Pilot's watches... let's see, black face, white indices, large and easy to read face.
Not necessarily! The Christopher Ward C8 Pilot is a truly refreshing departure from the "stock/standard" model pilot's watches out there. Not black, but rather a cream / beige dial, with a highly legible face.
44 mm of Swiss made stainless steel goodness! The C8 is also available in a black dial with blue and white accents, but I have to say that this off-white/cream dial with black numbers and the use of a red second hand really speaks to me! The use of an applied marker at the twelve-o'clock position is a very nice touch and adds a nice counter-point to the black numbers and indices on the dial.
The C8 is powered by (I believe in this particular instance) an ETA 2824 - 2, although the Christopher Ward website does indicate that in addition to this, the Sellita SW200-1 is also used. Considering that Sellita has been around since 1950, and that ETA relied upon them as a reassembling resource (essentially the assembly and regulation of components to make a functioning movement). So I think it is safe to say Miguel Garcia and his team at Sellita have not only the know-how, but the experience to produce high-quality self-winding movements.
The first day was a good one. So far the time keeping has been accurate - there was an 6 second loss over a 48 hour period. More to come this evening - stay tuned.
Not necessarily! The Christopher Ward C8 Pilot is a truly refreshing departure from the "stock/standard" model pilot's watches out there. Not black, but rather a cream / beige dial, with a highly legible face.
44 mm of Swiss made stainless steel goodness! The C8 is also available in a black dial with blue and white accents, but I have to say that this off-white/cream dial with black numbers and the use of a red second hand really speaks to me! The use of an applied marker at the twelve-o'clock position is a very nice touch and adds a nice counter-point to the black numbers and indices on the dial.
The C8 is powered by (I believe in this particular instance) an ETA 2824 - 2, although the Christopher Ward website does indicate that in addition to this, the Sellita SW200-1 is also used. Considering that Sellita has been around since 1950, and that ETA relied upon them as a reassembling resource (essentially the assembly and regulation of components to make a functioning movement). So I think it is safe to say Miguel Garcia and his team at Sellita have not only the know-how, but the experience to produce high-quality self-winding movements.
The first day was a good one. So far the time keeping has been accurate - there was an 6 second loss over a 48 hour period. More to come this evening - stay tuned.
It's a really nice looking watch; perfect thing for everyday and looks mighty nice on your wrist (yes, I'm biased but so what?)
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