C1 Moonphase: "My God, it's full of stars"

[Loosetoe]

This thread got me to buy one. The dial is pretty spectacular. The aventurine is very nice. The dial proper and the moon disk blend together giving the illusion of one continuous aventurine piece. The “Swiss Made” text is definitely a distraction, but at the price point I just don’t care. The dial is very prominent and takes center stage over the case. The dial itself is 38mm. For a 40.5 mm watch, that is VERY prominent. Good lord I like the superluminova on the moon. There ARE nicer moons out there, but not at this price point.


The case is a bit basic. It’s all brushed, with a small bevel along the lugs. There is a polish on one surface on the bezel as well. The case and bracelet are so dull in appearance I thought they were titanium until I checked the site again which confirmed them to be SS.

In pictures I liked this on the strap better. IRL, I like it on the bracelet. The strap has a deployant which is VERY chunky. I generally do not like deployants. This one is not changing my mind. The strap is a bit bulky too. Thick padding and doesn’t really taper. Perhaps I will have a strap made with a taper to 18mm and use a basic buckle. For now I like the bracelet.

You can see it next to my Czapek QDB which is also an Aventurine dial. The Czapek Aventurine is darker, almost black in comparison. The CW is bluer.

The bracelet is a dead ringer for the Tudor jubilee bracelet from the 80s-00s. You can see it next to my Tudor chrono. The center link on the Tudor was originally brushed, but came back from a service polished…oh well.

Accuracy was quite good. Averaging around +3/day with 290 amplitude as measured in my timegrapher.

For the price, this is a steal. I have a bel Canto on order. This makes me all the more excited for that watch. Hell of a bargain. Really pleased. This is just fun. Not everything has to cost a lot to be enjoyable.













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[JasH]

Originally Posted by Loosetoe

This thread got me to buy one. The dial is pretty spectacular. The aventurine is very nice. The dial proper and the moon disk blend together giving the illusion of one continuous aventurine piece.

Congratulations

Glad you like it

Consider the Twelve Ti Blue too. I got that a couple of weeks ago and think it's incredible.

[kaos]

OP, fantastic photos! You should license them to CW. Enjoy your timepiece.

[buddenfan]

Why the hate on Christopher Ward logo or name on dials? Because the name doesnt sound French or Swiss enough?

I bet it it was Cristoph Wardello everyone would love it haha

[INC]

Originally Posted by buddenfan

Why the hate on Christopher Ward logo or name on dials? Because the name doesnt sound French or Swiss enough?

I bet it it was Cristoph Wardello everyone would love it haha

Especially on a watch with no name on the dial

[buddenfan]

Originally Posted by INC

Especially on a watch with no name on the dial

Is it because his name doesnt sound too appealing? Most companies put their name on the dial

[INC]

Originally Posted by buddenfan

Is it because his name doesnt sound too appealing? Most companies put their name on the dial

You know, I think it might be generally hard to please you.

[Yobrooks]

Thanks for posting... I'm tempted as well. Love the dial and huge moon. Quick question... Do you find it difficult to read the time ? The hands are quite dark. Congrats

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[buddenfan]

Originally Posted by INC

You know, I think it might be generally hard to please you.

Haha why? I am just curious why everyone hates on them putting the name kn the dial when almost every company does this

[Swearengen]

No moon but just Aventurine

[Swearengen]

And another one

[FLGatorM5]

Originally Posted by Swearengen

And another one

I wish they did the aventurine on the stainless case. The blue on blue on blue makes me hesitate on that one.

[Loosetoe]

Originally Posted by Yobrooks

Thanks for posting... I'm tempted as well. Love the dial and huge moon. Quick question... Do you find it difficult to read the time ? The hands are quite dark. Congrats

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It is not at all hard to read the time. The hands are close to black polished which admittedly can make their photographing difficult. In reality, they are easy to see as reflections on them make them stand apart from the dial.

[Yobrooks]

Thanks !

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