I received my first CW just last week - a purple Twelve. I really couldn't be happier with it. Such a comfortable wear and insanely good looking watch for the price. I look forward to adding more CW to the collection in time. That atoll dial you trialled is pure class.
Have the C60 chrono and Trident 300. I'm not a true dive-watch fanatic, but they're both fantastic, modern looking pieces and I'd say real bang-for-buck.
Had the trident 300 MK3. Class watch, and impressed me loads. Had it a couple of years but then was trimming the collection down to add a couple new watches. I had a lorier Gemini with white dial and black bezel. My CW was white dial white bezel. The CW is by far and away the superior watch with depth rating, better movement, ceramic bezel, better case and bracelet etc. But I chose to sell the CW regardless. I never had many chronographs at the time and loads of divers so that swung it.
I’ve never been a huge fan of bronze watches, but the way that C60 is executed is simply spectacular. I would love to see that watch in more sizes, or at least that brown dial color in more models
Nice review Russell! Christopher Ward is knocking it out of the park with these watches. Relative to other watch brands, so much more value. And I really like their bracelet design - far better than some other brands at a much more affordable price. I'd buy a CW now if I wasn't paying off other expenses. But I can see one of these watches in my collection in the future.
Christopher Ward are knocking it our the park at the moment. Beautiful, well priced and times less pieces. Other brands really need to pay attention and watch out for them! Great video by the way…… And just go and buy a CW…… You know you want to! 😉
The Atoll is special! Great review as always. I think I will need to eventually get a CW and that Atoll is top of my list. Why do they often make bronze equivalents in a bigger size?
Russell , this seems like another really solid brand. I did follow your recommendation on the Lorier, went with a Falcon over the GMT model (Hyperion?) - Either way, LOVE it and the service received. If I ever get inspired to move up in price range, I would do the CW. But that Falcon does a great job of perking me up throughout the day with jeans, slacks or even on the bike riding - Thanks Crap, forgot - my daughter watched the Back To The Future episode with me, she finds you entertaining . Congrats, as she is a teenager and hard to amuse sometimes. She will getting that Casio in her stocking this Christmas.
I love CW - I had one of their fantastic Super Compressor watches, I only sold it as I needed the money at the time, but I’d have another CW in a heartbeat !!
Great review Russell, I bought a white dial Christopher Ward C60 last month for my birthday at Wind Up Watch fair in NYC. I’m really happy with it. Great quality!! Love the content!
How are they with 'Discoloration' of the Wrist?.. have You had any 'Greening' or Colours showing up where the Bronze Meets the Skin?... or is that Just a Brass thing?
I got a bronze C60 back in 2021 and I've not had any of those issues. It's aging beautifully. Despite developing a nice patina it still has some slightly shiny bits. I have no idea how they managed this? Happy Accident? No green bits at all. Before the CW I briefly owned a bronze Zelos Mako. It aged much quicker and in a much duller, less interesting way. The CW was a big step up in quality - not just the bronze alloy used but almost everything else except the branding. Honestly, it's the nicest bronze watch I know. Lovely coloured bronze - not like that slightly yellowish alloy Baltic uses for example... A lovely warm slightly orangey one that goes so well with the blue dial. The only problem with the watch is the naff font (primary school! Lol) used for the company name and the fact that it's written out in its entirety. Lololol branding was CW'S Achilles heel but I've learnt to live with it cos the watch is so gorgeous in every other way.
I have their c60 SHI Abyss, and when I had a warrenty issue (the rotor stopped winding) they took care of me from start to finish with plenty of communication and in a 'timely' manner. They've made a huge fan of me.
Hey russ, sorry i missed the live on insta a few hours ago! CW is doing some amazing stuff. On my to save for list is the c63 in white. Its so amazing and with a 4hz i bet the sweep is super smooth. Their new adventurine dial that just came out is stunning. Cheers my dude!
I too am about to pull the trigger on these guys. I’ve been holding on for the last couple years just waiting for it to get just right. They’re starting to get applied logos on C63 Sealander GMT models. I visit the website weekly to see when it hits the white dial. It’ll make it to they’re entire line in time. I love what this brand is doing!!!!
Very good video, recently bought the 40mm white dial C60 on bracelet. Very impressed with the level of fit and finish. The bracelet in particular is fantastic. Half links, on the fly micro adjust clasp and quick detach spring bars. Quality is right up there, (and in some areas surpasses my omega smp 2531).
Surpasses your omega?! Wow! But perhaps I'm not that surprised. I bought a 38mm GMT (red bezel and white omega style wave dial - lovely) back in 2018. The fit and finish as you say is top notch and the crown action is buttery smooth. Best of my entire collection. And you know I picked it up new on eBay for only 500 or so quid... Them were the days! 😅 I don't think CW gets enough credit for their quality.
Great job. Loved the Mrs’s comments. Almost too many variants from CW now. Like you I’m thinking about adding one. Just have to decide. They also have some great looking GMTs
Christopher Ward have really been upping their game over the last 2 years or so. Good looking, well made, great prices, offering something for a fraction of the price of other watchmakers. Love my Twelve Ti, and have a C63, wear either often.
I was so excited when I saw the notification for this video at work. Then you review only divers. :( Would love to see C63 Celest, The Twelve, C1... But you get a like (as always) because you are awesome! :D
C65 an absolute beauty. Got mine on the leather which looks great but wish I’d got the bracelet. Perfect size and actually wears more like a 40 inch. Running at plus 9 seconds a day, not too bad.
@drkbarry Funny, I'd normally agree on bracelet as my C63 is on the Bader and looks so good. However, your C65 is featured in a recent Oisin O'Malley video, it looks stunning on that blue leather. Check out the video, think the thumbnail had a Seiko Turtle on it. Let me know what you thought!
I have the C60 Trident Pro - black dial, red bezel and I absolutely love it. I'm getting another CW as soon as I can. The engineering is superb and the value for money is outstanding.
Morning Russel, big fun here, long time lurker…..finally decided to CLICK ITTTT 😂 Just wanted to congratulate you for your show, one of the best ways to switch off and take a break Keep it up mate
Another awesome show MWC! There is so much to like about Christopher Ward! I love the new logo/branding! I was never put off by it saying Christopher Ward like a lot of people but the placement being at 9 o’clock always felt off to me. The dual flags at 12 works much better in my opinion. As you pointed out though, the reason I don’t own one is the lack of heritage. If it was just about specs and/or bang for your buck then Christopher Ward are extremely hard to beat and I’m sure I’ll be adding a CW to my collection one of these days 💸😂
Heritage... Meh. Unless you're one of those 'i will not own more than X number of watches' people I say go for it. Let other pieces in your collection do the heritage thing while CW will do some of the best bang for buck quality in the entire watch world. No, I'm not on the pay roll. I have two and I love them both. The wee 2018 GMT has the best crown action (buttery smooth!) Of my entire collection.
Great video as usual! So glad you focused on CW. Now I bought a Capt. Willard because of your review and have a Bel Canto. So now please buy a CW so I know we share an awesome piece in our collection. Keep up the great work.
I have the C60 Sapphire & its fantastic. It wears small for a 40mm & I love it & I like they offer different straps when you buy. I like pretty much the entire CW catalog.
I own four CW Tridents - pro 600, chronograph, blacked out titanium, and COSC pro 600. Great value and warranty support. Am waiting for my new BelCanto!
I love watches but I really watch your channel because of your theatrics and humor! You are the Benny Hill of watches! LOL ... I wish you would make a tennis channel also.
My dream watch since seeing it 6 months ago is the white dialled Sealander C63 GMT. A stunning looking watch, going to take a trip to their showroom in the new year to buy it ❤
Great review Russell. I have the limited edition C63 with the purple dial and the value for money is fantastic. Definitely no microbrand anymore but a fully fledged independent watch maker. I'm itching to pull the trigger on either the new Moonglow or the Bel Canto next
I recently just purchased the c60 bronze there on rubber strap and cant wait to see it in the metal. My first automatic after years of procrastination lol
The blue one is very simliar to the blue dial Mido Ocean Star because of the second hand with the tip in orange and text on dial also in orange. I had a hard choice by selecting between the Atoll or the Bronze... finally I've got the Bronze =) Great video!.
I'm here to confirm my decision😊 After months of looking, watching and reading about pretty much every watch under $1k. It's a tough segment and even tougher not to think, "Well, what's another six or seven hundred?" and think maybe I should step it up. But no, $1k is plenty for my first mechanical watch and I can tell it's just the beginning. I narrowed it down between the Hamilton field khaki automatic, or the CW Trident 40mm. They're both sharp, but ultimately the CW has more value to me. The only problem is I wish I could try it on.
I have a C60 Bronze Hombre Green dial. Such a great patina! Also an original Moonglow as well as a C60 Elite 100 in Titanium. All great watches! A Cielo Bel Canto is on the way and a C63 Blue Marine is due for delivery end of this month too. They are a great brand! 🙂 I do prefer the Christopher Ward name logo - not so much the flag thingy.
I own a few CW watches and to date my favourite is my Sandhurst Gen 1 Basically equal to or dare I say better than the Tudor ranger but at 1/4 the price. 😊
Very nice. Is there a 12 hour bezel option I have missed? Searched but no luck. Yes … I know the 12 hour bezel is an oddball, but love it’s simplicity for a second time zone.
Great review. Can’t fault these watches. The fact the date wheels are the same colour show the integrity of the brand. They could make more profit and stick a white date wheel across the board. 👏🏻
They are Selitta based movements, any watchmaker worth his salt can service and regulate them . Between 7/10 years as long as you don’t abuse the watch?
I'm surprised you didn't try and get in the aquitaine or the Dartmouth as I would have thought they would be right up your street. The Dartmouth definitely has a sm300 style, they even said so themselves.
Im looking to get the Bronze Variant, in my opinion its the most unique watch on the market to date, as the bronze will antique (change colour slightly) over time
Russell never mentioned in the video that there are often killer, Killer deals to be had on CW. (On their own website and on ebay.) EVEN MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! 😅 Blimey, I never realised I loved CW so much. LOL
Just received my bronze 300 this week! Love it, long time CW fan, and I find the bronze 300 to be the perfect bronze diver. Thin, beautiful hombre dial, COSC, and an applied logo!
@@TheLexiCat I ordered this one on the Black hybrid rubber strap, but also have the vintage oak dark brown strap from other CWs (and black as well). It looks amazing on the dark brown leather!
Yeah am really impressed with this brand, I have a C63 Sealander GMT. A comfy tool watch to wear down at the pub or the beach that is smart enough and slim enough to wear in the office. Mine has the "Christopher Ward" script on the face and am happy to keep it, for whoever gets this watch after me in years to come it might become a sought after attribute. Especially considering that people don't talk of Christopher Ward as a microbrand so much any more preferring to use the term "Independent Watchmaker Brand" - they are part of the horological future.
Had the older gen 65 trident in blue for 2 years. Absolutely loved the case and bracelet - never had such a comfy watch before and after! Only bad thing was the adjustement of the movement, was gaining about 18s/d. But overall had a good time with it!
I have a C60 mk1, a C11 chrono and another C60 but the blue sapphire one which I bought for one of my kids birth year watch. Can't speak highly of them enough. The logo on the mk1 I actually really liked, never known a logo cause so many disagreements.
Bought the anthropocene GMT a few months back and it's definitely great value, I'm really happy with it.. I've got a Tudor black bay heritage which I reckon it's on par with and a longines hydroconquest and I'd put the CW above that
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I received my first CW just last week - a purple Twelve.
I really couldn't be happier with it. Such a comfortable wear and insanely good looking watch for the price. I look forward to adding more CW to the collection in time. That atoll dial you trialled is pure class.
It's a beautiful watch and I love how light and thin it wears.
It is but only buy to make money thats it. They are not nice if they lose half there value
One watches at this price are not for making money two look to see what a used 12 sells for..
Have the C60 chrono and Trident 300. I'm not a true dive-watch fanatic, but they're both fantastic, modern looking pieces and I'd say real bang-for-buck.
Had the trident 300 MK3. Class watch, and impressed me loads. Had it a couple of years but then was trimming the collection down to add a couple new watches. I had a lorier Gemini with white dial and black bezel. My CW was white dial white bezel. The CW is by far and away the superior watch with depth rating, better movement, ceramic bezel, better case and bracelet etc. But I chose to sell the CW regardless. I never had many chronographs at the time and loads of divers so that swung it.
So tempted by the bronze one....absolutely stunning, and I love the patinated leather strap.
I rarely like bronze watches - but that is really well done. Wish it were 40…
I love the bronze watchs cw makes but it just don't match my life lol I wish I was an old man that lived by a lighthouse or went yachting 😂
I’ve never been a huge fan of bronze watches, but the way that C60 is executed is simply spectacular. I would love to see that watch in more sizes, or at least that brown dial color in more models
Waited over six months for my ‘12’, purple on rubber. Cannot find fault. Without doubt I’ll be buying from them again.
Great review. I have a trip planned from the US to Maidenhead in March. I already have an appointment made at CW to pick mine out...cant wait!
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I've got a C63 Sealander and C65 Dune - both absolutely fantastic, but I would love to see an upgraded movement in newer models
Nice review Russell! Christopher Ward is knocking it out of the park with these watches. Relative to other watch brands, so much more value. And I really like their bracelet design - far better than some other brands at a much more affordable price. I'd buy a CW now if I wasn't paying off other expenses. But I can see one of these watches in my collection in the future.
Christopher Ward are knocking it our the park at the moment. Beautiful, well priced and times less pieces. Other brands really need to pay attention and watch out for them! Great video by the way…… And just go and buy a CW…… You know you want to! 😉
Love CW. I recently bought the C63 Sealander distressed green dial. Such a great watch. These look great too!
The Atoll is special! Great review as always. I think I will need to eventually get a CW and that Atoll is top of my list. Why do they often make bronze equivalents in a bigger size?
Russell , this seems like another really solid brand. I did follow your recommendation on the Lorier, went with a Falcon over the GMT model (Hyperion?) - Either way, LOVE it and the service received. If I ever get inspired to move up in price range, I would do the CW. But that Falcon does a great job of perking me up throughout the day with jeans, slacks or even on the bike riding - Thanks Crap, forgot - my daughter watched the Back To The Future episode with me, she finds you entertaining . Congrats, as she is a teenager and hard to amuse sometimes. She will getting that Casio in her stocking this Christmas.
What a great watch that is my friend!!
OOOOH!...I'm Jealous!😮 I've got a Right Tickle for them Loriers...Gonna HAVE to scratch that Itch at some point!
That one's easily scratched.The crystal on the Lorier is hesalite acrylic.
I have there of that type of crystal, no problems for me. It may depend on each person's usage. @@francispace9985
Absolutely love CW. I own the C65 and it my all time favorite.
Great video Russ, love me a CW!
I love CW - I had one of their fantastic Super Compressor watches, I only sold it as I needed the money at the time, but I’d have another CW in a heartbeat !!
Great review Russell, I bought a white dial Christopher Ward C60 last month for my birthday at Wind Up Watch fair in NYC. I’m really happy with it. Great quality!! Love the content!
I got a C60 Pro 600 a few years ago. Love it and it's bronze. It's aging great!!
How are they with 'Discoloration' of the Wrist?.. have You had any 'Greening' or Colours showing up where the Bronze Meets the Skin?... or is that Just a Brass thing?
It shows a little green in aging. No green where the skin interacts ... I do think that's more a brass thing.
I got a bronze C60 back in 2021 and I've not had any of those issues. It's aging beautifully. Despite developing a nice patina it still has some slightly shiny bits. I have no idea how they managed this? Happy Accident? No green bits at all. Before the CW I briefly owned a bronze Zelos Mako. It aged much quicker and in a much duller, less interesting way. The CW was a big step up in quality - not just the bronze alloy used but almost everything else except the branding.
Honestly, it's the nicest bronze watch I know. Lovely coloured bronze - not like that slightly yellowish alloy Baltic uses for example... A lovely warm slightly orangey one that goes so well with the blue dial. The only problem with the watch is the naff font (primary school! Lol) used for the company name and the fact that it's written out in its entirety. Lololol branding was CW'S Achilles heel but I've learnt to live with it cos the watch is so gorgeous in every other way.
I have their c60 SHI Abyss, and when I had a warrenty issue (the rotor stopped winding) they took care of me from start to finish with plenty of communication and in a 'timely' manner. They've made a huge fan of me.
I've had a C65 Trident GMT for over a year, great watch. It's been time to buy a CW since before the Bel Canto.
Stilling waiting on that regular dive watch in steel with cosc movement :)
That bronze one is very cool
Just received my dune, and its amazing, Beautifully executed especially for the price.
Which color?
@@sage9743Sand!
Hey russ, sorry i missed the live on insta a few hours ago! CW is doing some amazing stuff. On my to save for list is the c63 in white. Its so amazing and with a 4hz i bet the sweep is super smooth. Their new adventurine dial that just came out is stunning. Cheers my dude!
No problem at all! Great to hear from you matey!
I too am about to pull the trigger on these guys. I’ve been holding on for the last couple years just waiting for it to get just right. They’re starting to get applied logos on C63 Sealander GMT models. I visit the website weekly to see when it hits the white dial. It’ll make it to they’re entire line in time. I love what this brand is doing!!!!
Very good video, recently bought the 40mm white dial C60 on bracelet. Very impressed with the level of fit and finish. The bracelet in particular is fantastic. Half links, on the fly micro adjust clasp and quick detach spring bars. Quality is right up there, (and in some areas surpasses my omega smp 2531).
Surpasses your omega?! Wow!
But perhaps I'm not that surprised. I bought a 38mm GMT (red bezel and white omega style wave dial - lovely) back in 2018. The fit and finish as you say is top notch and the crown action is buttery smooth. Best of my entire collection. And you know I picked it up new on eBay for only 500 or so quid... Them were the days! 😅
I don't think CW gets enough credit for their quality.
Pro Dive 600 Abyss - does not leave my wrist. Absolutely love this thing.
I have the C63 GMT and C60 pro Bronze and a Bel Canto on order. Great watches so far
Great review and agree with you and the missus about the white face & orange strap - beautiful
Cheers Peter!
Great job. Loved the Mrs’s comments.
Almost too many variants from CW now. Like you I’m thinking about adding one. Just have to decide. They also have some great looking GMTs
I have a 38mm c60 and I just bought the C60 in 40mm in black!! Love these watches I’m a huge CW fan
Christopher Ward have really been upping their game over the last 2 years or so. Good looking, well made, great prices, offering something for a fraction of the price of other watchmakers. Love my Twelve Ti, and have a C63, wear either often.
I was so excited when I saw the notification for this video at work. Then you review only divers. :( Would love to see C63 Celest, The Twelve, C1...
But you get a like (as always) because you are awesome! :D
Definitely the best value watches around. This year I bought the Super Compressor and the C60 300 in black. Unbelievable watches at great prices.
How is your C65 going? I'm looking at one of these or the Trident 300, any preference?
Cheers.
C65 an absolute beauty. Got mine on the leather which looks great but wish I’d got the bracelet.
Perfect size and actually wears more like a 40 inch. Running at plus 9 seconds a day, not too bad.
@drkbarry Funny, I'd normally agree on bracelet as my C63 is on the Bader and looks so good. However, your C65 is featured in a recent Oisin O'Malley video, it looks stunning on that blue leather. Check out the video, think the thumbnail had a Seiko Turtle on it. Let me know what you thought!
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Great video Russ! I do like that bronze one on that distressed strap. Good to see some different brands. Cheers!
I love these. I have a C60 Elite 1000 currently on the red, black ocean strap and an early Trident 600. Both are really well made.
Congratulations for 100k subscribers 🎉😊
I wish you will Hit 1 million soon 🙏
Nice! I love my Christopher Ward Dune GMT. Great watch.
I have the C60 Trident Pro - black dial, red bezel and I absolutely love it. I'm getting another CW as soon as I can. The engineering is superb and the value for money is outstanding.
Morning Russel, big fun here, long time lurker…..finally decided to CLICK ITTTT 😂
Just wanted to congratulate you for your show, one of the best ways to switch off and take a break
Keep it up mate
I love CW watches. Love their styling(the trident second hand is a sublime touch), dials and materials, and the price is very very competitive.
I agree with the seamaster reference. I’m also getting orient kamasu vibes also.
I've actually used the 60 month option ,absolutely superb after sales customer service ,I'm definitely a BIG fan of CW ,great review mate as ever 😂😂😂
I'm with you, Russell - these are very tempting!
I live for the “hello”😂😂
Wow, that bronze one is FANTASTIC!
I have the Trident 600 in black and I love it. The tropical strap is very comfortable
I’ve got the c60 sapphire in perfect condition with 5 different straps love it 👍
Another awesome show MWC!
There is so much to like about Christopher Ward! I love the new logo/branding! I was never put off by it saying Christopher Ward like a lot of people but the placement being at 9 o’clock always felt off to me. The dual flags at 12 works much better in my opinion.
As you pointed out though, the reason I don’t own one is the lack of heritage. If it was just about specs and/or bang for your buck then Christopher Ward are extremely hard to beat and I’m sure I’ll be adding a CW to my collection one of these days 💸😂
Heritage... Meh. Unless you're one of those 'i will not own more than X number of watches' people I say go for it. Let other pieces in your collection do the heritage thing while CW will do some of the best bang for buck quality in the entire watch world.
No, I'm not on the pay roll. I have two and I love them both. The wee 2018 GMT has the best crown action (buttery smooth!) Of my entire collection.
Cheers Gareth! Yes there are loads of independent brands that are soooo good ! Wouldn’t look out of place in a well rounded collection;)
Please, Please, Please review the Christopher Ward 12. Would love to get your take on that one.
Just bought a C63 GMT white dial - Gorgeous watch and getting +2/3 seconds per day accuracy too!
I am certified "blind" and my C63 is brilliant, one of the most legible watches going, love it. A black 300 Pro may be in my future....
Great video as usual! So glad you focused on CW. Now I bought a Capt. Willard because of your review and have a Bel Canto. So now please buy a CW so I know we share an awesome piece in our collection. Keep up the great work.
Everyone says there is no perfect watch, but this is as good as it gets! Very impressed ❤ OMG that bronze one makes my heart skip a beat😊
No your talking Russ, fabulous watches, love the brand, love where they are going, love your show, love all round, happy Tuesday
I also like the rubber strap atoll.
I love my C60 Lympstone. It’s brilliant for a 600m diver. 👍🏆
I have the C60 Sapphire & its fantastic. It wears small for a 40mm & I love it & I like they offer different straps when you buy. I like pretty much the entire CW catalog.
I own four CW Tridents - pro 600, chronograph, blacked out titanium, and COSC pro 600. Great value and warranty support. Am waiting for my new BelCanto!
I love watches but I really watch your channel because of your theatrics and humor! You are the Benny Hill of watches! LOL ...
I wish you would make a tennis channel also.
Yeah, more boobies please 😂
Thank you my friend!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTORHe called you Benny Hill! 😂
Joking apart you are the most entertaining watch guy on YT for sure. Now, bring on the wife! 😅
A tennis channel would be cool. I'd love some humourous Wimbledon commentary! 😅
Love the Beetleguise book!!
I have an Aquitaine GMT and LOVE it!
My dream watch since seeing it 6 months ago is the white dialled Sealander C63 GMT. A stunning looking watch, going to take a trip to their showroom in the new year to buy it ❤
I bought the C60 Sapphire some 12 months ago Russ. Then only recently I bought the C63 Colchester forged carbon. Fantastic watches!👍🏼😎
The bronze looks awesome!
The bezel click on that orange one! #sublime
That is the nicest bronze watch I have seen.
Great review Russell. I have the limited edition C63 with the purple dial and the value for money is fantastic. Definitely no microbrand anymore but a fully fledged independent watch maker. I'm itching to pull the trigger on either the new Moonglow or the Bel Canto next
I have the elite 1000 and absolutely love it
I recently just purchased the c60 bronze there on rubber strap and cant wait to see it in the metal. My first automatic after years of procrastination lol
Whew, flawless finishing.
Love the bronze model with the brown dial 👌Do they do that in a smaller size?
The blue one is very simliar to the blue dial Mido Ocean Star because of the second hand with the tip in orange and text on dial also in orange. I had a hard choice by selecting between the Atoll or the Bronze... finally I've got the Bronze =) Great video!.
I'm here to confirm my decision😊
After months of looking, watching and reading about pretty much every watch under $1k. It's a tough segment and even tougher not to think, "Well, what's another six or seven hundred?" and think maybe I should step it up. But no, $1k is plenty for my first mechanical watch and I can tell it's just the beginning.
I narrowed it down between the Hamilton field khaki automatic, or the CW Trident 40mm. They're both sharp, but ultimately the CW has more value to me.
The only problem is I wish I could try it on.
the Atol looks good !
does Dunnit!?❤
Yeah! Didn’t look like a CW if that makes sense!
I have the moon glow and let me tell you that I love it way more than all my other watches from U boat, IWC, Tudor , Tag, omega and others
I bought a Christopher Ward Trident 300 a couple of months ago. All I can say is I'm a huge fanboy of CW now. Phenomenal watches
i want buy the C60 Atoll blue dial that’s one of the most beautiful watches i’ve seen
The bronze is stunning
I have a C60 Bronze Hombre Green dial. Such a great patina! Also an original Moonglow as well as a C60 Elite 100 in Titanium. All great watches! A Cielo Bel Canto is on the way and a C63 Blue Marine is due for delivery end of this month too. They are a great brand! 🙂 I do prefer the Christopher Ward name logo - not so much the flag thingy.
Brilliant review!!😁😁
And entertaining- such a good laugh Thank you😂
I own a few CW watches and to date my favourite is my Sandhurst Gen 1 Basically equal to or dare I say better than the Tudor ranger but at 1/4 the price. 😊
Very nice. Is there a 12 hour bezel option I have missed? Searched but no luck. Yes … I know the 12 hour bezel is an oddball, but love it’s simplicity for a second time zone.
Great review. Can’t fault these watches. The fact the date wheels are the same colour show the integrity of the brand. They could make more profit and stick a white date wheel across the board. 👏🏻
What is the cost to service a CW?
What is the interval?
Where can you get it done?
They are Selitta based movements, any watchmaker worth his salt can service and regulate them . Between 7/10 years as long as you don’t abuse the watch?
I'm surprised you didn't try and get in the aquitaine or the Dartmouth as I would have thought they would be right up your street. The Dartmouth definitely has a sm300 style, they even said so themselves.
Wayne if they are more like a SM300 I’d like it less!;) not a fan
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR don't worry it's only a little like it, but it's in the vintage style case.
I agree with the wife - the white one’s my favorite and I think looks the best on your wrist.
Im looking to get the Bronze Variant, in my opinion its the most unique watch on the market to date, as the bronze will antique (change colour slightly) over time
C60 trident 300 and c65 diver here. Amazing. Got them both like New for 1000 euro total. Now that is a bargain
Very nice!
Russell never mentioned in the video that there are often killer, Killer deals to be had on CW. (On their own website and on ebay.) EVEN MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! 😅
Blimey, I never realised I loved CW so much. LOL
They used to do a 44mm Bronze,,, before I could pull the trigger it was discontinued… they dont appear to do any more 44’s?
Just received my bronze 300 this week! Love it, long time CW fan, and I find the bronze 300 to be the perfect bronze diver. Thin, beautiful hombre dial, COSC, and an applied logo!
Leather or rubber strap?
@@TheLexiCat I ordered this one on the Black hybrid rubber strap, but also have the vintage oak dark brown strap from other CWs (and black as well). It looks amazing on the dark brown leather!
@@ryanm9554 leather looks nicer. Do you switch out the band if you go in the water?
I never thought the name-on-the-dial was a big deal. Didn't understand why it was so polarizing.
Yeah am really impressed with this brand, I have a C63 Sealander GMT. A comfy tool watch to wear down at the pub or the beach that is smart enough and slim enough to wear in the office.
Mine has the "Christopher Ward" script on the face and am happy to keep it, for whoever gets this watch after me in years to come it might become a sought after attribute. Especially considering that people don't talk of Christopher Ward as a microbrand so much any more preferring to use the term "Independent Watchmaker Brand" - they are part of the horological future.
Had the older gen 65 trident in blue for 2 years. Absolutely loved the case and bracelet - never had such a comfy watch before and after! Only bad thing was the adjustement of the movement, was gaining about 18s/d. But overall had a good time with it!
Great watch. I would call it The Flight Commander ...as it looks like a pilot's and field watch ...so fingers crossed 🤞....
I have a C60 mk1, a C11 chrono and another C60 but the blue sapphire one which I bought for one of my kids birth year watch. Can't speak highly of them enough. The logo on the mk1 I actually really liked, never known a logo cause so many disagreements.
Definitely gonna be the next brand in my collection. The Anthropocene with the sapphire dial is gonna be it.
Bought the anthropocene GMT a few months back and it's definitely great value, I'm really happy with it.. I've got a Tudor black bay heritage which I reckon it's on par with and a longines hydroconquest and I'd put the CW above that
Seriously considering the c63 Sealander GMT, as am looking for a GMT next. 👍
Really dig the Atoll - they’re new c63 celest is also making me feel things.
have to say, the wife (and you) are right on this one - the yacht master-esque bezel and fume dial Atoll is the looker of the bunch!
Seikos recent history and heritage is making mostly poor QC and price hikes. CW are killing it.