+1 for the 40mm explorer. I’d also like to see CW pushing boundaries with dial textures / colours. Watches like the C7 hornet, ombré etc. Perhaps a meteorite dial, or some out there colours like the green on the Halios Seaforth B.
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C60 Trident quartz with the same features as the automatic. And not a basic quartz movement but with automatic hand positioning, perpetual calendar, solar charging and atomic time sync or HAQ. Basically a Casio Oceanus features in a C60.
Not related to a specific style of watch but more to do with the ethos behind it:
I would like to see them initiate a motorsport model that has planned in longevity with the aim of building a heritage over the years - at the risk of getting laughed out of town, akin to the Speedmaster or Daytona.
By definition this will be a long term endeavour, but I feel that if they want to realistically push up into the £2K plus area of the market it can't be done by bringing out 'here today gone tomorrow ' flavour of the month models. They need to build a history behind a specific watch by allowing it to evolve over the years. This was happening with the Trident Pro but in my view they have, in one mighty leap, pretty much binned any historical connections through the number of changes made in the latest iteration. This is not to say that I don't like it.
Anyway, I digress. Back on topic, I think the brand needs to demonstrate it's maturity by starting to develop a core of mainstay models that can be seen to evolve and improve over the years.
Failing this I would like to see the following spec :
Case material: Unobtanium
Movement: Miniaturised nuclear fission reactor
Category: Dive / Aviation / Motorsport hybrid
Features: Built in SCUBA, / Parachute / Airbag & strap pretensioner
Logo at 12 O'clock (sorry, couldn't resist)
Retailing at <£499
What could be simpler?
Paul
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PaulJS wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 10:16 am
What could be simpler?
Paul
Swimming the Pacific?
But to come back to your initial point, it's worth noting that a lot of the watches linked with great historical events were just fortunate to be there at the beginning.
I doubt whether the Speedmaster qua Moonwatch was in anyone's mind at Omega back in 1957. But after Schirra wore his on Mercury and NASA selected it out as the astronaut watch, they sure cashed in on it - and still do. Serendipity notwithstanding, they were already a leading global brand by 1963.
Similar with Eterna (the Kon-Tiki) in 1947 and Rolex/Smiths (Everest) in '53. AFAIK they just gave the guys a few watches in return for publicity should the venture prove successful. Nowadays they'd probably be required to bankroll the thing to the tune of tens of millions. Not so easy.
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PaulJS wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 10:16 am
Not related to a specific style of watch but more to do with the ethos behind it:
I would like to see them initiate a motorsport model that has planned in longevity with the aim of building a heritage over the years - at the risk of getting laughed out of town, akin to the Speedmaster or Daytona.
By definition this will be a long term endeavour, but I feel that if they want to realistically push up into the £2K plus area of the market it can't be done by bringing out 'here today gone tomorrow ' flavour of the month models. They need to build a history behind a specific watch by allowing it to evolve over the years. This was happening with the Trident Pro but in my view they have, in one mighty leap, pretty much binned any historical connections through the number of changes made in the latest iteration. This is not to say that I don't like it.
Anyway, I digress. Back on topic, I think the brand needs to demonstrate it's maturity by starting to develop a core of mainstay models that can be seen to evolve and improve over the years.
I too would like to see a core of "classic" models - although at the end of the day the customers will decide.
PaulJS wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 10:16 am
Case material: Unobtanium
Movement: Miniaturised nuclear fission reactor
Category: Dive / Aviation / Motorsport hybrid
Features: Built in SCUBA, / Parachute / Airbag & strap pretensioner
Logo at 12 O'clock (sorry, couldn't resist)
Retailing at <£499
What could be simpler?
Paul
The spec sounds ok, but better they use Hydrogen cold fusion (some CW divers already have a Helium release valve) as with fission there is too much waste - though lume wouldn't be a problem - and the case would get hot enough that the quick adjust bracelet would not have enough range.
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CW have produced, to date, a couple of fine watches with TM-B Art Metal additions from notable Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane WW2 aircraft.
How about something similar for an Avro Lancaster, perhaps one of the Dambuster aircraft, and rather than being a regular three hand watch use a bicompax Chrono movement?
Guy
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Christopher Ward are lucky to have Johannes Jahnke what he did with the moonphase brilliant. I'd let Johannes Jahnke run a mock. See if he can create an annual calendar affordable, then a perpetual. Also a show piece challenge, sunrise sunsets eclipses, moons of Jupiter.
When he's older really lay the gauntlet down is there any way to make a mechanical watch accurate to 1 second a month. Or a minute a year.
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danielboone72 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 9:08 pm
Christopher Ward are lucky to have Johannes Jahnke what he did with the moonphase brilliant. I'd let Johannes Jahnke run a mock. See if he can create an annual calendar affordable, then a perpetual. Also a show piece challenge, sunrise sunsets eclipses, moons of Jupiter.
When he's older really lay the gauntlet down is there any way to make a mechanical watch accurate to 1 second a month. Or a minute a year.
Daniel
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