Bronze C60 300 - long overdue

mvlow · Post by **mvlow** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:19 pm

Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:33 pm
mvlow wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:32 pm I can see why so many like this, but 42mm? If they had done it in 50mm I'd be in
Careful Malcolm; 44mm - 46mm would be sufficient; surely?

Guy

But 50mm on my 5 inch wrist would look so nice and chunky Guy

thomcat00 · Post by **thomcat00** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:32 pm

The new 300 in bronze looks nice, and I expect will sell well. That’s one great dial. I think, however, I’ll just stay with the old C65 Black/Gold.

watchaholic · Post by **watchaholic** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:34 pm

jkbarnes wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:59 pm
watchaholic wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:53 pm …but the bronze or rose gold colored ring on the inside of the bezel really ties everything together.
I increasingly think that one small detail is the “secret sauce” on the 300s. I think that ring brings the whole watch together. It makes the 300s fresh and contemporary in appearance without overdoing it. It’s the detail I keep coming back to as the thing I love the most.

It’s always the “ sum of the parts” isn’t it @jkbarnes

Are you gonna take the bait?
I know it’s not gold, it would be easy to let it patina, and then clean it again if one needed to put on the dog for a special ocassion. So we get a beautiful gold “ colored” watch for the ocassion, and a new watch in the process. I have done a good job of not repeating anything in the box, and keep telling myself there is nothing left to add. I do not have a bronze watch in the box, as I usually consider them as nothing more than a novelty. This might be the exception.

Post by **rkovars** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:50 pm

Bronze isn't my thing so I won't be picking this one up.

That being said, I think the brown dial is what makes this one sing. The brown plays really well against the bronze case.

The 300 ring is one of my complaint points of the design. For me it is just weird that the minute markings are fixed and that the pip can be placed between the markings (the bezel is 120 clicks). Admittedly it is harder to see in person (the markings are very small). I just feel that it should be a part of the bezel and spin with everything else or make the bezel 60 clicks (which is harder to pull off as the tolerance needs to be tighter).

DavidCM · Post by **DavidCM** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:54 pm

For some reason it makes me think of it's automotive equivalent.......

MichaelMD · Post by **MichaelMD** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:58 pm

rkovars wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:50 pm Bronze isn't my thing so I won't be picking this one up.

That being said, I think the brown dial is what makes this one sing. The brown plays really well against the bronze case.

The 300 ring is one of my complaint points of the design. For me it is just weird that the minute markings are fixed and that the pip can be placed between the markings (the bezel is 120 clicks). Admittedly it is harder to see in person (the markings are very small). I just feel that it should be a part of the bezel and spin with everything else or make the bezel 60 clicks (which is harder to pull off as the tolerance needs to be tighter).

I had the same thought - a 60 click bezel would have made a lot more sense. I like the look of the ring, but pairing with a 120 click bezel was a miss.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:02 pm

DavidCM wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:54 pm For some reason it makes me think of it's automotive equivalent.......

Harsh!

MichaelMD · Post by **MichaelMD** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:19 pm

Since this isn't limited I'm going to hold off until I see an incoming thread or two and maybe a couple youtube reviews. But it looks terrific in the promo pictures. I need to see what it looks like in the wild.

DavidCM · Post by **DavidCM** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:28 pm

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:02 pm
DavidCM wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:54 pm For some reason it makes me think of it's automotive equivalent.......
Harsh!

Yes...but somewhat tongue in cheek.At least I didn't post the picture of the brown Austin Allegro.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:46 pm

MichaelMD wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:19 pm Since this isn't limited I'm going to hold off until I see an incoming thread or two and maybe a couple youtube reviews. But it looks terrific in the promo pictures. I need to see what it looks like in the wild.

The only problem there is that if it proves as popular as the Twelve Ti and the open series Bel Canto, you could find yourself at the pointy end of a fair old wait.

nathanclarinet · Post by **nathanclarinet** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:57 pm

I love love love……. The bezel insert. I am not into bronze watches though so not for me.

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Trs1982 · Post by **Trs1982** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:58 pm

The pictures on Instagram are beautiful. Hoping they’ll get it posted soonish

scampbell61 · Post by **scampbell61** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:20 pm

With the C60 Pro 300 Bronze, Christopher Ward has released another outstanding watch. The color combination of bronze case and brown dial/bezel insert with the distressed leather strap is marvelous. I am also glad that they released this watch at 42mm x 49.3mm which puts this outside my wearability comfort zone.

Don’t worry Christopher Ward, you will be receiving some more of my money for the C60 Atoll 300 40mm “Shark White” or this fall when you release the 36mm Twelve.

Jkpa · Post by **Jkpa** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:42 pm

Not for me. Uninspired is about the nicest I can say.

De.medichi · Post by **De.medichi** » Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:59 pm

Ohh, I do love it, even if it doesn't have my dream blue dial with bronze.

But sadly, with my smaller wrists, I think it'll wear a bit big. I've been holding out for a while to see if they did a bronze 300 similar to the 600 (which has a 40mm case).

I'm probably going to go for the Baltic Aquascaphe bronze in the future, but that's a few months away while I save the pennies.

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