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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsGeckota Chronotimer Sports Edition

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The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
Chronotimer Sports Edition
GeckotaChronotimer Sports Edition
MSRP $499

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
Chronotimer Sports Edition41.5mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
Chronotimer Sports Edition40h
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
Chronotimer Sports Edition100m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
Chronotimer Sports Edition$499

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Chronograph
Diameter
47.5mm
41.5mm
Thickness
13.7mm
12.35mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
47.8mm
Lug Width
25mm
22mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Blue
Maroon
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
CW-003
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
144h
40h
Jewels
29
25
Complications
Moonphase, Day-date, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,460
$499

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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.

Geckota Chronotimer Sports Edition

The Geckota Maroon Red strap is considered decent with good colors by one owner, but the red stripes are too thick and the lines are too close together, and it is also noted as being too long with "meh" colors compared to other options. On balance, owners and reviewers find the Geckota Maroon Red strap to be a functional accessory with some aesthetic drawbacks.

From video reviewers

The polished and brushed steel case finishing is a shared strength. The hand-wound mechanical chronograph movement is also a consistent point. No shared weaknesses were identified.

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