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welshlad · Post by **welshlad** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:05 pm

Sold out in about 8 hours. That's a pretty good day at the office for everyone at CW. Congrats to them!

Kip · Post by **Kip** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:56 pm

Like or not and say and what you will, but I say Kudos to CW for what they have accomplished here. IMO, a stunning piece.

As welshlad stated,..."Sold out in about 8 hours. That's a pretty good day at the office for everyone at CW. Congrats to them!"

This makes approx. 10 watches in this price range that CW has built and sold out of over the years. All were Liimited Editions of 25-250. The C1 Bel Canto came in with 300 pieces and sold out in the first day. With the exception of the infamous C8 Al Deere (100 pc LE - 4 years), I would say that CW has proven they can sell watches in this price range on a limited basis and offers exceptional VFM when they put these together and stretch themselves.

Certainly the price moves you up to other brand categories, but look what you are getting at these prices. You must compare apples to apples.

Well done!

ROF68 · Post by **ROF68** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 1:48 am

Kip wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:56 pm Like or not and say and what you will, but I say Kudos to CW for what they have accomplished here. IMO, a stunning piece.

As welshlad stated,..."Sold out in about 8 hours. That's a pretty good day at the office for everyone at CW. Congrats to them!"

This makes approx. 10 watches in this price range that CW has built and sold out of over the years. All were Liimited Editions of 25-250. The C1 Bel Canto came in with 300 pieces and sold out in the first day. With the exception of the infamous C8 Al Deere (100 pc LE - 4 years), I would say that CW has proven they can sell watches in this price range on a limited basis and offers exceptional VFM when they put these together and stretch themselves.

Certainly the price moves you up to other brand categories, but look what you are getting at these prices. You must compare apples to apples.

Well done!

Totally agree. Kudos and congratulations to CW. Very impressive.

Noush · Post by **Noush** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:56 am

Amazing piece. Amazing. I want one!
So the zoom timelines just don't work for Australia so I wasn't "ahead of the curve" for this.

Saw it in my email before I went to work this morning 5am. No time to do anything about it. Got home from work: gone!
So they are saying send us an email to be added to the waiting list. Does this mean there will be another batch? You would think they'd have NIL trouble shifting 300 more or whatever.
I sent the email but I don't know exactly what that means. Let's see then.
Congrats to those that were in a position to do something right there and then. I do hope circumstances work out that I can join you. What a piece!

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:00 am

Amazing work CW, why am I not surprised this has sold out lightning quick. Quite simply you offered a five star watch at bed and breakfast money. Congrats to all who purchased, you got something special there.

Des

welshlad · Post by **welshlad** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:31 am

Noush wrote:Amazing piece. Amazing. I want one!
So the zoom timelines just don't work for Australia so I wasn't "ahead of the curve" for this.

Saw it in my email before I went to work this morning 5am. No time to do anything about it. Got home from work: gone!
So they are saying send us an email to be added to the waiting list. Does this mean there will be another batch? You would think they'd have NIL trouble shifting 300 more or whatever.
I sent the email but I don't know exactly what that means. Let's see then.
Congrats to those that were in a position to do something right there and then. I do hope circumstances work out that I can join you. What a piece!

I believe the waiting list is in case anyone from the original 300 orders cancels their order before delivery, especially as this may be as far away as March in some cases, so plenty of time for some to have second thoughts or their circumstances change.

If you've got on the waiting list early, I suspect there is a reasonable chance of some good news before March. Just my guess, I have no specific inside knowledge on that.

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:25 am

Whatever my personal view on the usefulness of the complication or the nature of the time display, it’s still a marvel.

Has any CW release sold out on Day 1 before, or is that a “first”?

Kip · Post by **Kip** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:45 am

From the CWArchives Fun Facts......

The C65 Divetimer Limited Edition (150 units) launched on July 1, 2021 sold out in 22 hours.

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:02 am

^^^

stefs · Post by **stefs** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:08 am

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:25 am Whatever my personal view on the usefulness of the complication or the nature of the time display, it’s still a marvel.

Has any CW release sold out on Day 1 before, or is that a “first”?

The lucerne blue baby c63 went in a few hours and I think the atoll was in a day as well.

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:15 am

^^^ Mea culpa. Senior moment! More coffee required.

Noush · Post by **Noush** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:18 am

welshlad wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:31 amI believe the waiting list is in case anyone from the original 300 orders cancels their order before delivery, especially as this may be as far away as March in some cases, so plenty of time for some to have second thoughts or their circumstances change.

If you've got on the waiting list early, I suspect there is a reasonable chance of some good news before March. Just my guess, I have no specific inside knowledge on that.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case and I guess we shall see what develops. 300 is 300.
I don't "need" this watch. Of course not, none of us do. But as soon as I saw the pic in the email I was simply blown away.
My thinking had been no more watches, at least for some time, "unless CW does something spectacular" and there it was.

There is plenty of Armin Strom in what I see and I know CW has worked with them in the past. Is anything known about that?

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:25 am

Noush wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:18 am There is plenty of Armin Strom in what I see and I know CW has worked with them in the past. Is anything known about that?

According to the videos they made the “platine” - the blue disc the chime mechanism is mounted on, not strictly speaking a dial.

Incidentally and off topic, “platine-laser” is official French for CD!

Noush · Post by **Noush** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:42 am

Good info Steve.

The strong "skeleton" elements in relief of said platine look very Armin Strom (present day at least) to me.
No bad thing! If you look at their Gravity Equal Force model, one of my pin-ups, there it is.
Of course everything resembles something. And that watch is 4 or 5 times the price of Bel Canto, even while being silent.

Which is what CW brings to the table.

OllyW · Post by **OllyW** » Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:48 am

Noush wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:56 am Does this mean there will be another batch? You would think they'd have NIL trouble shifting 300 more or whatever.

Mike France has said there will be no more in this shade of blue but a second colour will probably be added. He talks about it in this video...

https://youtu.be/4QlOrfvrQ3I?t=902

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