I’ll Show You What No One Else Did! Including The Bad!

[@caktaylor]

I love the look of this watch, including the blocky lumed hands and indices.

[@cosmodoc]

It looks “weird” because it’s unconventional. To me, that’s a positive thing, because it’s innovative!

[@BR81-iv6lt]

innovate deez nutzzzzz boy 🥴

[@brandongouge]

I love that style of indices myself. If I were looking for a watch in that price bracket, this would be my choice for sure.

[@trogpo]

Great review, Gary! Pity you didn't mention the lume.

[@ilikewatches]

There was lume?!?

[@amon_ndemo]

​@@ilikewatchessarcasm 😂

[@rabadabadoo491]

I like it, those indices and hands look super legible in daylight as well. Wish it wasn't 2 grand though 😢

[@edwardsjohnpaul]

Really nice, but for me not "£2000 nice". The hands are interesting, a bit unique, but look very G-SHOCK. I don't appreciate expensive movements and all the extra work to get a couple mm's thinner, and expensive boxes and packaging. Some do and that's great.

[@mell3109]

Is this a general thought on all watches @ 2k? I presume you wouldn’t think that Tudor’s are not worth the money either?

[@erickruse4679]

I think that this doesn't really intersect well with the Tudor, when i think about how utilitarian the Pelagos is. This Ward watch is going in another direction. I think the quality of polishing is an important factor to point out. It has a finishing level appropriate to the price point, and it's really as good as it needs to get to pull off the look.

[@ic2433]

Love the look of this watch, shame I can’t afford one.

[@thepalm2791]

I love it and I'm happy that finally someone did show me property how this watch is. If you can review the blue dial version I will be forever grateful ❤

[@ilikewatches]

I won’t get another in sadly, sorry…

[@adrianhjordan1981]

Lovely watch, tried one on when I visited their showroom, but Ti watches aren't for me, felt too light (yes, I get that lightness is the point of Ti watches). Would love a steel version!!

[@alecs910]

Hi Gary, it may be the first time used in a Big-er brand (!!??), but in the microbrand world there are also the US based Aragon ( former known as Android ) watches which has models with something called 3D printed lume indices - Hero 3D Lume springs to my mind. Good work on the reviews Gary!

[@ilikewatches]

I’ll have to check them out…thanks

[@HVG67]

Eh, Zelos Thresher anyone?

[@AlexanderB.]

You're absolutely right. The watch looks great. But I'm not spending this much money to get a watch that scratches easily. They should use Grade 5 Titanium or stainless steel for a little less money.

[@dainesefreak]

Currently wearing a Tudor 58 GMT, I sold my C65 Aquitaine a few weeks before I picked it up. Was the Aquitaine a BB58 killer like some reviewers have suggested . . . no, not for me. The C65 is a nice watch but it felt similar to the Traskas I'd had before. I'd definitely pick up another if it was cheap enough as a 2nd watch.

[@trevorleighton8280]

If I had 2 grand to drop on a watch this would be top of the list. I love it personally.

[@ilikewatches]

Wow, ok….nice

[@kobusvanrensburg4092]

Ended up selling my Trident after about 8 months. I wore it the first two weeks after purchase, and then it just sort of never featured again. Got the Rado Captain as a replacement, and that has stuck around with no intention to sell it. Lesson: CW is great, but I found it just didn't have personality.

[@nukadog1969]

As I sit, watching your video, I'm reminded of the 60 click bezel action on my Vero Open Water. I'll trust divers if they say 120 click bezel is better, but my Vero does quite well with a 60 click bezel that aligns perfectly. If there's no technical reason for 120 clicks, it feels lazy in a $2000 to choose 120 click bezels.

[@anonimushbosh]

Would much prefer a 12 click bezel. Then I could count the clicks to position it to the hour without looking, for that perfect addition to the almost non-existent 60 minute chronograph.

[@Hrethgir]

I've got a C65 Trident GMT, and the case shape is so perfect on the wrist.

[@135ipocketrocket2]

The Farer Bradfield I have uses solid Lumicast (ceramic mixed with SuperLuminova) numerical indices, but puts a dark blue top coat on them, creating a very unique back glow effect, and also avoiding the Minecraft look. It's half the price of the CW. Not COSC but elabore grade SW200 that runs pretty close to that mark. A pilot style, but nicely crafted. Appreciate this review given that I've strongly considered that Ward. A pass for me at this point, although I love the brand's efforts, and own several from their early years that still perform very well. A similarly priced Trident chronograph was my first ever pricey (for me) piece, aiming to scratch my Planet Ocean fix, and I wasn't disappointed at all. It was back when few micros even existed yet. I'd love their Bel Canto if that ever panned out to afford. Wearing my Forteller today, thanks to your review! 👍

[@etebol]

Is not about someone else noticing, if I paid near $2k for a watch “I would notice”! And that matters. Thanks for sharing.

[@antonyreyn]

Great review Gaz, we kn9w that lume breaks down eventually so if the indices are entirely lume what will be left ? What do CW say about the longevity of it? Cheers

[@larx4074]

Absolutely luuuuurve this watch!!! Those fully-lumed indices and hands are exquisite.............. A bit out of my price range, so how about it St. Martin.......??

[@faizizz4062]

I've seen sharper printing on a $20 Casio.

[@ilikewatches]

Yeah it’s the textured dial I think

[@waynesellers4078]

If I was comparing this new to the pelagos new I would buy this, but the problem is you can get a slightly used pelagos for not much more than this. I can't see them selling enough of these that you will be able to get much of a saving buying one used.

[@Koishishibaman]

Cool looking watch. Kind of drawn to it. The price.......not so much. Think it may be a bit over priced? Think some of their other divers are better value. Over all, I think their watches are great, and a little different. The lume shot was a surprise. Thought it would last much longer than it did. For fun, I do lume wars at home. The two winners are always the m300.

[@RenghisKhan]

Price is a bit...well, it's a lot of money. I do like the color of grade 2 titanium on this design though, but I think that in 316L stainless with a bit more weight and no escape valve they might be able to shave an extra mm off the height and maybe off the price as well. It would definitely make it feel a bit more hefty and 200m of water resistente would suffice for most desks, I'd guess. Nice watch, for sure.

[@TacBlades]

Never really liked CW, not sure if it's the name, logo brand designs or price. It's too expensive for microbrand, but I rather spend more and have a known brand with deep heritage like breitling

[@alanwright3172]

And I thought it was named after the little candelabra in "The beauty and the beast"🤣

[@gregtolley3455]

Nice but that gray dial and bezel just fade into that gray Ti bracelet.

[@rc8rider]

I like the blocky look. It's something different in a world of bland dive watches. I'm not a fan of titanium watches though; CW have developed a bit of a fetish with it recently.

[@MPiKMS72]

The edges of the hands looked a bit rough in your macro shots. Those crown guards are meh too, it certainly could do without those Allen screws. I like that blocky solid lume a lot, but not the glowing logo.

[@user-sumptemi52]

A beez what?!

[@ilikewatches]

😂

[@aethelwulfwarlord1475]

I see Pelagos, I see Seamster 1957, I see Hamilton, I see Charlie Paris. I like it....I think

[@morganthedruid1]

It looks like they've stuck some mints on the dial, I think it makes the watch more interesting and it stands out from the usual facsimile diving watch designs we see everywhere. Personally I'd spend a little more and get the Sinn U50 if i wanted this movement but still a really interesting watch

[@bigwangmark]

I love the orange one but like you talked about I am not sure about the dial markers. I think if they had a slight recess into the dial so the markers looked to be sitting into the dial and a slight recessed border around each marker it would look a lot more cohesive

[@setter55]

Very good looking watch, the quick adjudt clasp seems to be a slightly different design to that on my white dial c60. The clasp being quite mong on both though is a bit of a gripe for me.

[@tomfox2271]

Love mine but the clasp is the one thing that id like to see them change. This might be a new version but its still a bit of a let down for me, for the price I think they could do a better clasp now.

[@anonimushbosh]

CW’s emails have a knack of winding me up plus I can’t bear crown guards. Mind you though, that lume - credit where credit’s due. Although… the lume on my Sinn chronograph may never have jumped out to say look at me but is always legible for time reading duties when I wake up in the morning after only being charged by ambient room lighting the night before.

[@mell3109]

I actually think this is actually a brilliant proper tool/diver

[@HVG67]

Cool my Zelos Thresher has this kind of applied indices for a quarter of the price 😆

[@neli5p]

Nice watch, but no way is the brand on par, at that price, with a used Omega, Breitling, or Tudor. To say CW will kill Tudor is the most ridiculous thing I've heard all year.

[@borismedovar9968]

If I wanted so much lume I'd buy some Citizen, which I don't. CW's 36 mm explorer and GMT aren't bad though.

[@ATIWatchReviews]

Beautiful, want it in blue

[@UTOOOOOOOY]

TBH I prefer this over the Pelagos but if I was getting a tudor, it'd be the BB58/54

[@agoogleuserblootet5111]

Blocky and childish would be good descriptions for those white indicies. Looks like cheap white plastic. I'm a CW fan, by the way, but it's a no from me on this one.

[@ilikewatches]

Yeah, i'm surprised no one else has really mentioned that

[@NotoriousK_I_T]

I'll wait for the 39mm version 😅

[@robertkujawa9677]

What about the lume, Gary? How did you forget to mention it??

[@ilikewatches]

😂…stick around to the end, I think I included a clip then

[@xpowerukaudi8776]

The side of the crown guard looks quite rough though .

[@xpowerukaudi8776]

Certainly a beautiful watch IMO .

[@billgrisenthwaite3874]

To be honest lume is,nt the first thing I look for in a watch, while this is great on this one I think I will stick with my dragonfly dial sealander for half the money

[@dadmodswatches]

YES!!!! Now, make it in steel, and I'll be all over it! LUME!!!!

[@valeryt1997]

just when i was wondering the same thing you show up to answer them xD

[@ilikewatches]

Glad it helped!

[@Luminated67]

I am a huge fan of lume owning a fair few LumTecs over the years as well as Seiko etc but on reflection this doesn’t cut it, especially when the whole design is centred around the lume.

[@keithholden3776]

Luv the watch,wish i could afford one

[@PoRRasturvaT]

Lumed ceramic.. You gotta have a UV pen in the pocket when wearing this watch.

[@bestboy897]

best sealander but no way 2.5k usd

[@nikc1313]

Under macro that's the worst finished CW I've seen in years. I get that titanium is harder to work with but I've seen much better finished cases in titanium. Swiss watch company polish their titanium much better for half the price. I still really like the watch though.

[@OrlandoCorrea-k2i]

Nice💯👍

[@AnyoxB.D.]

The $180 Cronos L6029 has way better finishing. I’m biased, but I think CW is totally overrated. If you took any of their designs and said “new aliexpress homage brand” no one would bat an eye. Sure the movement is better, but I really don’t understand why they are the new darlings of the watch world. They’re fine, but many people act like they are a gift from the heavens.

[@96kyh]

Chr Ward has really gone upmarket. Sadly out of my hands.

[@Lusitano-2goodtbtru]

Overpriced again, Nezumi Baleine has similar design elements at a fraction or the price. CW trying to be a luxury brand....not there imo.

[@shanephillips8735]

On-the-fly clasp system copied from Nodus

[@ilikewatches]

Mornin bud

[@shanephillips8735]

@ilikewatches Morning dude 😎🤙

[@jaredstephenson6468]

Literally every brand has similar micro adjust. I know everyone that likes Nodus is whining about it, but it was around before Nodus and if they'd truly pioneered it-they'd have patented it...but they didn't...because it wasn't new. They simply came up with a catchy name for it and stamped it on the button. So silly.

[@shanephillips8735]

@jaredstephenson6468 Show me another brand that used the same system

[@noduswatches5980]

@@jaredstephenson6468 This is simply not true. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion though, even when their opinion is wrong.

[@mukakta]

Really like this one. Their logo has grown on me over time, but I still don't like trident seconds hand, which eliminates most of their lineup for me unfortunately.

[@Zonediver]

...thats not a diver because it has no minute markers 😉

[@HVG67]

Zelos Thresher worldtimer anyone?

[@deedee8568]

Male end-links? Surely not.

[@nimmichagger165]

Completely overpriced

[@SingleTrackMined]

I can't seem to care about CW. I should but something about them just doesn't hit for me. This one is a bit clumsy looking, as though they're trying too hard. Cheers!

[@WendyandGeoffPattison]

Yeah, one trick pony, no date, sorry. Bleeep.