To date there have been;-
2 x 300 piece LE Bel Cantos, Azzuro Blue and Verde Green, both Sold Out in a matter of hours and 4 x open series Bel Cantos; details may be found in the CWArchive Both LE pieces have now been delivered to customers, with the open series versions in the pipeline.
Buyers of the LEs paid in full as a regular order.
Buyers of the 4 x Open Series, as delivery dates were expected to be protracted, paid a £1,000 refundable deposit, with the balance expected to be paid when the watch was ready for delivery.
There have been, to date, three Bespoke Edition Bel Cantos brought to fruition which are, in chronological order;-iain wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:47 am However since then there have been at least three new bespoke colours offered to groups that have commissioned them. There is the recently announced WYRD edition and an orange one for the McLaren owners which I believe are at the back of the queue.
However there is the gold one highlighted for sale a few posts above, which does seem to have jumped the queue at the expense of buyers of the standard colours. I accept this might not be the case but as an outsider looking in it is how I see it, and I suspect is how those voicing their frustrations here also see it.
Watches@ - the "gold one" you've highlighted (resale). Inception of the project was in February this year and completed watches are currently filtering through to customers.
Bel Canto Phoenix - car enthusiasts, McLaren inspired edition. Sold out within 24 hours in May this year. Delivery anticipated Spring '24.
WYRD - Released mid September '23 with "Only two spots left for the Wyrd edition, from what I've heard" on September 30th. Delivery ??
These three Bespoke editions, despite the long pre-order phase have been paid for in full by buyers.
At the recent visit to CW Towers by the Forum Admin Team, matters around the Bel Canto were naturally discussed, with CW being at pains to emphasise that there has been no queue jumping and the 3 x Bespoke Edition Bel Cantos have been slotted into production schedules chronologically.
Watches@
Finally, for those contributors to this thread waiting on their Watches@ Bespoke Edition, as suggested by @welshlad please feel free to contact Mike France @ CW to get a direct response on the expected delivery date of your order; although I would have expected that the instigators of this Bespoke Edition within Wathces@ would have been keeping you in the loop (as I know @JasH has for the Bel Canto Phoenix).
Guy
