Both? Good to see that CWC and Hamilton are popping out some quality offerings for sensible money.
Simple question. CWC is £450, Hamilton will be £550 soon. Which would you choose?
CWC
Tonneau shape case, issued throughout the 70s
Two-piece case with press-on/off case back
CWC pre-1982 logo
Super luminova dial markers and hands
Sellita hand-wound SW210 Swiss-made hacking movement
Brushed 316L stainless steel, 38mm case (including crown), 42mm lug to lug, 30mm dial diameter.
Water-resistant 5ATM
Scratch-resistant Hesalite acrylic crystal
40+ hours power reserve
18.5mm fixed lug bars
11mm case thickness (including glass)
Broad arrow and T markings on dial as per the original.
Case back markings include NATO number, broad arrow and individually serial numbered /20. Please contact us if you have a preferred serial number.
CWC genuine issue*NATO strap included.
Three year warranty.
Hamilton
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – HAMILTON KHAKI PILOT PIONEER MECHANICAL
Case:*36mm diameter x 33mm (12 to 6) - 18mm lug width - brushed stainless steel case, tonneau-shaped - hardened mineral crystal, box-shaped with double anti-reflective coating - steel caseback with 4 screws - 100m water-resistant
Dial:*grained matte black dial - transferred Arabic numerals - railroad track with luminous markers in beige
Lance-shaped hands nickeled with beige Super-LumiNova, nickeled seconds hand
Movement:*Calibre H-50 - hand-wound - modified ETA 2801-2 with 80h power reserve - 21,600 vibrations per hour - 17 jewels - hours, minutes, seconds
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Both? Good to see that CWC and Hamilton are popping out some quality offerings for sensible money.
Hamilton
Greater WR
Greater Power Reserve
Harder Crystal
Nicer crown
More elegant dial font
No crow's foot (as neither is an issued piece, I personally think neither should have issue marks).
The only thing that is not in its favour is the patina lume. Some will love it, some will hate it. I have no problem with it, but there is no doubt it is a slight affectation.
Dave
It's like the 19th of February all over again:
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...sus-CWC-MELLOR
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Jim.
The Hami is a better watch but the CWC has more soul.
This very question was addressed in a thread a few weeks ago
Watch Fight: Hamilton W10 versus CWC MELLOR 72
Aesthetically I prefer the Hamilton, but don't really understand why either should cost more than £300-ish,
Although to my credit, I did put a couple of pics in
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Where is this for 550? Cheers
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Great thank you
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I'd go for the CWC, the Hamilton may have better specs, but the CWC has a better feeling for me. I have a similar one, sadly too small for my wrist so my eldest wears it.
CWC for me. I think the plexiglass will feel more ‘original’ and patina with the case over time....
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Rather hard call. I'd say Hamilton based on pics and spec but I doubt either would disappoint: very simple, legible, compact and reliable watches.
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CWC for me, better price, better lume, more authentic dial design, acrylic nicer than sapphire for this watch and case brushed in the correct direction.
I wish Eddie made a tonneau w10
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Has anyone on here bought a Mellor 72?
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I like both of these watches but I am not a fan of fixed bars. Would much rather have drilled lugs because I could throw a topical strap on it and if someone strictly was a Nato or single pass type then you could just throw shoulderless springbars on.
+1 for the hamilton
I'm also tempted by the t20
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Not a dumb question at all.
https://www.cwcwatch.com/products/cwc-t20-quartz-watch
The non-date option is better.
I flit between the 2 - if money was no object I’d order both, but the more I look at them the better I like the look of the Hamilton....
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Out of the 2, I'd go for the CWC Mellor
New review of CWC Mellor 72 Mechanical on Hodinkee
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/cw...or-72-hands-on
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Looks like a perlon strap?
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Of course. It’s from Crown & Buckle. They’re a bit pricey when you factor in the postage so I did a bit of a bulk buy when they had a promotion on last year.
https://www.crownandbuckle.com/chevr...ble-stone.html
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