Which watch to get?

Goliath · 5 Jul 2010 at 18:11

ojrules said:
Goliath , you've ordered one of which?.

I already have a C3 Malvern Chrono, I've just ordered one of these C7's:

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/watches-sale/mens-half-price/c7swt.html

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 18:33

Skidder said:
nobody needs a watch winder - they are daft. if you have autos you don't use all the time you are much better letting them run down and then wind when you use them.

I disagree, I really can't be done with having to reset date and time on a watch because I have let it run down

Skidder · 5 Jul 2010 at 20:15

Rotty said:
I disagree, I really can't be done with having to reset date and time on a watch because I have let it run down

Fair enough. I appreciate what they do, my reason for not liking them is the additional wear they put on a watch, particulary the rotor. I don't wear any of my watches enought to keep them wound all the time but I'm happy enough to give them a twirl and set them when I do. For me a winder would just increase wear on watches that aren't used often and in theory reduce service intervals.

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:02

by not using a winder it lets the lubricants dry up, to me this is less desirable than extra wear

ojrules · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:23

I have an odd curiousity with the black C4 - heres a link with more pics http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/C4-Peregrine-...es_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item2a06d9cbb3 ... but i think in the end i'l opt for the c7 leather, and maybe get the bracelet aswell ( for cheaper than a normal C7 !! )

Greenlizard0 · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:28

Neither really in all honesty, though I'm leaning towards the C6, the black strap isn't bad.

Skidder · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:29

Rotty said:
by not using a winder it lets the lubricants dry up, to me this is less desirable than extra wear

Certainly what I've read on the subject suggests that with today's lubricants that is no longer the case but people do still say it (i've read a few pro and con threads in watch forums in the past and certainly for me the weight of evidence seems to point to con). Each to their own though. If I had a perpetual calendar that would certainly go on a winder!

I guess if you have one or two watches it makes no difference because they would be in constant use if you have loads then it adds to wear.

jellybeard999 · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:36

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c7/c7skk.html

xJcBx · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:59

C6. It's Niiice.

ojrules · 5 Jul 2010 at 22:06

C6 or the C7 then, C7 is more flashy and looks nicer, C6 looks sturdy but is more plain

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 22:57

Skidder said:
I guess if you have one or two watches it makes no difference because they would be in constant use if you have loads then it adds to wear.

I only have 2 auto watches at the moment

wozzizname · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:04

How do these watches rate against the likes of Omega and Oris ?

ojrules · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:06

i would be interested in knowing that to ^^

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:06

wozzizname said:
How do these watches rate against the likes of Omega and Oris ?

They don't and I don't think they are ever intended to

n3llyboy · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:14

I love my Citizen-Mens-Eco-Drive-Perpetual-Calendar-Chronograph in Titanium. Replaced the tan leather strap with a black velcro one. Perfect watch for me.

Goliath · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:33

Rotty said:
I only have 2 auto watches at the moment

You sold a couple?

wozzizname said:
How do these watches rate against the likes of Omega and Oris ?

They aren't supposed to. The whole ethos of the CW brand is that he was sick of seeing stuff like the basic TAG Heures etc being sold for a premium when basically using the same movement with a different case can amount to a lot less by the time you remove the marketing budget.

wozzizname · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:33

Rotty said:
They don't and I don't think they are ever intended to

Ah, interesting to know that as some of the sales blurb would have you think they're in the same ballpark. They certainly look good value though.

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:37

Goliath said:
You sold a couple?

.

I frequently buy and sell, well not so much recently

sold a TT Sub and a Panerai to fund the JLC

Rotty · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:38

wozzizname said:
Ah, interesting to know that as some of the sales blurb would have you think they're in the same ballpark. They certainly look good value though.

they do seem good value, not really read the ad stuff but will have a look

Skidder · 6 Jul 2010 at 09:31

In my view the value per pound spent is far better than most big brands. Value per pound I would say they are in line with my JLC, but clearly that is of a hugely better quality, in-house movement, amazing dial, case finish, testing etc.but it costs 15 times as much so it should be better. At the other end of the spectrum, value per pound they are imeasureably better value than my tag with quality I would say broadly in line with it. THe movement in my tag is a 2824 just as in most cw autos and in many of the wathces I put together. Good movement but to see it in watches costing high hundreds and 1000s is a bit of a joke.