The Painful Reality Of Reviewing The Twelve 36

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The Twelve 36 from Christopher Ward takes on the trend of smaller-sized watches that’s widening the audience from men to unisex. How does it compare to the top sports watch in the affordable market? You know, Tissot’s PRX.
#micro #tissot #prx #luxury #bulova

[@TheJubJubb]

wow, your editing is not only flawless but also highly creative and clever. first time on your channel and I've subscribed immediately! not to mention the fantastic and thorough review, thanks!

[@TheJubJubb]

also, during your time with the watch, did you find the face of the watch sliding away from you often like at 6:25? that is something that bothers me personally in a watch, and it would be an important point of consideration for me if I were shopping for the Twelve

[@DesignAtelier]

It will be an issue if you don’t size it tightly. Because the links are a bit wider so it has more room to slide. There are half links for these though. Those will help greatly.

[@sviatoslavkuvichinskii3848]

Some incredible editing work! Well done!

[@DesignAtelier]

Thanks a ton!

[@AQBPlays]

Jayson, once again the editing is top tier and I just wanted to add your personality is an absolute delight.

[@jaysterling26]

I was going to admonish you for misspelling the name ( it's kinda personal).How wrong would I have been.

[@AQBPlays]

🤪@@jaysterling26

[@private464]

I'm thinking of getting the 40mm royal Nordic blue Twelve. But the price IS a real deterrent...especially since real price delivered is probably more like $1450 or $1500.

[@DesignAtelier]

It’s a big wall to climb that price. But once it’s yours it’s real keeper.

[@hunderskunder2596]

Just get the prx. More refined. Less confused. Higher power reserve and comes from a legacy brand.

[@hunderskunder2596]

Oh and half the price even for the automatic

[@sviatoslavnovosiadlyi611]

The problem I had with CW was border customs fee. DHL held it until I pay around 80$.

[@VOByRobbins]

Your reviews are great, and your mad editing skills make you look like a magician! love the transition at the end going from screen to ipad!! brilliant and effortless! the watch looks great on your wrist, hope you're able to get one for yourself! Cheers and thank you!

[@DesignAtelier]

I’ll be owning one for sure! I’ll have to just sit down and weed through all these watches.

[@imwhatsnew]

Just discovered this channel and I love it ! Thats quite some effort for the broll.. and you're fun to listen to also. Subbed !

[@DesignAtelier]

Welcome aboard!

[@rohanrohilla1080]

I am curious about how comfortable the butterfly clasp is!

[@matthewnguyen161]

As a previous tissot prx chronograph owner who felt discomfort with the prx bracelet within an hour of wearing it, I have loved the CW Twelve bracelet so much more. All day comfort. Happily paying the extra money for that, the smoother 4 hz sweep, and the finishing.

[@robocopvn]

the only thing of the twelve 36mm doesn't work for me is the dial color. I find none of the 4 colors fits me :(. What a pity !

[@robocopvn]

And I love your video animations & effects! Keep it up!

[@DesignAtelier]

That’s cool. For sure they’ll come up with more. But this one works for me personally

[@Tangylives]

Both versions of the Twelve in steel or Ti really should have a hardness coating. No hardness coating (especially on the Ti) is what caused me to skip it in the end.

[@DesignAtelier]

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[@SuperPussyFinger]

I couldn’t agree more. I’m sick of blithely accepting the inevitability of scratches, especially for the price of admission.

[@grahamwallace]

It’s a looker! Looks great on your wrist too. Surprised you like the fit when you were not as keen on the smaller PRX. 🏴‍☠️

[@DesignAtelier]

It’s the proportions that make it better than the PRX.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

That’s a good review. I agree their watches are high priced. I’m a $600 watch buyer a couple of times a year. The dial is very detailed. Lots of choices out there. Thanks

[@b_altmann]

The size of the watch in numbers does not tell the whole story. It’s the bezel to dial ratio that makes the design. A 34mm Rolex OP from the 70s looks very different to an OP34 from today.

[@nizarmurar]

Dear Jason Many thanks for the great unbiased episode as always. You are so professional. Jason,I am missing new releases from Venezianico. Any news ? I heard about new collaboration with Venice Yacht club ans new Chronograph with NE 88 movement which is ,as far I understand is Valjoux 7750 killer , and and also Selita 500 beater. My great boss of pirates, can you update us ? With love and appreciation ❤ Nizar Israel

[@DesignAtelier]

Hello my dear Nizar. I may miss that yacht club version. But I am going to be reviewing the new chrono! Excited for that.

[@lupodisol]

This guy is a hilarious presenter the Asian version o the English presenter on watch time.

[@DesignAtelier]

Hopefully hilarious in a good way.

[@rayray..3349]

Had My Glasses OFF, Thought it was a Tossit PRX..!🏴‍☠🏴‍☠🏴‍☠LOVE that Bulova ❣🙏Mr Saleendriver 😎🏴‍☠

[@DesignAtelier]

Aarrrrrgggghhhh ray ray

[@bandejaum]

This ist the first time I am checking your channel (you poped up on my feed). I have to say: great text. Great transitions (with all the effects). BUT! The first 6 minutes are painful to watch: Your lighting ist very difficult and unpleasant. You have a lot of hard light and shadows on your set that became distracting and make the video very hard to look. To make a soft light you just need a blanket sheet do difuse it. And bounce some light on the ceiling. Nothing fancy. This gonna improve your video quality enourmously. I wish you succes in your futur videos. By the way, i have subscribed because of your content.

[@DesignAtelier]

Thank you. Yes I need soft lighting. Honestly I was just a bit too lazy to setup my set sometimes. Thanks for the advice.

[@clintonshiells3095]

Great review. Only wish you could have shown both the 36 and 40 to get a sense of how they wear on the wrist.

[@bogrot69]

It's really a beautiful looking watch. Sorry you have to send it back. Not sure I could find the strength 😁As the owner of a CW timepiece I can attest to the quality for sure.

[@DesignAtelier]

I think I’ll own this one day. I’ll just need to move funds around.

[@benjaminvis]

Great review and comparison. It is very clear to me that the difference is refinement in finishing as well as effort in simoky more interesting and intricate details. That said, I did spot various finishing imperfections in the macro shot that I wasnt expecting. Some may be from this beinf a handed-down review unit, especially where the bracelet and lugs are concerned, but I wasnt expecting it on the hand stack and logo, for example. That gives some reason for pause, as it seems to be worse on some examples than others, collating various Twelve reviews and executions. I guess you'd be hard pressed to notice without a macro lens though, and generally that is the measure I live by, considering I never take a macrolens to admire my watch on wrist. It's nice you got this coloir variant. I think, on the whole, it has my preference in their current line up, but I'd appreciate more options. Still, I'm not sure if I like the Twrlve sufficiently to pursue this as an integrated bracelet watch for me. There is bewildering choice, cheaper and more expensive, but also simply more characterful, perhaps even more balanced on the whole. The Straum Jan Mayen comes to mind. But that doesn't help a poor pirate with slender wrists. Both because it's more expensive and because it's bigger. In your wrist, the 36mm Twelve could still be described as beefy, thus lot's of presence. Does it suit you? Without a doubt!

[@DesignAtelier]

I think you hit it on the head there. I lack the equipment (macro lens) to fully display the details but these imperfections are not just found here but in many entry level Swiss brands. I’m ok with that. It’s still amazing to look at.

[@hunderskunder2596]

“The name Christopher ward comes together more naturally than Tissot 1853”… what does this even mean?

[@DesignAtelier]

Why CW Is Better Than The PRX #microbrand #tissot #prx

[@raydare2002]

damn this guy based asf right off the bat... love it!

[@adwyn]

Saw a video commenting about CW Twelve 36mm bracelet being tapered too thin at 16mm towards to clasp. I watched that video and felt like it should taper to 18mm. 16mm kinda thin, abit feminine. Appreciate your thoughts and opinion about that.

[@DesignAtelier]

Taper Matters For The Tissot PRX and Christopher Ward 12 36MM #prx #tissot #microbrand

[@RandallSlick]

Great review. The CW's hideous enough to be sold for $40k. Now to the important question. Do you have Taylor Swift tickets for sale?

[@DesignAtelier]

I would rather walk the plank than be caught watching even a trailer for that concert tour.

[@RandallSlick]

@@DesignAtelier Sir, you are clearly a philistine but may the gods be with you. Great vids BTW. Keep up the top grade work.

[@DesignAtelier]

@@RandallSlick I see what you did there

[@kellyoneal1675]

Thanks for a great channel.

[@DesignAtelier]

Hope you stay along for the ride.

[@wdou451]

if you sell your old prx, you will bring this CW watch down to a prx price.

[@DesignAtelier]

Stop making sense!!!!! I want both.

[@Super3xtr4]

I am sure Christopher Ward loves that you talk like that about trans people.

[@DesignAtelier]

What about it?

[@Super3xtr4]

@@DesignAtelier respect other humans if you want to be respected.

[@DesignAtelier]

@@Super3xtr4 what’s disrespectful with what I said?

[@Super3xtr4]

​@@DesignAtelier "As I reflect through the weekend I see grown men declaring themselves as women, ...(war etc.)..., it's a mad mad world we are living in right now" implying its madness that people live as trans?

[@DesignAtelier]

@@Super3xtr4 men “declaring” themselves women does not automatically encompass trans people. I can declare myself as the king of the universe but that doesn’t ACTUALLY make me the king of the universe. Also here’s the simple truth: a man is a man down to his very dna. No one can FULLY transform from man into a woman and vice versa. It’s scientifically and naturally impossible. Regarding respect, I’m fine if I have not earned your respect. It’s how life is. People I respect, I know by name and personally as a person. They are not merely men, women, gay, trans, black, yellow or pirates. They are persons to me not merely people.

[@chrishennemeyer7276]

Gorgeous, top quality watch (I have the green lichen version) and indeed far superior to the PRX which I also owned. But the spring bars built into the case are a major pain in the rear. Requires the patience of Job to remove and replace the bracelet.

[@DesignAtelier]

Actually I found the PRX springbar harder to remove.

[@seantran9809]

great review. thank you.

[@DesignAtelier]

Thanks for watching!

[@tiffer67]

The CW knocks the PRX out the park but I would put the Tissot dial in the Twelve case & that would be perfection for me :)

[@DesignAtelier]

If CW Used The Tissot PRX Dial

[@tiffer67]

@@DesignAtelier Love it! It's just a matter of colour preference, not the quality of the dials. CW's dial is of a higher quality in it's finishing.

[@hunderskunder2596]

The prx is half the price, double the power reserve, and looks better and not like chatgpt designed the watch. Besides finishing, how exactly has it been “knocked out of the park?”

[@tiffer67]

@@hunderskunder2596 “Apart from the finishing” I’m pretty sure you have answered your own question before you’ve asked it. Finishing is everything when referencing quality. Price & power reserve are irrelevant to why I think the CW is better quality. Your opinion that the PRX looks better, great. Many others will prefer the Twelve. I have the PRX blue dial & I have the Arctic White 40mm Twelve. Hold them in your hand, put them on your wrist & there’s only one winner & that’s why it’s more expensive.

[@hunderskunder2596]

To me, the CW screams "look at me, how much finishing tricks I can use to justify the price increase"...just because you can, doesn't mean you should. It's far too busy and not cohesive. I guarantee in 10 to 20 years the twelve will not age as gracefully as the PRX. This is already partly true as the PRX is a 50 year old design and looks just as great today, as it did in the 70s. The bracelet facets of the twelve, the awkward and sudden taper, the twelve sided bezel and strange logo just will not age as well as the PRX. Good for you if you enjoy it, and at the end of the day that's all that matters. These are just my thoughts@@tiffer67

[@johnnie5442]

From what I understand Tissot PRX is a lower quality watch, including the movement. In quartz versions, PRXs se ond hand often doesn't even align with markers.

[@ApurtureSci]

That isn't really an indication of quality, I've seen extremely expensive quartz watches that don't hit the markers. It's still fair to say that the PRX is lower quality overall, but with the quartz being 1/3 the price of a Twelve, that's to be expected and actually represents fantastic value.

[@johnnie5442]

@@ApurtureSci perhaps... but hands no hitting the markers to me is super annoying. Or when you set perfect time, using an atomic clock app, and then the minute hand does not align with the markers while the second hand does - on a mechanical valjoux 7750 that I have - also unacceptable. I mean, they're supposed to be a fine instrument, not a mere accessory

[@stevemoreno6241]

It's definitely a compelling option for fans of integrated watches or fans of the Genta design language. Personally, I'm not a fan of this style, and the size is too small for my taste.

[@DesignAtelier]

I think that’s the best word. Compelling.

[@robertlittlehawk7713]

The look is pretty nice. The finish is good, but the price is a bit tight and I really detest butterfly clasps.

[@DesignAtelier]

Yeah the price it steep

[@mrlocorio4291]

Very creative and thoroughly planned

[@DesignAtelier]

Thanks a bunch!

[@juniorjohnson5961]

I'm cheap id go for the Tissot.

[@DesignAtelier]

II have 2 already. I need to save up

[@eskamobob8662]

Rofl. Wtf is with that opening

[@PheasantPluckersMate]

I hope CW gift you one, Jayson!

[@DesignAtelier]

Should Christopher Ward Give Me a Free Watch? #prx #tissot #swiss

[@kickstothehead3705]

Christopher ward jus seems to copy what’s hot wise did a dial like that on a dress watch not with the Christopher ward logo but it looks very similar to this dial I guess that’s pretty much all micro brands tho

[@mjthedealer]

If you're referring to the Wise Adamascus AD15 it looks even better than this CW IMO.

[@kickstothehead3705]

@@mjthedealer I believe so

[@DesignAtelier]

Good point. But I think that’s intentional. At the end of the day, these are businesses and they need to profit to stay alive. But it’s a beauty nonetheless.

[@adamethancrow]

It’s sponsored by Christopher Ward - I wonder if this will be a positive review, as he was paid by the brand? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DesignAtelier]

I wasn’t paid.

[@adamethancrow]

Buddy you opening the video by saying 'this is brought to you by Christopher Ward' which is what is said if a video is sponsored. I love the channel by the way @@DesignAtelier

[@DesignAtelier]

@@adamethancrow yes it’s brought to you by Christopher ward because they shipped the watch here to aruba. I’m still not paid to make the video. I’m also not paid to keep replying to crows. 😜

[@jaredstephenson6468]

The transphobic remark was unnecessary.

[@DesignAtelier]

It’s not transphobic.

[@max.loves.watches]

It seems like you consistently invite controversy. You didn't need to say what you said in this video - you could have used any other example - but you chose to go with men declaring themselves as women. It's hard to believe that stuff like this isn't targeted and deliberate having seen other past behavior. It just really detracts from your content. You do you though bro. I'm just speaking my own mind.

[@DesignAtelier]

I understand what you’re saying. Honestly people are free to do whatever they want and whatever to say. I don’t have a hidden agenda at all either. I won’t change peoples minds. I honestly think people are a bit too sensitive today. And also, im just stating the facts.

[@max.loves.watches]

@@DesignAtelier I get it and don't disagree with some of the things you've said; but ultimately, for me, it's off-putting when all I want is to escape into watches. I don't want to hear football commentators wading into territory like this during a match either, or bringing up politics or their personal beliefs that have nothing to do with the sport. It's the same thing. And whether it's coming from the left or the right, whatever the opinion is or how noble a cause, just spare me and stay on topic please. I do realise no one is forcing me to watch.

[@DesignAtelier]

@@max.loves.watches see this is actually what I appreciate. You’re able to articulate what you feel in a reasonable and relevant way. Rest assured this is not meant to be a stunt nor written for controversies sake. Its a small commentary of what’s currently relevant but is also somewhat relatable to the unisex nature of the watch. But I won’t blame you if that small jab is a hook too far.

[@maximofenn3202]

​@@DesignAtelierwell said by both of you

[@andrewlevett4274]

Aww snowflake needs a safe space.

[@bettersteps]

Thanks for the watch-check. That watch looks nice on you.. That's the same model I would have choose for myself. The subtle application of gold really pops.