My problem with CW is there was a boy at my junior school with the same name who used to pick his arse regular then smell his fingers .
I wonder if somewhere out there someone is saying 'I'd never buy a Richard Mille* because at school ...'?
Oftentimes we seem to look down on anglicised names - possibly because they are too familiar - would a Cartier item sell as well if it had simply been Carter?
This is where Hans Wilsdorf scored with Rolex which came with no baggage or associated baggage.
* Feel free to swap with Franck Muller, Philippe Dufour, Abraham-Louis Breguet etc.
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Last edited by adg31; 12th July 2019 at 14:29.
Just the wibbly dimply logo with 'Ward'
Beneath it, surely the brand has had long enough to sort it out?
The watches don't seem bad really and I'm no brand snob.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
As I said, when answering the question, JJ01 is based on eta 2824,not the 2836.
Says who? The Men himself https://www.christopherward.com/blog...hannes-jahnke/
You should read the question first.
Last edited by igorRIJEKA; 12th July 2019 at 12:00.
I like it but agree about the new logo, too off balance for me. Also don’t get the bashing they get, I’ve got a C60 as a holiday watch/beater and it’s not missed a beat and is well finished.
I too was going to buy this very CW model, but I couldn’t get over the “Christopher Ward” writing on the dial.
Surely CW’s marketing department must know that the wording on the dial is losing sales? It’s been a complaint on numerous forums for long enough!
There is a song named 'Bugger Basildon' which is often sung at LibDem conference glee nights...
I see that the words have escaped to the web: http://www.hpcc.ecs.soton.ac.uk/dan/songs/_distinc.htm
I've had a few cws in the past all been rock solid
Shame if things have gone breasts north
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I recently purchased a moon glow as I was enraptured by the marketing photos etc ; I returned it for 3 reasons: 1. The moon phase is beautiful and needs nothing added, but they decided it was a good idea to, rather than hiding the second moon, thus maintaining the illusion of one moon disappearing and instantly re-appearing, stick it behind a smoked glass thus creating a distracting fuzzy blob on the lower half of the dial when lumed . 2. Said smoked glass gives back a glaring reflection in lit conditions so it is almost impossible to have a clear view of the dial in daytime, a must for any watch, and what's the point of having a sapphire crystal glass with AR coating if you then totally undermine it? 3. The watch is very much sold on the lumed dial, shame is, it's C1 superluminova, which no matter how you charge it, lasts about 5 minutes! Surely a much more effective paint (like Lumibrite ) would have been obvious?
I like CW and what they stand for, I have no problem whatsoever with their logo from a typographical point of view, "Ward" is an Irish name, so gets my vote as well! I also now intend to buy their traditional moon phase as I like the complication and no- gimmickry look. I really did try to love it...
I just think the moon glow needs a major design re-think...
So is this a re release?
https://www.christopherward.com/dres...w-435207777283
Looks like it, with slightly updated logo etc
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I have to say I like the look of it, it makes a change from the usual warmed over vintage throwback. It’s also a CW with the right amount of branding, which is to say very little - including avoiding the fussy trident on the end of the second hand. One enigmatic logo, job done, finally.
Not a totally new take on the moonphase, I believe Schaumburg have being doing this for some time. (for lot more money mind you)
Old ‘Christopher Ward’ name logo making a return?
https://www.christopherward.com/watc...-B00K0-VT.html
I would say no.
I think it is either…
The web page hasn’t been updated to show the new logo, or…
There is a mismatch between the number of dials and cases that they had in stock. I.e. still have some of the old logo dials knocking around, but are awaiting more bronze cases. Hence the preorder date.