Really like that they are going up to the SW 300

timepieces_and_bags wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:47 am I suspect the lumed strap will be a ‘love it or hate it’ feature. Totally unnecessary but it does look pretty cool.

I’m leaning towards the “hate it,” at the moment. It seems gimmicky.

And I’m not so sure about the watch as a whole, just not to my tastes.

jkbarnes wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:53 pm

timepieces_and_bags wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:47 am I suspect the lumed strap will be a ‘love it or hate it’ feature. Totally unnecessary but it does look pretty cool.

I’m leaning towards the “hate it,” at the moment. It seems gimmicky.
And I’m not so sure about the watch as a whole, just not to my tastes.

I concur. Don't love it.
It all seems gimmicky.

albionphoto wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:26 pm I'd say this was a return to form for CW. Something a bit muscular and sporty for a change. I quite like it but want to see it in person before making up my mind.

One man’s muscular and sporty is another man’s twee and sparkly!

Neil

Just noticed the screws. They’re much less prominent than the anthropocene. Helped by the colour I expect, and the fact there are only two of them.

Oooh, I really like that!I have a showroom appointment tomorrow, I hope they have a sample.

Mmm, a sapphire bezel rather than the ceramic on the Trident 300. I'd have to see it in person to see how much I liked that but as it's 42mm I won't be making a showroom appointment to view just this.

Timepiece.Pete wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:49 pm Oooh, I really like that!I have a showroom appointment tomorrow, I hope they have a sample.

Post some impressions and real life pictures if they do

https://youtu.be/fU-4LuNREMg?si=t8gjwt6vTLU9YOti
I like the 20, 30, 40, 50 bezel.

jbm90 wrote:The lume on the rubber strap though…I really hope they sell that separately soon!

It's already on the site listed separately here:

https://www.christopherward.com/watch-s ... DC-ST.html

It's a bit pricey, but is part of the 3-for-2 deal currently.

kev017 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:22 pm Just noticed the screws. They’re much less prominent than the anthropocene. Helped by the colour I expect, and the fact there are only two of them.

Slightly odd only having screws at 18 and 48 minutes, but they're not too noticeable. Having four screws instead of two would be better because of symmetry but worse because of appearance...

nbg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:03 pm

albionphoto wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:26 pm I'd say this was a return to form for CW. Something a bit muscular and sporty for a change. I quite like it but want to see it in person before making up my mind.

One man’s muscular and sporty is another man’s twee and sparkly!

Neil

But at least it's not 39, 38 or 36mm. Almost anything would be muscular and sporty compared to all the watches intended for the twiglet-wristed and Fratello writers. Is it more twee and sparkly than a #Tide? Hard to say but if I get the chance I will wear my #Tide when I see the Sapphire Edge.

Sam of Casual Watch Reviews has a good interview with Will Brackfield:




Chris of WatchChris always has an interesting viewpoint:

welshlad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:33 pm

jbm90 wrote:The lume on the rubber strap though…I really hope they sell that separately soon!

It's already on the site listed separately here:

https://www.christopherward.com/watch-s ... DC-ST.html

It's a bit pricey, but is part of the 3-for-2 deal currently.

Thanks, checked when the watch first launched and didn’t seem to be there. That is a bit pricey, but I’ll probably be tempted at some point

jbm90 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 11:06 pm That is a bit pricey, but I’ll probably be tempted at some point

Me too. I think it will look good on my C60 #Tide.