angusbon wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:29 pm Well they will not be rude or derogatory will they! so its either real or fake praise.

They will be polite and probably wonder why someone is fishing for compliments on their microbrand

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They are used to me and my CW fetish by now.

In any relationship with an AD or Boutique you have to acknowledge that there is a commercial imperative at the end of the day. If I go there and drink their coffee and take photos of new watches for instagram but don't buy anything they know I'll come back at some point and buy something that I've seen or they've shown me. Sadly, being polite and friendly to build customer confidence is a retail tactic that is surprisingly rare these days. At Omega's prices it makes sense to have a nice experience when buying something. If me wearing CW's is part of that then so be it. I know they want to sell me stuff, they know that I might just buy stuff too. The trick is to make selling an expensive luxury product as easy and pleasant as possible. They've talked me out of buying watches before since they know my tastes and aren't afraid to tell me when something is too big for my scrawny wrists. It's a game, both sides know it's a game. But it's fun to play. I realise that having a good relationship with a shop or its staff (as a client) isn't perhaps the norm. Perhaps it should be. There are advantages to being a VIP customer after all.

I have a good relationship with an Omega Boutique and showed them a “sample” watch of a project I have organised using the C60 Trident. They thought the watch itself was excellent and were very complimentary about it.
As an aside, Beckie Murray @CW has been brilliant as the project has been three years in the making.
Regards,
Chris

albionphoto wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:51 pm What I hadn't realised is how much smaller the C60 Concept looks compared to the C60 Apex. It makes the Apex look "old" in terms of design too (at least from the front.

C60 and C60.jpg

Thank you for this comparison... No disrespect intended, because it's still a lovely watch that I would still buy, but I think the Concept most definitely makes the Apex look quite dated indeed... almost "clunky"

Still an awesome watch though, very unusual design and well worth a place in the collection

I think the comparison shows that CW were right in thinking there wasn't a lot more they could do with the "Apex" design language. I'm not going to fall out of love with the C60 Apex and it's going to stay in the collection. Whilst I have some questions about the C60 Concept bezel it is clear to me that it does help this watch and the C60 Tide. The slimmer bezel is a winner.

Best comment from the Omega boutique about the Concept, "That's insane."

In a good or bad way?

…and is there a difference?

C

In a good way.

Bit surprised that the Apex has not held its value, just seen one never worn going for £1750, half the price new. It settles the question of whether I use the Concept as my daily and resign the bronze to the draw.
Just need it delivered now but will force myself to wait until the 25th to get that childhood feeling

Wear it. Watches are not investment pieces, especially not CW’s

golfjunky wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:11 pm Wear it. Watches are not investment pieces, especially not CW’s

Good shout that man

DiigerDofs wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:08 pm Bit surprised that the Apex has not held its value, just seen one never worn going for £1750, half the price new. It settles the question of whether I use the Concept as my daily and resign the bronze to the draw.
Just need it delivered now but will force myself to wait until the 25th to get that childhood feeling

If that’s the same one I saw, it was sold without a warranty card as it had been lost in a house more. They may have been part of the issue. Mind you, I picked one up about a year ago at well below the original price, so the general point holds.

It was another example of an ‘unwanted gift’. There do appear to be a fair few people giving expensive Christopher Ward watches to unappreciative people.

^^ Can you provide a link please. I haven't seen one in this price range yet.

Kip wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:52 am ^^ Can you provide a link please. I haven't seen one in this price range yet.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Christopher ... 635-2958-0

Thanks for that. I did record this. I misread the £ for $ in the post..