Christopher Ward Forum

Is there more to a crystal than just being round (assuming this is a round crystal), with a given thickness, and flat/domed/box shape sufficient to clear the hands, and a certain height to install into the watch case? Is there a specification available for this one? Would it matter if it wasn't the ...

It would be probably be better to let a buyer put one or two watches in their basket and then give them 5 minutes to check out. A lot of theatre ticket bookings work like that. I don't think it would be so fair to let a single shopper put a lot of watches in a basket. Alternatively let everyone put ...

Addendum. I just left my rotary chrono running, and indeed the 1/10th seconds did change to an hour counter in due course. I am just doing it again to see if it registers an half hour increment, but I imagine it will.

Out of interest this is the movement. It's a Ronda 5040.D

Rotary GB 90152. Quartz chronograph. This has a few more functions. It has a 10th second wheel, which on testing stops after 30secs, which I didn't realise, until reading this thread. It has a 30 minute total time register. So if you set the chrono going with button 1, you have these options. Button...

I agree with Guy. Personally I think you could safely go down a half size to an 18mm strap. I don't think a tiny gap matters that much, especially as it makes it easier to change the strap. I put 20mm NATO's on 22mm lugs, and hardly notice it.

So my non hacking miyota's are really upmarket watches. That's good to know.

@Dean. Surely you could show us some CW watches in Snowdonia, and pick up a CW of the month award. We would love to see some scenery.

It's lovely out, and it's Montblanc Monday. I'll be mowing the lawns later on though, and it will be a different watch for that.

But even if it's a fast change date they still warn you not to change the date in the twilight hours. Do do do do, do do do do.

Personally I think the colour and texture of the strap is an important consideration. Not just any brown strap with any black or blue watch. You need a match that works for you. I think the first time I got this was when I messed around with a cheap bundle of watch gecko straps, and put a brown stra...

I meant that the bader clasps on the CW cordovan straps work the same way as the omega ones. The extra leather goes under the clasp not over.

I don't think I phrased it quite right in my last post.

You don't think it might be because of the thickness of the leather, do you? I have a c65 vintage, but it's got a metal bracelet on at present, and I don't want to take it off. However, I wondered whether the thickness of the leather around the pin might catch the watch case and make the pin click i...

The CW bader straps on the cordovan bracelets are the same, but they are mens not ladies, and they aren't a cheap fix either. I am sure you know but they are very elegant as there are no keepers, and you only see the small closure.

Just a conclusion. Thanks again for your helpful comments. I have now ordered a replacement deployant clasp with pushbuttons, which will avoid wear and tear on the leather strap. While looking at all the clasps on the bay, I realised that a lot of them were friction, with no apparent easy release. I...