C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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If you like the idea of a thin minimalist dress watch,but aren’t sure about the 595, then just take advantage of the CW return policy,order it and see for yourself. You may hate it or really like it, but judging this watch only by the pictures is probably a mistake.
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stefs wrote:Hopefully I am wrong but the more I look at this the more I think it could end up being the lowest selling biggest lemon that has been produced thus far for cw.
Which is a crying shame because at it's price point, it had potential to do very well. Maybe it still will, but based on everything we've seen :?
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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StrappedUp wrote:
stefs wrote:Hopefully I am wrong but the more I look at this the more I think it could end up being the lowest selling biggest lemon that has been produced thus far for cw.
Which is a crying shame because at it's price point, it had potential to do very well. Maybe it still will, but based on everything we've seen :?
I can’t see it doing well. The case and movement has the potential to be a stunning watch that even the likes of me that has no interest in dress watches would be tempted by. Missed the mark massively I think. Time will tell though, but my guess is that they will be discounted in a sale fairly quick.
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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TigerChris wrote:I can’t see it doing well. The case and movement has the potential to be a stunning watch that even the likes of me that has no interest in dress watches would be tempted by. Missed the mark massively I think. Time will tell though, but my guess is that they will be discounted in a sale fairly quick.
People will buy it (full and reduced price), but I'm not sure I'd even be tempted by a half-price sale. Case is great, movement is good (signed plate would have been nice :wink:), but it's the dial that's the deal breaker and ultimately the part I spend the majority of time staring at.
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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My thinking is this.....

Over recent years there has been quite a chunk of negative posts / comments / threads on the forum but they usually tend to fallinto the following catagories:

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Customer service issues
Sale related issues
Poor quality control

And there has been a fair old few. However as far as I recall it is very unusual for the actual design itself to be so poorly received by so many. There is usually something to commend the design to a lot of people. They may not necessarily be to your taste or size but you can usually see there is something there that will speak to a wider audience. My point is that this does not seem to be the case here particularly as the case design does seem to be well recieved.

Unless beating 6 mm is the horoligical equivalence to breaking a 4 minute mile then maybe it would have been better leaving it just over 6mm enabling more room to work towards something a touch more exciting with the dial.

Apologies to those that have liked and bought one as there is no intention to offend.
Cheers now, Paul
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stefs wrote:Apologies to those that have liked and bought one as there is no intention to offend.
This as well ^^^
It is good to hear that there are people who appreciate the design.
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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Interestingly, this watch is listed on the CW website as one of the bestsellers. For the conspiracy minded among us this little tidbit of information won’t mean much, but it’s possible that the 595 is selling well.
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fishman wrote:Interestingly, this watch is listed on the CW website as one of the bestsellers. For the conspiracy minded among us this little tidbit of information won’t mean much, but it’s possible that the 595 is selling well.
That it's selling well was stated today at the Showroom.
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Mikkei4 wrote:
That it's selling well was stated today at the Showroom.
And if it is, good! That means that people like it. Apologies for repeating myself, but I know I used to get a bit cross if CW produced a watch I didn’t like. I don’t anymore. Whether I like it is neither here nor there – if it hits the spot with the audience they are targeting, all well and good. Future sales events will probably tell us.
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:
Mikkei4 wrote:
That it's selling well was stated today at the Showroom.
And if it is, good! That means that people like it. Apologies for repeating myself, but I know I used to get a bit cross if CW produced a watch I didn’t like. I don’t anymore. Whether I like it is neither here nor there – if it hits the spot with the audience they are targeting, all well and good. Future sales events will probably tell us.
Well said sir!
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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Mikkei4 wrote:
fishman wrote:Interestingly, this watch is listed on the CW website as one of the bestsellers. For the conspiracy minded among us this little tidbit of information won’t mean much, but it’s possible that the 595 is selling well.
That it's selling well was stated today at the Showroom.
I doubt any salesperson would ever suggest anything different.
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^^^ like the ltd edition 316 that is apparently a best seller but they still have stock left
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Re: C5 Malvern 595 "Air"

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I made a video to whatsapp to a friend a few days ago, and may have find a way to put it online. Let’s try:

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MrDagon007 wrote:I made a video to whatsapp to a friend a few days ago, and may have find a way to put it online. Let’s try:

View My Vide o
Thanks for making it available and I managed to view it okay, but I'm not really sure it does the watch many favours?

Let's see what others have to say.
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Caller wrote:
MrDagon007 wrote:I made a video to whatsapp to a friend a few days ago, and may have find a way to put it online. Let’s try:

View My Vide o
Thanks for making it available and I managed to view it okay, but I'm not really sure it does the watch many favours?

Let's see what others have to say.
Greetings,

+1 agreed.
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