Time for the return of the C6?

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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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highway62 wrote:Simply don't like the watch , plus it doesn't fit any emerging "style" of CWL . To be frank it looks like a cheapie to me.
What do you see as the emerging style of CW? I am afraid it escapes me unless you are referring to the rainbow C60 range!

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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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I think it would be a mistake to go back to the C6. Although I agree that the design is unique and less 'me too' than some of the others, I think it's a bit early for a CW 'heritage line'.
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Yes but...
I also think the C6 looks a bit cheap. I think that's mostly down to the bezel.

Replacing that with a trident type, and taking the taper off the ends of the hands would effect a proper refresh on the design, and provide a cost effective quartz diver line which wouldn't detract from any of the existing line up.

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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Paul Drawmer wrote:Replacing that with a trident type, and taking the taper off the ends of the hands would effect a proper refresh on the design, and provide a cost effective quartz diver line which wouldn't detract from any of the existing line up.
Or CWL could release a C60 Trident Quartz. :D
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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With a correctly positioned date window...
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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ianblyth wrote:
Paul Drawmer wrote:Replacing that with a trident type, and taking the taper off the ends of the hands would effect a proper refresh on the design, and provide a cost effective quartz diver line which wouldn't detract from any of the existing line up.
Or CWL could release a C60 Trident Quartz. :D
:lol: Was thinking the same thing.

The bezel was certainly the weak link of the C6.
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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As I said earlier the C6 is on my wish list,if a re-vamped model came out I would have to buy it as well.Am I becoming addicted?
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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kiter65 wrote:Am I becoming addicted?
Yes! But don't worry, it's perfectly normal around here :D
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Hi Everyone, :D

I can’t say that I ever thought that the bezel looked cheap, but I would have liked the timing numbers to be a lot more legible and bold.
I’d certainly like to see what the watch would look like with a Trident bezel?

The legibility of the bezel numbers on the Tri-Tech Diver Elite, I always thought should have been more readable for a sports watch and perhaps highlighted somehow?
I remember photos of this being done some time ago now. I liked it with much clearer numbers.

Till next time…

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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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highway62 wrote:Simply don't like the watch , plus it doesn't fit any emerging "style" of CWL . To be frank it looks like a cheapie to me.
And this is where I am with it. The plasticky bits on the bezel look like it came out of a lucky bag. No wonder the company have no intention of resurrecting it.
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Dr Feelgood wrote:
highway62 wrote:Simply don't like the watch , plus it doesn't fit any emerging "style" of CWL . To be frank it looks like a cheapie to me.
And this is where I am with it. The plasticky bits on the bezel look like it came out of a lucky bag. No wonder the company have no intention of resurrecting it.
It did come out of a lucky bag, you're right. I have no idea why anyone would buy such a tacky looking thing. Of course having owned a C6 you are speaking with the authority of objective experience, right?!
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Leo David wrote:
Dr Feelgood wrote:
highway62 wrote:Simply don't like the watch , plus it doesn't fit any emerging "style" of CWL . To be frank it looks like a cheapie to me.
And this is where I am with it. The plasticky bits on the bezel look like it came out of a lucky bag. No wonder the company have no intention of resurrecting it.
It did come out of a lucky bag, you're right. I have no idea why anyone would buy such a tacky looking thing. Of course having owned a C6 you are speaking with the authority of objective experience, right?!
No, why would I own one when I consider them hideous? Owning a pair of eyes on the other hand and seeing them all over this forum helps me form my opinion.
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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Add me to the list calling for a return of the C6. Also produced before I was aware of CW watches. As am owner of a C600 (black/green) and a orange bezeled C60 I'm reluctant to shell out for a blue dialed C600 as well, but having seen the C6 FLE I would love to add one of those.

As I become aware of some of the older CW designs, I tend to agree that the current range is not as good as some of the previous ones. Definitley time for some new additions or returns of some more popular designs.
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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I would be shocked if CWL would ever bringing back the C6 or indeed any past model. I'm thinking we have some exciting new watches to look forward to. :D
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Re: Time for the return of the C6?

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The C6 was a nice cheap quartz diver that was not an obvious homage to any other well known watches. I bought mine as a holiday watch but only took it away once. The C6 did suffer from a characteristic of the quartz movement where the second hand did not always align perfectly with the markers and put off a lot of OCD forum members, there were some lengthy threads about this subject in the past.

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