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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsHamilton Jazzmaster Performer Automatic

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The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
Jazzmaster Performer Automatic
HamiltonJazzmaster Performer Automatic
MSRP $1,245

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
Jazzmaster Performer Automatic38mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
Jazzmaster Performer Automatic80h
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
Jazzmaster Performer Automatic100m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
Jazzmaster Performer Automatic$1,245

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Dress
Diameter
47.5mm
38mm
Thickness
13.7mm
11.47mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
46mm
Lug Width
25mm
20mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
100m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
CW-003
H-10
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
144h
80h
Jewels
29
25
Complications
Moonphase, Day-date, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,460
$1,245

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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.

Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Automatic

Owners widely praise the Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Automatic for its clean design, comfortable wearability, and impressive 80-hour power reserve, with accuracy averaging just over 2 seconds per day. Some owners note the bezel is non-functional, and one experienced an internal movement failure causing time jumps, though service resolved this. The 34mm variant is considered solid for smaller wrists due to its flatter crystal and reasonable lug-to-lug distance. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Automatic highly for its blend of style, comfort, and extended power reserve at its price point.

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