Christopher Ward Watches

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 20:38

My dad has recently been in the market for a new watch and has been looking at various rolex's..but he has come across reviews of which rate these Christopher Ward watches very highly.

Anyone know anything about them?

Bunka · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:14

Just looked at their website and considering the most expensive watch I can see is £185, then surely a decent Rolex, Breitling etc. is infinitely better.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:20

Bunka said:
Just looked at their website and considering the most expensive watch I can see is £185, then surely a decent Rolex, Breitling etc. is infinitely better.

Yeah i know, but theres been various people who have said that given to watch specialists who have never heard of them, rate the price to be as far as £1600.

mk1_salami · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:34

One of the main reasons people spend £2k+ on a watch - which a Rolex is going to be - is as a status symbol. I appreciate people also value the type and quality of movement.

But in my eyes, a man shopping for a rolex wouldn't consider a £150 "never heard of it" as an alternative - unfortunatley no matter how good the inner workings are.

Or am I wrong :confused:

Gilly · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:35

mk1_salami said:
Or am I wrong

Nope. Not as far as I'm concerned.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:36

mk1_salami said:
One of the main reasons people spend £2k+ on a watch - which a Rolex is going to be - is as a status symbol. I appreciate people also value the type and quality of movement.

But in my eyes, a man shopping for a rolex wouldn't consider a £150 "never heard of it" as an alternative - unfortunatley no matter how good the inner workings are.

Or am I wrong

We are just wondering what people have herd about them..as we've heard nothing but good reviews about the quality.

Just because he is looking at rolex's and has seen these doesnt mean hes gonna buy one now does it?

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:38

He is definately looking at rolex's (which he has been close to buying various ones) but he is simply wondering what the deal is with these Christopher Ward watches.

Gilly · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:43

Thing is people can rave about the quality of a £150 watch, my Seiko is high quality and actually cost me less than that, but they don't compare to high end watches.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 21:46

Gilly said:
Thing is people can rave about the quality of a £150 watch, my Seiko is high quality and actually cost me less than that, but they don't compare to high end watches.

Yes i understand that, i was just simply wondering about these watches thats all.

On another note, what other watches to look at along with Rolex Oyster?

Bigpops · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:36

Syk3 said:
Yes i understand that, i was just simply wondering about these watches thats all.

On another note, what other watches to look at along with Rolex Oyster?

What type of watch does he want?

Sports watch, dress watch, chronograph? What's the budget?

The Rolex oyster range is quite large.

Lolcb · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:39

Go for Cartier. Bought myself one, but it doesn't come cheap.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:39

This sort..old style & leather strap.

And probably upto £850-900. Can go higher if theres a really nice watch too.

Messiah Khan · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:49

Grand Seiko?

Credor?

Omega?

Some of those might be over the £850-900 pricerange though. I have to admit, im now a bit of a Seiko fanboy, and I absolutely love the GS range.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:51

The Omega and Seiko are very nice.

He likes Omega too. May have to point them out, that Seiko is amazing.

Messiah Khan · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:53

Have a look at;

http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~jgauch/watch/

Especially look at the Grand Seiko and King Seiko sections. I do warn you though, some of those will be very hard to get hold of in Europe, and you may need to get them imported from Japan.

syke · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:55

messiah khan said:
Have a look at;

http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~jgauch/watch/

Especially look at the Grand Seiko and King Seiko sections. I do warn you though, some of those will be very hard to get hold of in Europe, and you may need to get them imported from Japan.

Ahh..hes wanting one that he can get hold of.

Although if needed we may look at importing.

Messiah Khan · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:57

Just because I can, im going to post my favourite watch of all time. Although personally I would go with a black crocodile skin strap rather than brown, but its still pure watch porn IMO.

Boscher · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:58

That Credor and Omega are incredibly ugly in my opinion and incredibly overpriced.

Rotty · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:58

Never heard of Christopher Ward

Rotty · 2 Jan 2007 at 22:59

Syk3 said:
This sort..old style & leather strap.

And probably upto £850-900. Can go higher if theres a really nice watch too.

make sure he doesn't buy one of these unless he tries it in real life, they are incredibly small by modern standards