Okay, it is always a tricky matter to try and discuss bad weather with people who don't live in Santa Barbara. This really is one of the most pleasant places on earth to live with sunshine being the norm, and people buried under snow tend to think you are a bit precious when complaining about the weather.
Having said that we have been (to some extent) literally underwater for nearly the past week.
The C8 Pilot has been flawless! While the strap has gotten a touch damp (yes that is a gentle understatement), it has remained in fantastic shape with no discoloration, fading, etc.
This is more than I can say for my Barbour jacket which will need a heavy treatment of wax as the rain has been so constant that it has nearly worn off the last application. Any readers out there in the Newcastle upon Tyne area with a line on a bargain priced coat, let me know - I will need to rotate them to have at least one "semi-dry" jacket!
But on to the watch itself - it has been in very damp and humid conditions - this is from someone who lived through two typhoon seasons in Japan and visited Vietnam during the rainy season - and no fogging, no mist - bright and clear and dry. This was a great relief, particularly after a very large truck managed to splash a bath-tub full of water directly on me. Clothes soaked, boots water-logged, the aforementioned Barbour coat as effective as a swimsuit. The Christopher Ward C8 Pilot - a little damp, but just fine, thank you.
In reading various forums it is clear that there are some folks out there that feel a watch must have a screw-down crown to ensure any sort of water resistance, or that a screw-down crown is a sign of quality. When you have a company taking the time to properly assemble a watch this is certainly NOT the situation. The correct and appropriate use of gaskets and seals coupled with a well made, smoothly finished case will protect the watch from the normal (and lately here in California - downright biblical) daily events. This is not to say that this is a diving watch by any stretch of the imagination. But in terms of the pitfalls you might encounter on (semi) dry land, the C8 Pilot is a solid choice.
Oh - and the timing is holding steady - last two days a deviation of 6 seconds.
Having said that we have been (to some extent) literally underwater for nearly the past week.
The C8 Pilot has been flawless! While the strap has gotten a touch damp (yes that is a gentle understatement), it has remained in fantastic shape with no discoloration, fading, etc.
This is more than I can say for my Barbour jacket which will need a heavy treatment of wax as the rain has been so constant that it has nearly worn off the last application. Any readers out there in the Newcastle upon Tyne area with a line on a bargain priced coat, let me know - I will need to rotate them to have at least one "semi-dry" jacket!
But on to the watch itself - it has been in very damp and humid conditions - this is from someone who lived through two typhoon seasons in Japan and visited Vietnam during the rainy season - and no fogging, no mist - bright and clear and dry. This was a great relief, particularly after a very large truck managed to splash a bath-tub full of water directly on me. Clothes soaked, boots water-logged, the aforementioned Barbour coat as effective as a swimsuit. The Christopher Ward C8 Pilot - a little damp, but just fine, thank you.
In reading various forums it is clear that there are some folks out there that feel a watch must have a screw-down crown to ensure any sort of water resistance, or that a screw-down crown is a sign of quality. When you have a company taking the time to properly assemble a watch this is certainly NOT the situation. The correct and appropriate use of gaskets and seals coupled with a well made, smoothly finished case will protect the watch from the normal (and lately here in California - downright biblical) daily events. This is not to say that this is a diving watch by any stretch of the imagination. But in terms of the pitfalls you might encounter on (semi) dry land, the C8 Pilot is a solid choice.
Oh - and the timing is holding steady - last two days a deviation of 6 seconds.
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