Last edited by Tetlee; 17th January 2021 at 18:18.
That Certina is very, very nice, but large at nearly 43mm. The style is similar to a few other watches in a similar or more expensive price range.
The thing I like about the CW is it is nothing like anything else on the market (or nothing I’ve noticed) and doesn’t feel like another homage.
Sold out.
yes i saw that, and I also asked about swapping it to a blue dial and the response i got was no, it could only be done for the same colour it was sold as originally.
Seems a bit daft especially if you we're willing to pay for it.
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I ordered mine on the Saturday, got an order confirmation email straight away but it was the Thursday when I got the item despatched email, the watch turned up the next day. Delays due to busy sale period plus COVID.
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I ordered mine on Saturday and have just received the despatch email. It says DPD will deliver tomorrow.
If you go into your CW account it should say something like pre-order, preparing for despatch or despatched.
That was the sequence my account was updated, I think.
I think they where dealing with 1000s of sales as part of the January sales event. But now that is over I presume dispatch is quick, or it has been for me.
Last edited by noTAGlove; 18th January 2021 at 17:37.
This is interesting, found in a review in Worn & Wound:
The C65 SC has a depth rating of 150 meters which, while more than enough for the average buyer, does beg the question: how much of that is owed to the increased resistance provided by the compression spring, and what would the depth rating be without it? I spoke with Mike France of Christopher Ward and he indicated that the watch is capable of much more, and I’m inclined to think that the listed depth rating is sans compression effects. Does it matter? Not really, but if they went through the trouble of manufacturing such a device, it’d be nice to know what practical advantages it brings in a dive scenario.
I’ll second the online comments, after a few days wear I can say that it wears beautifully, not one bad thing to report, it’s also a good feeling to back a British brand!
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Ordered Saturday, arrived this morning. In the flesh it is even better.
Wears smaller than the 41mm and 13 mm height. A real beauty and true bargain. Unlike other watches at this price point it is a very individual style that is not just another homage to something unobtainable. Up there with the quality of any £2k+ watch. Some wrist shots.
Glad you like it! Looks great on the strap too.
As for the WR comments I think that without the sapphire case back the rating would be higher but I totally understand why CW wanted to show off the internals. This is more of a vanity engineering exercise rather than creating a serious dive watch and the fact that CW have gone to the bother is great, the fact that it looks fantastic is a bonus!
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Now I can easily look past the whole logo thing, I’ve got my eye on the blue Dartmouth which they where doing for around £600 in the Jan sale, but sold out very quickly. Another watch which is punching significantly above its weight.
I also wouldn’t have minded one of those C65 Automatic Trident Divers as another beater which they where giving away for just over £300.
Will wait until the July sales. But, you have to be very quick as the CW forum tells me the sales are incredibly popular.
I doubt the caseback has any effect at all (being a static seal), my Alkin Model 2 (with internal bezel) cost significantly less, has a display back and twice the WR at 300m.
I have no problem with CW making a 150m WR watch, it is perfectly fine for 99% of all users in all situations.
In isolation it is a perfectly adequate piece of specification and as I said, the design is attractive.
My point is that CW deliberately chose to call it a SUPER compressor, inviting comparison with Ervin Piquerez's designs, and yet they failed to match the specifications of the 50-year-old original. It makes me chuckle.
Dave
Not knowing the internal design of this watch or indeed the original Super Compressor cases myself, do you think it will be tolerancing alone that means it does not meet WR of 300m? What other factors come into play?
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These were a bargain in the sale and a very cool looking thing, mechanically at least the super compressor is a simple concept but one that looks good on display and it’s not your usual watch from CW, it’s actually quite rugged but good looking at the same time as being well engineered, tempted with a blue one at some point
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Who really cares if it is 150 m or 200m?
Dialing up the WR is not a big feat in modern times and doubt if matching up the WR was a criterion/consideration at all.
That is just sad nitpicking.
The blue dial is a beauty.
According to C. Ward, the watch is a svelte 13.05mm thick. I suspect that the 'conservative' 150m WR is due to the relative slimness of the sapphire used top & bottom.
e.g.:
If you have 2mm sapphire top & bottom, that only leaves 9.05mm for movement, dial & internal bezel.
If you have 1.5mm sapphire top & bottom, that only leaves 10.05mm for movement, dial & internal bezel.
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Jim.
Well I’m very, very impressed! Dimensions are perfect, case finish is lovely, movement winds smoothly and the internal bezel and crown action is firm with no play.
The set you get is also very impressive. This feels every ounce a £1k watch IMO. As for the text issue, mine looks perfect. If it is actually misaligned then I genuinely don’t see it.
According to CW forum a few dials are correctly centred, and someone on that forum got one of those in the sale. Maybe you got lucky.
My super compressor words are off centre ever so slightly. Not that you would notice unless you stare at it and know what you are looking for.
Enjoy your watch. I m very much enjoying mine.
Enjoy, smitten with mine and I don’t think my other watches will get a look in for a while. Think we have got a true bargain there.
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Looks great on the NATO!
The text is clearly off centre, but it’s not by much and for the price wouldn’t bother me at all.
It's just a matter of time...
Yep, need a nato now....
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Last edited by TaketheCannoli; 20th January 2021 at 22:14.
Twenty hours in (left dial up overnight) and it's + / - 0. Bang on accurate.
Mine is pretty much spot on also, seems they have regulated them well.
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Their's a few on eBay already.
It will be interesting to see how much they go for.
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