Christopher Ward Forum

Not stopped wearing this since it arrived on Wednesday.

Another SOTC post with fantastic watches but once again I’m drawn to some of the more unusual ones. I shared a house with someone at university around #@ years ago who wore a blue and white version of that Tag F1. I love how watches evoke memories of times gone by. Thanks for sharing.

You can’t beat a good curry. I’ve had friends introduce me to some great places to eat round Bradford where I work and the city did win the curry capital of Britain award 6 years in a row. However the best dishes are always the home made ones.

Great read, thanks for taking the time to tell the stories. There are some nice watches in there but the one I like the best is the Casio calculator watch, for no other reason than I had one around the time I started secondary school. That’s about 11 years old, not sure how that translates to the Am...

This is going back a few years so prices quoted aren’t current but I looked into this when I bought my IWC MkXVIII. At the time it was £3,200 on the strap but £4,000 on the bracelet. The cost of a bracelet on its own back then was a pound short of £1,000 and a strap was £200 with £100 for the buckle...

My quartz chronos do some tricks, almost like what you describe. Press left to start, and again to stop, press left again to carry on. Left to stop, and right to reset. Press left to start, press right to stop. Then press right again, and it jumps to the elapsed time, instead of just starting again...

I bought the bracelet from the same AD I bought the watch from, Owen Robinson in Leeds. It was a few years ago now and cost me £434, strange amount I know. They first told me one wasn’t available until I sent them pictures from the internet of a watch like mine on a bracelet. They then contacted Zen...

Good tip that, Gary - as I’ve just bought the Zenith with 21mm lugs and have a box full of 22mm straps I reckon you can guess what I’m gonna be experimenting with doing this weekend :D Before I swapped my EP permanently onto the bracelet I wore it on a selection of 22mm straps without any problem. ...

I started using the on my wrist app about this time last year. It gives the number of times you’ve worn a watch over the last 30 and 90 days as well as an all time reading. Seeing as I’ve been using it for a year, the all time reading is my 2020 wear habits. This time next year I won’t be able to do...

I tried this one on when I bought my El Primero from Owen Robinson in Leeds. This is the El Primero classic cars model but I found the Geneva stripes a bit too much and preferred the plain silver dial version. Still a great looking watch though. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-zenith-el-pr...

I have a theory about this...the "Good Old Days" Theory. By no means everyone does, but I feel that quite a lot of people feel an attachment for how things were when they first encountered the brand. Technically and perhaps stylistically, products might have improved out of all recognition, but the...

.......we'll get stung on import duty and customs charges :thumbdown: Import duties into the UK tend to be just under £30 including the courier’s admin fee. I’ve had 3 and it’s been consistent. If you buy from SeriousWatches in NL, the prices tend to be higher. Yes, I think Zelos declare the value ...

I only own one watch with an in house movement and am more than happy with the ETA/Sellita offerings in many watches, even when I’ve paid more from Bremont and IWC. I’d be put off from buying an in house movement from a smaller company (in size, not status) as I’d worry about future servicing. Many ...

Sorry to hear the news. Condolences to you and your family.