Christopher Ward Forum

Enjoying a Wharfedale blonde. Neil

^^^^^ I think Rolex started using chromalight in 2008. As with many things Rolex related they didn’t switch to chromalight on all models straight away. It seems that for some models it took a few years before the switch, although I think it was introduced straight away on new models. The 39mm Explor...

Could we have the blue Hombre dial on the Dartmouth? Christopher Ward logo at 12 Indented or applied twin flags at 6 (not sure if it has to be one or the other on the Hombre) Keep hour and minute markers as they are on the standard model? IF THE HOMBRE DIAL CAN ONLY BE USED ON A TRIDENT PLEASE ACCE...

It was sunny when I went for a stroll this morning to watch the local Red Kites, Buzzards and Kestrel enjoying themselves. Neil

Devarika Woulf wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:23 am

That's... uh... a lot of blue there!

Agreed Joseph - they all look the same!

Neil

Neil

A Dartmouth GMT looks good, but... there’s a practical problem with the un-numbered dial. The GMT hand rotates once per 24hrs and you need to be able to read off which hour it has just passed. In the images above the GMT hand is between the 4 & 5 hour batons, but what hour is that on a 24hr GMT sca...

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Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:08 pm

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Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:04 am

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Neil

I really like that band. Who made it?

It’s an Omega one. Not sure of the reference number, but it’s the strap that originally came with the Snoopy Speedmaster. I understand that most Omega ADs are prepared to order them.

Neil

Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:32 pm

^^Spot on!

Not a real border post now, but they keep it for the tourists.

I used my powers of deduction!

I know a chap who often holidays in Cyprus. Noted the Greek flag and colour scheme. Thought border post, divided island. Border through Nicosia. Bingo.

Neil

My wild guess. Cyprus somewhere along the border. Probably in Nicosia. Taken from the Greek side.

Neil

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Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:27 am

^^^ Very nice Neil, but you’ve allowed some colour to creep in at the edges of the photo....

Ah yes. Good point. A quick update then. Neil

IIRC the Port Royal was available in a few different dial configurations. It would probably help if you are able to post pics of the three specific watches that you are looking at.

Neil

Neil

I reckon that this is the best so far Closely followed by any of the other Dartmouth variants with Rose/Bronze indices and hands, using the above 5 minute marker bezel and green or red gradient dial.

Neil

I don’t think I have ever seen a preowned dealers website with such hyperbole. I hadn’t realised there were quite so many fine investment watches out there. Plenty of other apparent BS as well. Not sure of the pricing of the Omega models, as I haven’t really looked at vintage Omega pricing recently....