review of the christopher ward c8 pilot

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Today I’m reviewing a replica watch that i similar to a good offer: the Christopher Ward C8 Pilot, model variety C8SKK. It’s a mechanical look at within the model of pilot’s replica watches from a long time in the past, updated applying present day supplies plus the ETA 2824-2 mechanical motion. Let us begin with the specs:
44mm by 9.7mm, 140g.
22mm leather-based strap, black with off-white (ecru) stitching, brushed rivets along with a great butterfly double deployant clasp.
Antimagnetic interior case and dial.
Sapphire crystal with internal anti-reflective coating.
Smaller mineral crystal over the back again for viewing on the harmony and rotor.
Signed oversized crown, gasketed but not screwdown.
50m (150ft) water-resistant.
Matte finish stainless steel scenario.
Lumed indices and palms while in the new blue-white SuperLuminova SLNBGW9.
Used double-dot triangle at 12 o’clock to quickly demonstrate dial orientation.
ETA 2824-2 motion, 28,800 vph and 38 hour electrical power reserve. Hacking, handwinding with centre seconds and day at three o’clock.
Swiss Manufactured (which normally denotes a vastly far more expensive look at).
Record selling price is 212 lbs for non-EC consumers, or about $311 as of December 2008.
Christoper Ward has an abnormal “60/60″ guarantee for a 60-day no quibble return and sixty month (5 year) warranty.
Other versions are also available (white dial, brown strap, PVD case), but all share the same basics. Read on for our review.

One of the excellent ironies of life is that technology often advances fastest in times of strife and warfare. For example, the present day pilot’s enjoy, as well as the entire Panerai company, were both created out from the needs with the last world war. replica watches are often decorative as well as functional, so the prospect of imminent demise has a way of removing all excess and distracting elements. At the time, replica watches were an essential navigational component since dead reckoning requires only a compass, clock, and map. All three had to be reliable and functional. Additionally, piston engines from the time had a much higher level of vibration than do modern-day jets, so legibility was critical. The original replica watches on the time were quite large because of this, often 50mm or far more, designed to be worn on long straps over an outer coat. Self-winding replica watches lay from the future, so they were handwound pocketwatch movements.
Iconic designs from this time came from IWC, Laco, Stowa, Wempe and Lange. You can read more about them here and here.

If you browse those links and also the pictures on them, you can see the inspiration for the Christopher Ward C8 pilot here: big crown for use with gloves, upright Arabic numerals, dotted triangle at twelve o’clock, luminous hands outlined in black and an easy-to-spot second hand. There’s also the ecru-stitched black leather band with (decorative) rivets, matte-finished case (a shiny situation is bad in a plane – the reflections are distracting), as well as the invisible antimagnetic case and dial. In this circumstance, CW has up to date the classic design with a few modern-day elements: the movement is a self-winding (automatic) ETA 2824-2, the lume is blue, they added a date window at three o’clock, and there’s a tiny window over the back again to exhibit the balance in motion.

The dimensions are changed a bit – for the better, actually. The C8 Pilot is 44mm by a slim nine.7mm. It wears incredibly comfortably because of this, and is effortless to slide under sleeves. After my usual-wear dive replica watch at 15mm, nine.7 is a lot a lot more versatile and comfortable since the weight sits lower and is spread out, the enjoy doesn’t move nearly as much when your arm moves; less of a pendulum effect. It’s hard to explain, but if you’ve worn a heavy, tall look at, you’ll know what I mean. At 140g, this is also a very light weight check out, adding to the comfort. The thinness also means that the C8 can work as an strange dress look at.
I’ve bought a couple of replica watches from Christopher Ward again in 2006, and have been meaning to do a review. Over the left is a picture from the C8 behind my Malvern C5. I’m personally a big fan of your brand, which is Internet-only and is advertised via word of mouth. You can actually email Christoper Ward himself, and unlike every other look at brand which i know of, he publishes detailed design notes and specs on his website! For example, here’s a snipped from the C8 PDF:
It shows how he laid out the interior portion with the dial and palms, and little details such as the hour hand sweeping over the bottom of the triangle. It’s the first time I’ve had a look at design drawings, and I find it really fascinating to see. I wish other brands would do likewise.
In another drawing, he shows how he used the shape in the Spitfire’s wing in designing the caseback:
The motion is the reliable and standard (Swiss) ETA 2824-2. In a recent change, Christopher Ward replica watches are now assembled in Switzerland and thus now say ‘Swiss made’ to the dial instead in the previous “Swiss mov’t”. ETA has changed their rules for their customers to require Swiss casing, and I suspect this is the cause behind the change.
The 2824-2 movement is about 28mm across, and also the C8 is 44mm across, so if you look you can see signs of this the date indicator is closer to the centre with the dial, plus the movement window in back again shows the outside of your rotor sweep. Design purists sometimes are upset if a motion requires a spacer, but it is completely fine with me, and really, there’s no reason to limit check out size artificially. The 2824-2 is a good timekeeper, and any competent replica watchmaker can service or repair it easily.

A quick search of View Report lists 30 instances of ‘2824′, giving you an idea of just how popular it is.
The case is non-glare brushed 316L stainless-steel, as is the signed crown. The matching rivets around the strap are also brushed, lending the look at a tool-like appearance I find appealing. The only reflections are from the utilized triangle at 12 o’clock along with the inset metallic ring around the day window. I’m not sure why he went with all the date window surround, to be honest, as it doesn’t help readability, but this is a modest minus.
The crown is tapered, signed, and fluted. It is very easy to grasp, wind, and set, but has ample clearance so as not to irritate the wrist below. Lacking crown guards, I can see a bit of risk in it getting caught and damaged on straps or similar if you’re not careful. It doesn’t screw down, though the enjoy still manages to be rated for 50m (150ft) of water resistance.
The luminosity over the observe is quite good. The blue lacks the initial intensity of, say, the Orange Monster, but remains very legible for eight hours. The numerals (in white) are not lumed, but the arms, minute markers, and triangle are. It is really easy to read, and if you look closely you’ll see that the second hand has two colors of lume on it; a good detail to appreciate.
The strap is 22mm wide at the lugs, tapering to 20mm at the double deployant clasp. It really is thicker than usual at 4 or 5mm of signed calfskin. I’ve never seen this before on a check out, but the spring bars are quick release, meaning that you can remove the strap making use of only a fingernail. I am a big fan of quick-release straps; I’ve been applying them from another vendor for years now on all my replica watches. I’ve never had one come loose, plus the ease of changing straps is wonderful. Hopefully other brands will copy the idea as well.

(You can see the quick-release catch during the above picture of your back again of the observe.) Interestingly, on my 7.25″ wrist, the strap was at its smallest setting, which hints to me that this is a observe designed for the large-wristed. It’s easy to punch new holes while in the strap, however; expect to do so if you have smaller wrists.
I’ve greatly enjoyed wearing this look at. Christopher Ward provided us a review unit, but if they hadn’t, I’d be buying one out my own funds, I like it that much. Highly recommended.
Look for a follow-up email interview with Christoper Ward himself soon on replica watchReport as well.
By Paul Hubbard