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by akirk
Fri May 08, 2015 8:27 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Show us your... desk/workspace!
Replies: 29
Views: 1880

Re: Show us your... desk/workspace!

I have posted this before when talking about commissioning the desk / the clock using offcuts - and that thread can be seen here: http://www.christopherwardforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20698&p=258438 desk: http://www.watchroll.com/misc/desk/20.jpg it starts clear regularly, then the paperwo...
by akirk
Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:51 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: What do you all do for a living?
Replies: 93
Views: 6481

Re: What do you all do for a living?

seems to be a strong slant to the types of jobs... I will add to that: - Company Director of various things - run a Business Consultancy / Design & Web Company (business growth online) - School Governor & work with a livery company mainly in education issues... - build websites to do weird t...
by akirk
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:09 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Grrrr eBay! (I'm just ranting) but not any more.
Replies: 12
Views: 717

Re: Grrrr eBay! (I'm just ranting)

fax?! http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/account/contact-customer-support.html you can phone / chat / email them... I would make it simple - tell them that they are in breach of your IPR: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/07/06/sample-dmca-take-down-letter/id=4501/ send them a DMCA takedown notice :) Alasdair
by akirk
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Christopher Ward In Bournemouth
Replies: 9
Views: 1122

Re: Christopher Ward In Bournemouth

I think that isn't a bad price considering shop overheads / vat / warranty costs / etc.
interesting to see it hitting the high street!

Alasdair
by akirk
Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:13 am
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Further validation of our 30 post rule
Replies: 66
Views: 4965

Re: Further validation of our 30 post rule

It is also a lesson to be cautious if you can't afford to lose the money you spend...
I think we are indeed lucky on here with the quality of people - but caution is always wise

Alasdair
by akirk
Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does CWL still make women's watches?
Replies: 5
Views: 809

Re: Does CWL still make women's watches?

I suspect they still do sell to women - but perhaps just the smaller versions (e.g. 38mm C60 etc) - perhaps there is an option there for you?

Alasdair
by akirk
Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Bremont Wellington
Replies: 8
Views: 704

Re: Bremont Wellington

Agree - I would have one - with a segment of original wellington boot in the back! :D love it

Alasdair
by akirk
Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: Reviews and Articles
Topic: Telegraph article on British watchmaking
Replies: 4
Views: 3265

Re: Telegraph article on British watchmaking

true - though the CWL team should be 'telegraph friendly' perhaps seen as too cheap as the watch discussion is usually in their luxury section...

Alasdair
by akirk
Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:07 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: what are sundays for?
Replies: 37
Views: 1641

Re: what are sundays for?

Church in the morning and today I went over to a godson's (3 yrs old) before hand - we all went to church together and then out for lunch afterwards - 2 x dog walks and popped around to see oldest godson... inbetween catching up on some work - now watching a film / working (browsing internet!) so Ch...
by akirk
Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Whatever Happened To The Forum Likely Lads?
Replies: 36
Views: 2082

Re: Whatever Happened To The Forum Likely Lads?

The only real change in the last year is ownership of the forum - but I don't think I have ever seen quite so smooth and fluid a transfer of ownership so I can't see that making any difference...

I suspect it is just natural change in dynamics...

Alasdair
by akirk
Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Reviews and Articles
Topic: Telegraph article on British watchmaking
Replies: 4
Views: 3265

Telegraph article on British watchmaking

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/watch ... smith.html

brief mention of CWL
as per normal with the telegraph - Bremont dominate with pictures etc. - perhaps CWL need to change their PR team!

Alasdair
by akirk
Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Ebay Seller Movement of Time
Replies: 2
Views: 404

Re: Ebay Seller Movement of Time

don't know them, but if you are looking at buying anything high-end then I would be looking to understand them offline & what warranties / guarantees they offer. Any reputable dealer will likely have an offline presence and use ebay mainly for advertising / footfall - the ebay fees do not make i...
by akirk
Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CWL Promotional Mailings
Replies: 9
Views: 675

Re: CWL Promotional Mailings

Paul, namesco might tell you there is no spam filtering turned on - but email now is far more complex than just that - so there could be issues between CWL and namesco... ultimately there are some routes to check: - get CWL to check that your email address is on the list - get CWL to check their ser...
by akirk
Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:27 pm
Forum: Reviews and Articles
Topic: Over 100 articles on watchroll
Replies: 1
Views: 1964

Over 100 articles on watchroll

If you are bored of an evening (or weekend!), the articles section on watchroll.com now has over 100 articles on CW / CWL / CWL watches linked from the articles page: http://www.watchroll.com/articles.php now viewed nearly 19,000 times... Several points are interesting: - the changes in the company ...