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Not a brand I know much about, only that they keep changing their logo and have great summer sales. But I do think this is rather cool & a pointless complication, but still cool nevertheless.

https://www.fratellowatches.com/introducing-the-christopher-ward-c1-bel-canto/

I quite like it. I definitely laughed at the changing logo, though - their branding is the only disappointment in my C60 Trident 600. The logo at 12 is fine, but the added text at 9 is just a niggling little itch. My brother has the C60 BLUE edition, and it just springs out of the dial.
 
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I’m looking to buy a new watch and have my heart set on a rose gold one to some description.

Budget wise I’d say around 3.5K but for the right watch I’d be happy to go higher.

I’m currently at the zeroo time T4 skeleton with toubillion movement at £1900 plus import fees, I’ve attached a picture big happy to hear anyone’s recommendations or thoughts
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Mspeedster
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I really like the Timex Q Chronograph, especially the panda dial. Pretty cool and for less money than a moonSwatch.
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Mspeedster Mspeedster
I really like the Timex Q Chronograph, especially the panda dial. Pretty cool and for less money than a moonSwatch.
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Ooooooooo i like the cut of that jib!
 
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Mspeedster Mspeedster
I really like the Timex Q Chronograph, especially the panda dial. Pretty cool and for less money than a moonSwatch.
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Wow I really quite like that on the brown leather strap
 
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D danwel
I’m looking to buy a new watch and have my heart set on a rose gold one to some description.

Budget wise I’d say around 3.5K but for the right watch I’d be happy to go higher.

I’m currently at the zeroo time T4 skeleton with toubillion movement at £1900 plus import fees, I’ve attached a picture big happy to hear anyone’s recommendations or thoughts
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That seems like serious money for a Chinese Tourbillon with a fake skeleton treatment 👎
 
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Mspeedster Mspeedster
I really like the Timex Q Chronograph, especially the panda dial. Pretty cool and for less money than a moonSwatch.
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Don’t know how well these are put together, but the design is awesome 👍
 
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paysdoufs paysdoufs
That seems like serious money for a Chinese Tourbillon with a fake skeleton treatment 👎

yeah I never thought of it like that. I think I’m more drawn to the rose gold and black treatment than anything else.

Other options I’m not so sure of yet but am looking for a purchase. Could hold out and wait on the Tudor black bay Panda
 
Jim Dollares
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paysdoufs paysdoufs
That seems like serious money for a Chinese Tourbillon with a fake skeleton treatment 👎
In what way is this a fake skeleton treatment? Looks properly skeletonised in my eyes

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paysdoufs
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I didn’t screen macro pics of this one in particular, but very often for that kind of watches the colored “grid” doesn’t fulfill any structural role but is just an intermediate layer placed between crystal and caliber.

Happy to stand corrected if I was wrong !
 
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Mspeedster Mspeedster
I really like the Timex Q Chronograph, especially the panda dial. Pretty cool and for less money than a moonSwatch.
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It can be had for £153 with the welcome discount as I’ve just ordered one lol
 
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Jim Dollares Jim Dollares
In what way is this a fake skeleton treatment? Looks properly skeletonised in my eyes

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looks more skeleton than the H02T…
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Jim Dollares
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dtf dtf
looks more skeleton than the H02T…
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Yes, H02T and H01 is what I would call a fake skeleton 👍
 
imagwai
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That seems like serious money for a Chinese Tourbillon
Anybody know what happens when the movement needs servicing? Have to send it back to China, or can any watchmaker do it? How much would it cost?!
 
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imagwai imagwai
Anybody know what happens when the movement needs servicing? Have to send it back to China, or can any watchmaker do it?

Probably throw it out, no joke
 
imagwai
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Probably throw it out, no joke
That's what I was thinking. Effectively a disposable £3k watch.
 
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imagwai imagwai
That's what I was thinking. Effectively a disposable £3k watch.

that’s what worries me, it’s an expensive throw away watch.

That said, surely a half decent watchmaker can service it ??

I am slowly going off the idea of buying one if I’m honest. I guess I just really want a nice black and rose gold watch so will keep hunting
 
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D danwel
That said, surely a half decent watchmaker can service it ??

Tourbillons are as expensive as they are (for a real one) because of just how intricate and delicate they are. Servicing even a mass-produced one is going to be a frightful time investment for the watchmaker, and most would probably just outright refuse it. Anyone who accepted the work would be charging a shit-ton of money for it, potentially doubling your cost of the watch itself.
 
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