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LOve them!

This is what we want when we see "Honest Review" on the title

I loathe bracelets w/ screws for adjustment. It’s a matter of time till you strip one. This is even w/ a tool like Seiko produces that holds the bracelet and has screwdrivers in both sides at the same time. The screws can and will back out over time as well. But I’ve been at this for 35 years so what do I know.

Great to see an update from you Ben, I've missed your insights! You're one of my favourite watch RUclipsrs

Buck. He said buck. 0:40.

Great video. I know I don't have to buy a Citizen to get the atomic clock feature.

I have a hard time trusting the opinions on looks/appearance from a reviewer that doesn't ever review actual nice watches like these and just reviews the cheap stuff, but I can appreciate that you were fairly objective for the most part when not discussing aesthetics. You only like cheap stuff so it makes sense that you didn't like them. Having owned several, I genuinely think they're worth twice the price.

I have a dragon fly blue C63 GMT which I bought about 2 months ago. I love it. The color is fantastic. After watching you pull the micro adjust links I thought I'd try it but it is no on my watch band. Thanks for a great video. Cheers from Florida

Way to dressy, bracelet is meh too, not a bad watch overall, just have "buts".

The worst thing about the Sealander and most other CW watches is the Little Mermaid-inspired counterbalance on the seconds hand.

Never understood the hype for the 12. I have the PRX in both quartz and auto (neither on bracelet) and they've mastered the Genta vibe for me, better than CW. That said, I've been at this for several decades, and with over 750 watches, from cheap to pricey, I can say Ward stands out for quality and for being a bargain, but I'd say that's more for particular releases, rather than the brand as a whole. I have their C60 Tide, and, best price ever, at a grand, for a COSC, 600m diver with lumed wave pattern on a SAPPHIRE dial. And, well said, not much point in spending more than around a grand, unless particular brands are worth it to you (as Breitling was for me). It's unfortunate that a nicer watch doesn't feel worth it to you. I find them more satisfying to wear, and feel Ward can be worth it, with the right pick. Many, many years ago, that was their Trident chrono, when almost no one was doing affordable ceramic bezels yet, and as a 600m chrono, it nicely scratched my Omega itch. Was the most I'd ever spent at $800, but convinced me to slow the roll on affordables, save up, and spend more. I've found such bliss around the 1k mark, and happily now own some epic watches without spending a fortune. Best advice I ever got, given that foregoing three or four cheapos adds up to a very decent watch. Not that I skip cheap, lol, just got the new dunes style dial from San Martin, and, with quick adjust clasp and some of the best screwed links of any watch I've ever bought (plus they even provide a screwdriver), it's fantastic, but I only know that because of having bought the decent brands. That said, it's close to a Ward for a quarter of the price. Is a Ward four times better? No, but certainly twice or 3 times better, for sure. But San Martin is killing it and the dunes dial finally feels more original than other copycat designs. Refreshing. Ward gets points for originality (they even have an in house movement) and feeding the need for super high end without insane prices (their newest moon phase, for example, or that Bel Canto). Yes, a lot of options in the thousand dollar club, but CW deserves their place, for sure, and, between three and five grand, have some offerings no brand has. As for the logo issue, it never stopped me, haha.

So Fukin Passe. Casio are so lazy, your choice not mine

Still have better quality than budget Seiko LMAO

I appreciate your thoroughness.

Comparing my "The Twelve Ti" to a PRX, the CW is definitely a step up in movement as well as finishing quality and materials

The thing about CW talking in “cutting out the middle man” language is that they were the first brand to sell watches directly to consumers online twenty years ago; they were the first to genuinely use 3x markups (which they’d carried across from years in standard retail at ELC) and not have a distribution network cost, and hence no middle man. All the scam brands of recent years have since repeated “middle man” and “affordable luxury” but using crappy drop shipped stuff. Meanwhile CW are a genuine British/Swiss manufacturer with their own in-house calibre in the SH-21, plus the JJ and FS modules for Sellita movements. Whilst they started off as a generic micro brand they’re now a true independent watchmaker with some incredible pieces: the Bel Canto and their recent Moonphase for example, whilst the finishing on the Twelve X is outstanding. I’ve never understood people who don’t like watches with people’s names on. What about Roger Smith, Philippe Dufour, etc?

That’s the worst on the fly micro adjustment I’ve seen. Butterfly clasps are weird

These watches are totally fine. Definitely a decent value.

FINALLY, someone is disrupting the industry.

I wonder if I make a watch video and get 20k views if watch companies will send me watches? That would be awesome. Ben definitely makes better videos then I ever could though. It’s funny to think how many really good watch review channels there are.

Youre just a hater. I unsubscribed

I’m sick to the back teeth of new GMT watches… but I like this one. Very nice 👍

CW really does do very nice work for the money. I have a Trident Pro 300, and it’s basically the cheapest watch I own, but it is so nice.

The Twelve looks awesome!

Nice review Mate! as always.. beautiful watch, i prefer 12 over the Sealander. Cant agree more on spending that kind of money. What do you think of Maen watches while compared to Chris Ward? Thanks again for all the great work you do. Cheers!!

I got a Bel Canto and it's disappointing garbage. Looks and feels cheap. I'll never buy this brand again.

That gmt has the ugliest end link/strap combination I have ever seen

Loving CW at the moment

Thanks for the video, Ben. I love my Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro. It is quite obviously top quality in every way. I paid $800 for it in 2015. As it came on a leather strap, I decided to purchase a bracelet from CW, but was told that the bracelets were sold out as the watch had been discontinued. Conversely, when my 1972 Seiko 6139 required extensive work, my Seiko watchmaker in North Vancouver Canada was able to source all required parts OEM from Seiko, including a crystal and bracelet links that needed to be replaced. As I never sell a watch, this made me question future purchases beyond the major brands as future value is sure to be impacted. My Seikos that I bought as a teenager in the 70s are now worth 10 times more than I paid for them. I just cannot see that level of future desirability from CW.

i really like that logo

What a hustle the watch companies run. My conclusion is that they all hate their customers.

I got my Sealander C63 a couple years before the brand popped, but it was before they changed their logo! Instead of the snazzy emblem, mine just says “Christoper Ward”. It’s the only thing I’d change tho, it has been just such a pleasure at that $1k point.

They sponsor Everton fc so it’s a huge no for me. They also used to be £600

0:40 that 115 calibre…

I pre ordered my CW Twelve when it came out in it’s bigger form. Still loving it and rocking it almost every day. The fit and finish really rivals more premium brands, like my BB58 from Tudor. Btw, you should give a shot à their new revision of the Moonglow C1 ! Truely amazing piece

I appreciate the suggestions, but the screwdriver shot at 20:56 is for illustrative b-roll purposes only. Both bracelets were sized off-camera with correctly sized screwdrivers, so no need to keep telling me 😅 no chance I'm risking scratching these with a camera dangling over my shoulder haha

Im no CW fan but you used the wrong driver. Its clearly not wide enough hence damage in the middle of the screw head. Thats not rocket science. Thats not even science. Its just observational measuring. You coukd even puah the boat right out and measure the screw head and the screwdriver. Other than that your vids are ok.

The best review of CW watches I have ever seen. Detailed, well thought, informing. Thank you Ben. 👍 I think either Hublot or Cartier put the humble SW200 in some very expensive watches.

bamboo? china....

I have 2 older CWs. They’re ok, but they don’t excite me. I haven’t heard good things about after sales service.

My JLC Reverso Gran Sport, from the mid 90s, has a butterfly clasp with on-the-fly micro adjustment on each side... Thanks for the video, Ben.

The friction micro-adjust is on some vacheron watches. But that's a wayyyy different price point. I love it though

christopher ward are amazing, i have rolex, omega, and Sinn the Dartmouth v1 i have is perfection

I don't think there is any way to see these before you buy them right? I like the look of the Mulberry but I would like to see it in person especially as it's only available in a 36.

i dont know 1000 bucks i dont think i buy a CW

Come on Ben, nothing is better than Scammatti 😁 it's the ultimate watch brand

CW 12 shits on Tissot PRX.. The Trident Hombre dive watch from CW is even more amazing. CW ranks right up there in bang for the $$$ in the entry luxury segment..

Your usual very comprehensive and well considered review. of what are decent watches. I own several.. There has been a move by some "reviewers" to place this brand in a tier they can't genuinely aspire to. Paid shills?? Who knows, but I don't agree with them. It's been a long time since they introduced their in house movement, but it hasn't been widely used or developed for more uses by the brand. It's a bit thick as is so would definitely need work to put CW in the "luxury" class. They've come a long way but still aren't competing with the big boys. Perhaps as you imply they aren't really trying, not wanting to venture too far along the flat part of the price/quality curve.

Boooooooriiiiing

i own a 'Claude valentini millennium sport' watch, I bought it about 20 years ago. There was an entire 'watchdog' feature on this watch, it was sold at car shows, with a 'reduced from £1500' tag. By the time watchdog got hold of it the gig was over, the rest ended up on ebay, I paid about £15 for it, and it has lasted 20 years and still looks ok. But it was a pathfinder for ali express sh*tters.