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To me it just stinks of a Bremont rip off. Wow it really is a rollercoaster journey following CW.
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I have to admit if I was looking for a speedometer inspired watch I'd be happy wearing Eddies recent release.

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Totally different price point of course but just as eye catching IMO.
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7ee wrote:I have to admit if I was looking for a speedometer inspired watch I'd be happy wearing Eddies recent release.

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Totally different price point of course but just as eye catching IMO.
If this had a splash of red and/or a red seconds hand that'd be superb.

I can only agree that the new GT40 is basically an homage to Bremont's new Jag model. Bremont can either find that insulting or chuffed that their idea and design is that good it takes a lesser brand to emulate them. Methinks if CW wants to kick out some real wow models it needs to take some risks and come up with something totally new and original .. and more affordable. It'll then wow its fans and newcomers alike. Anyone can build an homage, and why spend thousands on an homage anyway? There's no doubt about how great the GT40 looks, but £3k .. really? I can't see anywhere that it's COSC certified either .surely for that price it ought to be.
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Re: New CW GT40 model.

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I don't get this new gt40 watch. An homage at 3k price...in my opinion not a great commercial move...
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downer wrote:
Dancematt wrote:Bremont. That's all I can think of.
Superficially similar, but actually quite different?

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I have to say I much prefer the CWL to the Bremont. The Bremont model does nothing for me at all. And that is not just my CWL London bias - I am a big fan of Bremont too.

The CWL ticks a lot of boxes for me and the display back is superb. Exactly the sort of thing I have been hoping for from CWL... The power reserve dial is a lovely touch too.

Hopefully people can look past the similarities between this and the Bremont.
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Magnus wrote:
downer wrote:
Dancematt wrote:Bremont. That's all I can think of.
Superficially similar, but actually quite different?

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I have to say I much prefer the CWL to the Bremont. The Bremont model does nothing for me at all. And that is not just my CWL London bias - I am a big fan of Bremont too.

The CWL ticks a lot of boxes for me and the display back is superb. Exactly the sort of thing I have been hoping for from CWL... The power reserve dial is a lovely touch too.

Hopefully people can look past the similarities between this and the Bremont.
I like them both .. and given a choice I'd chose the design of the CWL over the Bremont too. But seeing that the CWL is just trying to be like the Bremont, I feel it's a cheeky homage rather than an original piece, and for that alone, it cheapens things. There are stacks of originally designed and far better watches out there for £3k. I am really puzzled where CWL is going right now and who their target audience is.
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Personally I would go for the CWL, since it's design sits me a bit more. The similarities between the two are a bit troubling though. I very much like the small details on the rotor of the CWL.
Is there any idea about the cost of the watch without the original Aluminum from the GT 40? Or is there any hint that, similar to the Ferrari version of the C70 (yes, it was released after the normal C70) the model will exist without the expensive piece of metal?
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I don't know, but I suspect that the inserts will be viewed as integral to those particular models. I would be surprised if we see a version without.
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it's a C90 Becketts for silly money and another attempt to cash in on popular models from other brands' (Tudor BB C60 anyone?)

Or am i being cynical?

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Re: New CW GT40 model.

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Well, IMHO, its better value and a better product that the C70 3527GT.

Yes; one is paying a premium for a piece of history (metal) in the back, but you pays your money and takes your choice.

I prefer it to the Bremont.

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andyg wrote:.... (Tudor BB C60 anyone?) Or am i being cynical? .....
I would say yes, as regards the Tudor BB and C60 allegation. :D

I really did not see any similarity between the red-bezelled C60 and the BB. I didn't look at the former and think, that's a homage! They were 2 differently-expressed designs which just happened to involve a red bezel as one of the design elements.

In any case, CWL released 3 different bezel colours.

I would say that after the fact (ie, the release of the Trident Mk 2 models), the silly blog entry tried to take advantage of the so-called similarity by comparing prices. But the initial motivation for making the Trident Mk 2 is not, I feel, "to cash in on the BB".


The Bremont and CWL GT40 comparisons are troubling however.

It's true they both draw their inspiration from one of the car's dashboard dials, so it's not as if Bremont pulled this design totally from a blank slate and their own imagination, and then CWL copied it.

On the other hand, one can also argue that CWL could have drawn inspiration from other parts of the car instead of that dashboard dial.

I would add though that CWL appears to have a really good reason to have a GT40-dial-inspired watch, namely, they actually have a piece of one of those cars in the case back. I believe it's the only thing that can justify this watch that is uncomfortably close to the Bremont design, which is why I believe you will not see a version of this watch without that expensive bit of metal.

Being totally uninterested in racing cars (or cars in general except as a mode of transport), I find both watches meh.
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a CW at £3k is just a crazy concept to me


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Hicksmat wrote:a CW at £3k is just a crazy concept to me


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can't disagree with that.
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Palstek wrote:I very much like the small details on the rotor of the CWL.
Having looked closely it isnt the rotor that has the cool design - it is just a case back that you can see through. If you look closely you can see the rotor behind it.

Still looks great though.
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Magnus wrote:
Palstek wrote:I very much like the small details on the rotor of the CWL.
Having looked closely it isnt the rotor that has the cool design - it is just a case back that you can see through. If you look closely you can see the rotor behind it.

Still looks great though.
I actually meant the small detail that they used the GT 40 colours (blue and orange) in a very subtle way on the rotor (i hope it is called that way) as well. It is a very nice understated hint to it's inspiration. Personally I would have skipped the caseback (the aluminum from the GT 40), since I suspect it is what drives the price up so significantly...
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