Christopher Ward

[ash145]

Anyone checked out the latest offering from Christopher Ward?. SH21 5 day power reserve in house movement. Looks really nice although a bit big for my liking. And at £1500 abit pricey!.

[DJW]

Anyone checked out the latest offering from Christopher Ward?. SH21 5 day power reserve in house movement. Looks really nice although a bit big for my liking. And at £1500 abit pricey!.

I actually really like this watch! And to be honest, I think the price is extremely reasonable when taken into account that it is an "In-House" movement. Developing and producing a movement from scratch is a very labor intensive and extremely expensive venture. This is why you don't see a lot of manufacturers do this.

One of my favorite small manufacturers, RGM, has developed a few in-house movements as well. Their least expensive model, the 801, is a mechanical hand wind movement only, without the extra complication of an automatic winding system, and still lists for $8,000+.

I'm going to have to check this watch out further! Looks like a possible buy for me!

Thanks for posting!

Don

[WillFly]

43mm is pretty large! I don't know much about CW watches, though I think their prices in the lower range are reasonable. I don't buy quartz watches or automatics - so I'm a bit limited in my choice! They do 2 manual wind watches in their complete range.

 

I'm told the people on the CW Forum are beating themselves up because the firm has recently merged...

[Geo]

One of my favorite small manufacturers, RGM

Hi Don, having read your post, I've just been checking out RGM watches. I think they are stunning, and can see where you got the inspiration for your own creations.