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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsFarer WORLD TIMER

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The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
WORLD TIMER
FarerWORLD TIMER
MSRP $1,525

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
WORLD TIMER39mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
WORLD TIMER56h
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
WORLD TIMER100m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
WORLD TIMER$1,525

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
World Timer
Diameter
47.5mm
39mm
Thickness
13.7mm
12mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
45mm
Lug Width
25mm
20mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L marine-grade stainless steel
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Blue
Green
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

6 specs
Caliber
CW-003
Sellita SW331-2
Type
Automatic
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
144h
56h
Jewels
29
25
Complications
Moonphase, Day-date, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,460
$1,525

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What people say

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Christopher Ward The C12 Loco

Owners widely praise the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco for its unusual technical ambition, well-finished movement aesthetics, and value, particularly noting the dial-side floating free-sprung balance. Some owners find the mid-case design creates odd proportions, and the 30m water resistance is flagged as a limitation. The watch features a manually wound twin-barrel movement in a 41mm steel case with a 47.5mm lug-to-lug and 13.7mm thickness. Overall, owners rate the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco highly for its ambitious movement design and value at its price point.

Farer WORLD TIMER

Owners widely praise the Farer WORLD TIMER for its 39mm case size, comfortable wearability, and thoughtful case finishing with mixed polished and bead-blasted accents. Specific callouts include the PVD gold finish appearing bronze, a bronze inlay crown, shiny minute markers, a GMT ring, powerful lume, a sparkling case, and a comfortable bracelet or leather strap. The world-time complication is noted for its practicality and visual appeal, with some variants offering striking three-dimensional lume. However, some owners find the watch slightly small for larger wrists and one owner wishes the bracelet had microadjusts. A reviewer noted roughness at the edges of the micro pique dial structure where it meets other elements, which can make the date aperture appear rough in direct light. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Farer WORLD TIMER highly for its creative dial designs and excellent value at the price point.

From video reviewers

The watch offers excellent value at its price point. Reviewers noted the functional 24-hour disc and bidirectional bezel for world time tracking. No shared weaknesses were identified.

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