому +2

      Its based off a SW-200 with an extra module, the cost will be slightly higher than the standard cost to service a sellita unless you go about replacing a lot of parts.

    • @GaryPallett
      @GaryPallett Рік тому

      @@YoureTerrific I recently had my six year old C9 Small Seconds SH21 repaired (broken mainspring clutch) and serviced... it was around £500. The Bel Canto is based on the SW200 of course, but given the intricacy of the top plate parts, I'd say it might be around the same. Of course CW include five year warranty anyway as standard too, which is good.

  • @shawnholloway2410
    @shawnholloway2410 Рік тому

    Great video! Was it about a watch? All I remember is a bright sweatshirt.

  • @dingodave3966
    @dingodave3966 Рік тому

    Dear Evan,
    I’m Still determining if 7” actually equates to 1.96 gigahertz.
    Green jumper is nice, not sure it pairs with that watch though.
    I might suggest your purple one next time..?
    I mean, no one is perfect, I’ll let it slide. 😬
    Always look forward to your vids.

  • @SA17579
    @SA17579 Рік тому

    Great vid as always.

  • @yashara1e
    @yashara1e Рік тому

    Best reviews in the game

  • @danielfrancis3660
    @danielfrancis3660 2 місяці тому

    Two things, firstly I have one and secondly I didn’t buy it based on its usefulness. Generally I buy watches as wearable art. As said in Hellraiser, “What is your pleasure sir?”

  • @363Matthew
    @363Matthew 7 місяців тому

    How difficult or expensive will it be to service this watch?

  • @Kinegos
    @Kinegos Рік тому

    I love everything about this watch, except how it looks. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this looks like a total mess that I would never want. But I’m glad they made it.

  • @RoytheLevy
    @RoytheLevy Рік тому

    Good review, its an amazing watch for the price.

  • @raphymartinez
    @raphymartinez Рік тому

    Can’t wait to get it.. Feb of next year :(

  • @GearheadDaily
    @GearheadDaily Рік тому

    Already got mine on order!

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому +1

      Which color?

    • @GearheadDaily
      @GearheadDaily Рік тому

      @@YoureTerrific I went with black, but the light blue looked good. I already have too many blue watches LOL

  • @MM-xm7fr
    @MM-xm7fr Рік тому

    I have ordered I am waiting for black :)

  • @sushaantsiingh9106
    @sushaantsiingh9106 Рік тому

    a diver bel canto... i wonder how the timing bezel would function on a smaller internal time telling dial

  • @rubenmerrill1103
    @rubenmerrill1103 Рік тому

    Please keep up the ingenious units of wrist size measurement! 😂😂😂

  • @markotoole7937
    @markotoole7937 Рік тому

    I appreciate the Bel Canto, what it is and the brand it has come from, but it's not for me. However, your watch content is my favourite at the moment!

  • @jonathanrobinson9208
    @jonathanrobinson9208 Рік тому

    Blued hands would make this soooo legible 👌❤

  • @dultanur
    @dultanur Рік тому

    That hoodie screams “Kermit!”… any chance you will satisfy the hoodie’s needs?

  • @MrPhilHeim
    @MrPhilHeim Рік тому +2

    CW has been killing it lately - Bel Canto, a gorgeous moonphase and now a new integrated bracelet sportswatch??? Fire me up and dominate my credit card baby 🤤

  • @marvinberwart
    @marvinberwart Рік тому

    I would definitly argue it's possible to have a mannered and sensible conversation on youtube comment.
    Love the pistachio sweater, it's just a gimmick, just like the bel canto but I like it.

    • @samnathan2709
      @samnathan2709 Рік тому

      I lived in UA-cam for 6 months in my gap year so I’m gonna have to disagree with you there. I find your comment offensive and uninformed and must conclude you are inferior to me.

    • @YoureTerrific
      @YoureTerrific  Рік тому

      You are both incorrect and are therefore sentient garbage water.

  • @santorini8423
    @santorini8423 Рік тому

    mines on order

  • @richt4472
    @richt4472 Рік тому +2

    Making certain colours limited editions is a mistake. I would like to buy this watch, but now I have to pay some scalper if I want the blue dial.

    • @richt4472
      @richt4472 Рік тому +1

      Also, the branding is still an issue for me. I was looking at the Twelve and thought to myself " that looks very nice, I'll have one". Then I saw the bracelet clasp and they have put the name when they should have just put the logo.

    • @GaryPallett
      @GaryPallett Рік тому

      I agree... I'd be more than happy for them to make the original blue an open series, and it wouldn't change my enjoyment of the watch one bit. Some of the blue models have sold for serious money ($6/7k+), but mine's going nowhere! The new release colours do look great though 👍

    • @GaryPallett
      @GaryPallett Рік тому

      @@richt4472 Yeah that was a bit odd, as most of the other bracelets now just have the logo on them 🤔

  • @saikiranmushkara8955
    @saikiranmushkara8955 Рік тому

    I want this watch!! :D