C65 Trident GMT now on the CW website
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Re: C65 Trident GMT now on the CW website
Crown not screwed down. Which may I say makes hand winding much less of a chore than with a screwed crown. Screwed down crowns arn't really necessary except on serious divers watches like the Trident 600 series.
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It is a very nice watch but I think the hands are incongruent - the gmt hand looks to be plastic and the hour and minute hands steel.
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I think this design is familiar but modern, but I can't recall similar watches around.
This has potential to be an iconic CW watch.
This has potential to be an iconic CW watch.
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Wow! Great looking watch! The only thing id change is I would switch to modern lume for the hands ans marker. Otherwise, killer looking watch!
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Love it. The slightly oversized gmt hand is a cool design feature. Deserves to be a classic.
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True, I just think with the C65 at over £900 for the bracelet option the Steinhart represents better value for money, not that the CW isn't a lovely looking watch.Olympic1912 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:56 pm The Steinhart Ocean Vintage GMT which at half the price is a good value with the ETA cal. watch but it just doesn't look like it came from the 1960's unlike the CW C65 GMT which with its box crystal does. This watch is spot on in my opinion. Just need a blue face version. In the late 60's the most common face colours were navy blue or champagne.
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^^^
I'm bias but the Steinhart doesn't look nearly as refined as the C65 and at 14mm thick, quite a bit taller than the C65. It's the height of the steinhart (among many other design ques) that ruin it for me. 14mm is a thick watch.
On top of all of that my C65 GMT is currently -4 seconds total after 17 days of wear. -.24 seconds / day
I'm bias but the Steinhart doesn't look nearly as refined as the C65 and at 14mm thick, quite a bit taller than the C65. It's the height of the steinhart (among many other design ques) that ruin it for me. 14mm is a thick watch.
On top of all of that my C65 GMT is currently -4 seconds total after 17 days of wear. -.24 seconds / day
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^^^Terrific pics. Thanks for posting
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Great photos and I agree and based upon your photos I would also prefer the CW, it's just the balance between a significant difference in price.
It's a stunning watch but just under a £1000 is a lot to pay, but it looks fab I agree.
It's a stunning watch but just under a £1000 is a lot to pay, but it looks fab I agree.
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^^^ True the RRP is quite a bit higher but not near what I paid and the quality was worth it IMO. There is always a discount code floating around (150cw18 if it still works) along with no VAT in the US brought it to about 650 GBP.
CW did themselves a disservice however because this checked all the boxes and now I’m not sure I’ll need another watch lol.
CW did themselves a disservice however because this checked all the boxes and now I’m not sure I’ll need another watch lol.
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Never say never.
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Re: C65 Trident GMT now on the CW website
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Re: C65 Trident GMT now on the CW website
The design is the Rolex Explorer with the Steinhart a closer homage and as you say a fair bit cheaper. As worn by Steve McQueen of course.johnnysharp2 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:19 pmTrue, I just think with the C65 at over £900 for the bracelet option the Steinhart represents better value for money, not that the CW isn't a lovely looking watch.Olympic1912 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:56 pm The Steinhart Ocean Vintage GMT which at half the price is a good value with the ETA cal. watch but it just doesn't look like it came from the 1960's unlike the CW C65 GMT which with its box crystal does. This watch is spot on in my opinion. Just need a blue face version. In the late 60's the most common face colours were navy blue or champagne.
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