I need blinders! Or I need to win the lotterystrapline wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:16 pmSteady there young Alex! Now where do your priorities lie? I thought you were in the market for a chronograph, with a very decent-sized spend attached? You need to focus your attention, you can't be looking left and right at the same time.
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C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
Mine still says "pre-order", but I probably ordered mine after you did (mine was ordered 21/5). I'm not entirely sure what "partially held" means, but I suspect one of the watch head and the chosen strap(s) is ready, but not both. Still, "partially held" is progress at least!
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It means they have referred it to the third umpire. Did it touch the ground before they caught it?
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
I ordered a C63 Elite on bracelet on the day of release and have noticed today that the order status has changed to “being prepared for dispatch”. Yesterday it was showing “partially held”, so hopefully not too long a wait now.
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I've just noticed that the status of my order has also now changed to "being prepared for dispatch".
Plus I received a CW marketing email today saying that the Elite was now in stock for new orders.
Plus I received a CW marketing email today saying that the Elite was now in stock for new orders.
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
Had an email confirmation today that my Elite (on bracelet) has been dispatched!
Unfortunately, had another one from DPD saying it won't arrive until Monday. Bah humbug.
Anyone else had any notifications? Or arrivals, even?
Unfortunately, had another one from DPD saying it won't arrive until Monday. Bah humbug.
Anyone else had any notifications? Or arrivals, even?
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I'll be interested to know your thoughts on dial size, Steve, as that's a subject you have brought up recently. I have been going on about a presumed blue Elite in the pipeline, but it strikes me that with the internal bezel the dial area is going to be quite small.
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
I hope so. Otherwise it's going to seem too big, as a 40mm cased sports watch.Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 5:28 pm it strikes me that with the internal bezel the dial area is going to be quite small.
I think the key with the Elite is going to be what parts of what is under the crystal are perceived by one's brain to be the dial. I'm expecting the sloping internal bezel not to be registered by my brain as part of the dial (otherwise it will definitely seem too big). But I'm not sure about the ring with the cut-outs, between the dial proper and the internal bezel. The minute hand extends part-way into this ring and the ring is flat like the dial, so I expect that it will seem to be like part of the dial, which will be fine for me and for most people too. Even if my brain regards it as separate to the dial, it will probably be ok for me as I like small dials (e.g. like the C65 Super Compressor). But others might regard the dial (and, hence, watch) as too small if their brains perceive things the same way.
Time will tell. I will report back with thoughts once I've got it in my paws.
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
I've had the same two emails.
Sometimes DPD under-promise and over-deliver, so I guess there's a chance the watch will be delivered tomorrow.
Remember, hope is the last thing to die.
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Well said, Epimetheus!
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This is why I always take the approach of under-expecting. It's safer that way!
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As the joiner once said to his fiancée, “What...are you expecting?”
Good job they had a stable relationship.
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
Mine continues to be at preparing for despatch which as I ordered as soon as they were launched and was told mine was being picked earlier today has given me the right hump.
Why arent they done in some sort of chronological order?
Moderator privilege?
Why arent they done in some sort of chronological order?
Moderator privilege?
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Paul, didn't your order have an additional strap? Maybe that's not yet in stock and they are waiting for it? I don't know.
I can assure you there is no "moderator privilege". We order the same way as anyone else and the big CW ordering machine/process doesn't have the first clue about us being moderators etc.
Obviously, it deprioritises troublemakers though.
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Re: C63 Elite - innovation or gimmick?
You can pack up all this common sense malarkey Steve and leave me alone to sulk if you don’t mind!welshlad wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:54 pmPaul, didn't your order have an additional strap? Maybe that's not yet in stock and they are waiting for it? I don't know.
I can assure you there is no "moderator privilege". We order the same way as anyone else and the big CW ordering machine/process doesn't have the first clue about us being moderators etc.
Obviously, it deprioritises troublemakers though.
Cheers now, Paul
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