Two of the same watch purchased in the recent sale with several differences.
Watch #1 C9 5 Day 43mm Charcoal dial with new style hands on steel movt# 2744.
This watch has a signed movement and no signed rotor. The case back protective sticker was barcoded and included the movt#. The watch arrived with two polishing Cloths and no hangtag. The watch winds moderately stiff with quite a bit of resistance.
Watch #2 C9 5 day White Dial 43mm new style Blue hands on steel movt# 1028. Rotor is signed
Movement is not. Caseback sticker is clear no bar
Code or movement #. The watch has the hangtag
And two Chronometer Certificates one large one small. This watch winds smoothly with just a slight resistance.
Some similarities are:
Timekeeping is excellent. Both watches lost only a few seconds during the initial 120 hour run time.
Neither watch has any quality issues as far as fit and finish. Both dial colors are well done with the Charcoal almost a Brown in certain light.
Both bracelets are of high quality and present very nicely. One slight annoyance to mention are the threaded tube double screw link pins. This type of pin requires that both screws be held on each side of the bracelet which for most of us is a challenge at best and near impossible for others. This was compounded in my case by the screws being extremely tight. The screws were finally loosened using boiling water after trashing the tip of a good Bergeon screw driver.
Both boxes had corner damage as well. CW needs to improve in the packing area. A larger box and more packing fix the issue.
C9 5 day A tale of two watches
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
Asos seem to have conquered the box damage issue.realmccoy12406 wrote: Both boxes had corner damage as well. CW needs to improve in the packing area. A larger box and more packing fix the issue.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
I'm still waiting for my 5 Day from the sale. Cleared customs on Saturday. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive. It's killing me.
Congrats on your two. Keep us posted on how they hold up.
Congrats on your two. Keep us posted on how they hold up.
Matthew
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
I Found this out also.The bracelet is really difficult to size and I trashed a screwdriver too.realmccoy12406 wrote:. One slight annoyance to mention are the threaded tube double screw link pins. This type of pin requires that both screws be held on each side of the bracelet which for most of us is a challenge at best and near impossible for others. This was compounded in my case by the screws being extremely tight. The screws were finally loosened using boiling water after trashing the tip of a good Bergeon screw driver.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
I could add some additional comments on the bracelet pins, but won't go there.
I am curious though as at what point CW
Decided to sign the SH21 movement and not the rotor. The SH21 lacking almost all decoration presents as particularly bland with a large unsigned rotor.
Feel free to chime in with your movement numbers and whether or not your rotor is signed.
Phillip
I am curious though as at what point CW
Decided to sign the SH21 movement and not the rotor. The SH21 lacking almost all decoration presents as particularly bland with a large unsigned rotor.
Feel free to chime in with your movement numbers and whether or not your rotor is signed.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
40mm white with movt # below 900 and unsigned rota. I think that the 40mms were a later iteration, so would be unsigned.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
CW pictures used in the past in this thread.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
Looking at the pictures I think I prefer the signed movement with plain rotor although it would be nice to have the rotor jazzed up a little.hughesyn wrote:CW pictures used in the past in this thread.
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Re: C9 5 day A tale of two watches
Anyone know the reason CW made the changes?
Cost savings? After looking at both movements side by side I think the signed rotor gives more balance overall. Even with the signed bridge on the other movement the large plain rotor just dulls the appeal for me. Just my opinion.
Phillip
Cost savings? After looking at both movements side by side I think the signed rotor gives more balance overall. Even with the signed bridge on the other movement the large plain rotor just dulls the appeal for me. Just my opinion.
Phillip
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