London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Discuss Christopher Ward watches
ScofieldReturns
Senior
Senior
Posts: 118
Joined: Wed May 15, 2019 3:09 am

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by ScofieldReturns »

so...no announcement about new tridents?
User avatar
DEV.Woulf
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 2257
Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:53 pm
CW-watches: 10
Location: Rhode Island

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by DEV.Woulf »

0uatiOW wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:18 pm
Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:06 pm 40mm in Black / Black has been the best seller of the C60 Trident Mk3 releases.
I’ve always felt the 38mm-43mm range was at both extremes of what I can wear comfortably, and that 40mm would be perfect. It seems the C60 Mk3 buyers agree. If that gives CW a reason to expand the C60 range at that size, that would be a good thing IMV.
Thegreyman wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:10 am
Rooster wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:03 am Bring on the 40mm Blue!
A member of CW staff told me today a blue 40mm would be released in October.
This is fantastic news. 40mm is the perfect size for most people. I strongly suspect that as the 40mm gets more variations going and begin outselling the 38mm, you're going to see the latter fazed out. I've got a 38mm Trident. Though it fits good, I wish it were bigger. Very few people can't fit a 40mm so that's the way moving forward. The 42mm would obviously stay as well.
Christopher Ward | LORIER | MONTA | SEIKO

Joseph.
User avatar
nbg
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 13151
Joined: Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:43 pm
CW-watches: 14
Location: UK

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by nbg »

An enjoyable time at the GTG trying on the new releases. Also good to catch up with a a few forumites I had met before and put a face to a few other forum names.

This was the first time I had tried on any CWs (other than the ones I own) since November 2015. Fair to say that my impression was that the quality of the casework and dials has noticeably improved.

As an owner of both mark 1 & 2 Tridents in both 38mm and 43mm I thought that the size of the 40mm mark 3 was spot on.

A couple of quick, poor quality, pics of the two watches that I was most taken by.
32C7FBB0-81C9-4E4B-8F51-905D58D1A2CA.jpeg
3639637E-5C51-4D96-B493-74A5155D6930.jpeg
24D1485A-6344-44DF-A64E-EDC906F5258F.jpeg
I did like the Apex, but not the type of watch I would wear enough to justify buying.
BCD536AE-3DEA-4740-9A94-3B67CC77D8D2.jpeg
1BEAED14-F892-4B30-89D2-892600DC1AD9.jpeg
Neil
Other watch forums of interest:
TZ-UK
User avatar
EddieTheBeast
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 1261
Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:31 am
CW-watches: 0
Location: Peak District

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by EddieTheBeast »

nbg wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:25 am An enjoyable time at the GTG trying on the new releases. Also good to catch up with a a few forumites I had met before and put a face to a few other forum names.

This was the first time I had tried on any CWs (other than the ones I own) since November 2015. Fair to say that my impression was that the quality of the casework and dials has noticeably improved.

As an owner of both mark 1 & 2 Tridents in both 38mm and 43mm I thought that the size of the 40mm mark 3 was spot on.

A couple of quick, poor quality, pics of the two watches that I was most taken by.
32C7FBB0-81C9-4E4B-8F51-905D58D1A2CA.jpeg
3639637E-5C51-4D96-B493-74A5155D6930.jpeg
24D1485A-6344-44DF-A64E-EDC906F5258F.jpeg
I did like the Apex, but not the type of watch I would wear enough to justify buying.
BCD536AE-3DEA-4740-9A94-3B67CC77D8D2.jpeg
1BEAED14-F892-4B30-89D2-892600DC1AD9.jpeg
Neil
^^^ Agree: great event and those two watches were the pick of a good bunch!!
Dean
User avatar
STodd
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 1858
Joined: Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:40 pm
CW-watches: 13
LE-five: yes
Location: Surrey, UK

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by STodd »

^ agreed

I quite liked this, but want to see it in sunlight:

Image


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
C60 GMT MkI¦C11 Elite,Pro¦C700 Grande Rapide¦C8 Pilot MkII¦C8 UTC¦C10 FLE#13¦C4 'Phoenix'¦Speedhawk¦Bluebird LE#319¦IRR LE#129¦C1000 FGR4
Omega PO 2201.51.00¦Damasko DA44¦Seiko KS 5621-7020, SRP639¦Luminox 1833¦Newmark 6BB¦Scurfa DiverOne NATO
StrappedUp
Trusted Seller
Trusted Seller
Posts: 3168
Joined: Fri May 05, 2017 2:14 pm
CW-watches: 0
Location: South Wales

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by StrappedUp »

Haven't watched it, but Guys comment about the 40mm being the bestseller was interesting.

I wonder if that will prompt CW to consider releasing LEs in the 40 as well.

Looking forward to seeing what the GMT looks like in white ... if it gets released.
Ryan
User avatar
jkbarnes
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 7852
Joined: Wed May 24, 2017 8:39 pm
CW-watches: 3
Location: Virginia, USA

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by jkbarnes »

Neil,

Is it accurate to say the blue dial of the Dartmouth is a darker blue than the dials of the other C65 Tridents, as your photos seem to indicate?

Thanks!
Andrew
Drew
User avatar
welshlad
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 11301
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:33 am
CW-watches: 27
Location: Yorkshire, UK

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by welshlad »

jkbarnes wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:02 pm Neil,

Is it accurate to say the blue dial of the Dartmouth is a darker blue than the dials of the other C65 Tridents, as your photos seem to indicate?

Thanks!
Andrew
I know I'm not Neil, but I can confirm that the blue on the Dartmouth is darker than the standard blue C65s. It's more of a navy blue - not surprising I suppose, given that it's a watch associated with the Royal Navy. It really is a handsome watch.
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. - Niels Bohr
User avatar
jkbarnes
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 7852
Joined: Wed May 24, 2017 8:39 pm
CW-watches: 3
Location: Virginia, USA

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by jkbarnes »

welshlad wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:31 pm ...It's more of a navy blue...
That’s the answer I was hoping for! Thanks!
Drew
Mikkei4
Senior Forumgod
Senior Forumgod
Posts: 3587
Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:20 pm
CW-watches: 0

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by Mikkei4 »

jkbarnes wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:50 pm
welshlad wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:31 pm ...It's more of a navy blue...
That’s the answer I was hoping for! Thanks!
A good answer for me also as other blues have been a bit too light or bright.

I'm looking forward to seeing it but might wait until the 40mm Trident GMT in blue is available in October to compare the 2 as 1 has the deeper colour and logo in the (IMO) correct position and the other will have the GMT specification but logo at 9.
Squalus
Expert
Expert
Posts: 206
Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:08 am
CW-watches: 6

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by Squalus »

I was disappointed to hear that they are not considering the PVD blue finish for any watches.
User avatar
Bahnstormer_vRS
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 35163
Joined: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:06 pm
CW-watches: 34
LE-three: 1
LE-foura: 1
LE-fourb: 1
LE-six: 1
Location: Hertfordshire, UK

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by Bahnstormer_vRS »

0uatiOW wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:39 pm I’ve watched almost 30 minutes of the video on YouTube but eventually given up as I’ve struggled to hear the audio clearly. Hopefully a summary of the mani Q&A items will appear.
I'm planning to get a precis of the Answers to Questions that I asked, posted up this evening in the Questions thread.

In the meantime Josh (@eggtronics) has posted up this article on his website, WIAA, with his notes from the Q & A.

Guy
In small proportions, we just beautie see:
And in short measures, life may perfect bee. - Ben Jonson (1572 – 1637)

Inscription on the Longitude Dial
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 5NB, England
0uatiOW
Trusted Seller
Trusted Seller
Posts: 1329
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2018 11:46 pm
CW-watches: 4
Location: Cambridgeshire

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by 0uatiOW »

^ Thanks Guy. Actually I spotted Josh’s post elsewhere so I’ll take a look later. Been retrieving a long absent Tudor BB GMT from the Rolex Service Centre, which I must say hasn’t impressed me.
My name is 0uatiOW, but before you ask, no I don’t.
“Exquisitely minging” MissF, 19 July 2022
Just call me Diderot
DavecUK
Expert
Expert
Posts: 249
Joined: Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:10 pm

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by DavecUK »

what-time-is-it wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:00 pm I'm afraid Chris' chuckle that a loose screw in the back of a CW watch doesn't inspire me to buy anything for the foreseeable future.
Perhaps he didn't realise it was inside the SH21 movement (of my watch) and not a case back screw, or it was simply a nervous chuckle...I wasn't there to see but will assume it was a slightly embarrassed laugh bought on by tension. 8)
User avatar
welshlad
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 11301
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:33 am
CW-watches: 27
Location: Yorkshire, UK

Re: London GTG / CW Event - Chat with Co-Founders - Saturday 31st August 2019

Post by welshlad »

DavecUK wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:27 pm
what-time-is-it wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:00 pm I'm afraid Chris' chuckle that a loose screw in the back of a CW watch doesn't inspire me to buy anything for the foreseeable future.
Perhaps he didn't realise it was inside the SH21 movement (of my watch) and not a case back screw, or it was simply a nervous chuckle...I wasn't there to see but will assume it was a slightly embarrassed laugh bought on by tension. 8)
I was there and I am convinced that, at that point, Chris thought the issue was about a case-back screw, not a movement screw.
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. - Niels Bohr
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post