Is this the "First" review of the C65 Diver?

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Is this the "First" review of the C65 Diver?

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Found this. Couldn't see the pics but the review is readable. https://www.t3.com/news/christopher-war ... dent-diver
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The dial is more gloss than i thought.
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golfjunky wrote:The dial is it more gloss than i thought.
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I thought that the bumph on the website described it as matt?
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Is that yours? What's your initial impression?
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not mine, its ripped from the review on the op's post.
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Thermexman wrote:
golfjunky wrote:The dial is it more gloss than i thought.
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I thought that the bumph on the website described it as matt?
That photo does not do it any favours...may have to hold off placing my order - wait until some more reviews/photos are around. I too was of the understanding it had a matt finish - it doesn't look very matt to me!
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it might just be the way the light plays on the crystal.
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golfjunky wrote:it might just be the way the light plays on the crystal.
^^^I agree. Looks more like a reflection.
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Reviewers who post pictures like that ought to be ashamed of themselves. :thumbdown:
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I thought it was maybe paid for content until I read "Arguably the face has one detail too many, in fact – I'd have been happier losing the Christopher Ward text logo at 9 o'clock".

The stock photos are great, but agree the reviewer could have captured a better one as shown above!
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".....Arguably the face has one detail too many, in fact – I'd have been happier losing the Christopher Ward text logo at 9 o'clock… although maybe adding a date window at 3 o'clock would be nice...."

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Somehow this one escaped my attention when it was announced. As a fan of thin divers and thin vintage-esque bezels, this one has my attention. There is a lot to like, but I'm really unsure about the open 6. The finishing looks very good. As others have mentioned, it will be interesting to see if the dial is closer to the matte finish of the renderings, or semi-glossy.
I am confused by this stock photo though. Is there a 41mm black dial and a 29mm blue dial? Why not show both dials at the same size.
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downer wrote:Reviewers who post pictures like that ought to be ashamed of themselves. :thumbdown:
Pictures in many reviews show the hands in perfect positions and watch in great lighning. I think this picture exposes the void at 3 quite nicely. Time at 10:08 only happens twice a day for about a minute.

There are a few questions though...
Unique engraved serial number
Isn't a serial number always unique?
And best of all… Luxurious presentation case.
Apparently, the reviewer hasn't seen their current cases in person, unless he refers to the wooden box.
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Lavaine wrote: I am confused by this stock photo though. Is there a 41mm black dial and a 29mm blue dial? Why not show both dials at the same size.
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Nope, only comes in 41mm. As to why they're depicting the black one larger in that pic, It's difficult to gauge the context and comment, without knowing where you got that pic from.
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nordwulf wrote:
downer wrote:Reviewers who post pictures like that ought to be ashamed of themselves. :thumbdown:
Pictures in many reviews show the hands in perfect positions and watch in great lighning. I think this picture exposes the void at 3 quite nicely. Time at 10:08 only happens twice a day for about a minute.
I was not referring to the hand position. I was referring to the overall quality (or lack of) of the picture. And anyway, these reviews are part of the marketing effort of the company, and therefore, isn't it reasonable to expect the reviewer to show the watch in a decent light?

Having said that, there will a void on most watches when all the hands are positioned in the same 5% segment of the dial...

Some of these "reviewers" make me laugh...
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