C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Agree and I've had plenty of moans over the last few years, but tend to vote with my wallet now.
For me to buy any of the recent offerings that are over £1k the watch needs to be perfect, as does the company/service and I just don't see it I'm afraid.
Best wishes to the people that like them, but to me the value and to a degree the attraction in a CW is in the under £500 category and a quick search on the website tells you everything about what the company is doing - just 9 watches and all C3 variants, which I suspect will be gone by the January sale.
For me to buy any of the recent offerings that are over £1k the watch needs to be perfect, as does the company/service and I just don't see it I'm afraid.
Best wishes to the people that like them, but to me the value and to a degree the attraction in a CW is in the under £500 category and a quick search on the website tells you everything about what the company is doing - just 9 watches and all C3 variants, which I suspect will be gone by the January sale.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Remember that this sits in the C65 line. Is it a diver? Is it a chronograph? It is both. There were many watches just like this in the late 60s and 70s. Very colorful with a lot going on. It follows that esthetic very well. A better comparison would be the Bulova Deep Sea Chrono from the 70s. There are a ton from that period in this style. Some more colorful some not. I admit, it isn't to everyone's taste but it is a really good crack at what it is trying to be.
As far as price goes, with no quartz option, it is what it is. It is in the ballpark of other brands with Swiss chrono movements.
Farer Cresta on leather strap $1995 - interestingly, you can get a glimpse of what the C65 would look like with no minute marks on the bezel.
Yema Yachtgraf $2399 - This one has an ETA 7750 in it.
As far as price goes, with no quartz option, it is what it is. It is in the ballpark of other brands with Swiss chrono movements.
Farer Cresta on leather strap $1995 - interestingly, you can get a glimpse of what the C65 would look like with no minute marks on the bezel.
Yema Yachtgraf $2399 - This one has an ETA 7750 in it.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Cheers for posting that link Guy
Good to see some proper wrist shots, but all it's done for me is confirmed that it's far too busy, especially around the outer edges.
Swap the bezel insert for the more simple C65 auto one and it may have become a little more attractive.
Good to see some proper wrist shots, but all it's done for me is confirmed that it's far too busy, especially around the outer edges.
Swap the bezel insert for the more simple C65 auto one and it may have become a little more attractive.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
I love the "Wild Thing" nick name.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
. . . I think I love you.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Loved this comment from Loupe 19 (with some paraphrasing) - With this watch the C65 has just gone Roger Moore...
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
I tend to agree with you, Chriswhat-time-is-it wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:23 pm Agree and I've had plenty of moans over the last few years, but tend to vote with my wallet now.
For me to buy any of the recent offerings that are over £1k the watch needs to be perfect, as does the company/service and I just don't see it I'm afraid.
Best wishes to the people that like them, but to me the value and to a degree the attraction in a CW is in the under £500 category and a quick search on the website tells you everything about what the company is doing - just 9 watches and all C3 variants, which I suspect will be gone by the January sale.
Prices creeping out of my range for CWs. For these amounts, I’ll be looking elsewhere. Looks like I may have bought my last CW, not that my sales will affect their business that much.
It’ll be the sales etc for me now. Just need to find the 316L Black at a decent price to complete my 316L collection and I’m done for now.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Decent, a little busy, but I think they should have chosen orange OR red (I prefer the former) not both. I'm done with mechanical watches, so I don't need to worry about being tempted by this (or any other future CW.)
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Looks fantastic in real photos and on the camel vintage oak strap.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
I've just been reading over 250 comments to CW's post about the C65 Chronograph over on Instagram, that are overwhelmingly positive, with no detractors relating to the watch in terms of style and design.
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There are only 62 comments at the moment, mainly positive though about the look although I have seen the word...busy.
Some of the comments are happy that the logo is at 12 rather than pointing out anything else.
How to make a busy watch less busy, put it on a busy blue dot background
Overall I like the vibe of it, but a different bezel for me would make it more of a winner. Nothing wrong with a range though that includes something for everyone. I wonder if they would consider another colourway in future, Maybe a black white grey with a pop of colour somewhere would be good.
Some of the comments are happy that the logo is at 12 rather than pointing out anything else.
How to make a busy watch less busy, put it on a busy blue dot background
Overall I like the vibe of it, but a different bezel for me would make it more of a winner. Nothing wrong with a range though that includes something for everyone. I wonder if they would consider another colourway in future, Maybe a black white grey with a pop of colour somewhere would be good.
Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Is there more than one post Guy, as the one you linked to only seems to have 62 comments?Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:03 am I've just been reading over 250 comments to CW's post about the C65 Chronograph over on Instagram, that are overwhelmingly positive, with no detractors relating to the watch in terms of style and design.
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As to the watch, whilst acknowledging that it’s useless as a yacht timer (as are the majority of other mechanical watches intended as such), I like it!
To me it does what it set out to be. A retro chronograph dive watch using the colour scheme often seen when such watches were originally issued.
Under other circumstances it would have likely been released in time for summer.
Would I buy it at that price? No, but that is more a reflection of how I choose to spend my money on watches, than the merits of the watch.
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Sorry chaps.
Early morning brain fade. 63ish posts, not 250+. D'oh
I was wondering if there might be two posts but there aren't.
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Early morning brain fade. 63ish posts, not 250+. D'oh
I was wondering if there might be two posts but there aren't.
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In small proportions, we just beautie see:
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)
Inscription on the Longitude Dial
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)
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Re: C65 Chronograph - New Release October '20
Well researched post and similar comparibles (I also quite like that Bulova)rkovars wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:15 pm Remember that this sits in the C65 line. Is it a diver? Is it a chronograph? It is both. There were many watches just like this in the late 60s and 70s. Very colorful with a lot going on. It follows that esthetic very well. A better comparison would be the Bulova Deep Sea Chrono from the 70s. There are a ton from that period in this style. Some more colorful some not. I admit, it isn't to everyone's taste but it is a really good crack at what it is trying to be.
BULOVA_SURFBOARD_2.jpg
As far as price goes, with no quartz option, it is what it is. It is in the ballpark of other brands with Swiss chrono movements.
Farer Cresta on leather strap $1995 - interestingly, you can get a glimpse of what the C65 would look like with no minute marks on the bezel.
Screenshot 2020-10-30 141149.jpg
Yema Yachtgraf $2399 - This one has an ETA 7750 in it.
Screenshot 2020-10-30 140216.jpg
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