C8 MKII

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C8 MKII

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A cleaner dial for the C8..... the dial has just been simplified taking it back to more like the original pilots watches in the late thirties…just simple no fuss.


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Re: C8 MKII

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Nice. Like it!
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Yep...like it ,but then i like the C8 anyway.
Is it different enough to make it worthwhile putting it up against the 'Mark 1'?.....will the 'Mark 1' be retired?
Either way i think this is a nice watch.
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Re: C8 MKII

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Oh dear....I'm in trouble again
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now thats one i like, although to be fair i liked the mark one also, hope the mark one is still being kept on as i have not got one yet.
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Re: C8 MKII

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Like this a lot, especially the black dial. Nice and clean.

May have to consider selling my C8IPK.... to get one of these.
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Re: C8 MKII

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Real blued hands or painted? Hopefully real. While somewhat standard, this is a good looking watch.
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It's truer to an original pilot watch, the Navigator watches were the ones with 24 hr dials etc.

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Wondered if they might do this, though I do like the C8 as it is.

One issue CW must sort out with it, though: the spec says anti-reflective coating, but it simply isn't there. I've never been really happy with mine as a result.

A printed dial MUST have a proper A/R coating, better still with very slightly convex glass. It would give the C8 a depth it hasn't currently got.
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This is fab., got rid of the 24 hour 'ring' which unbalanced the face of the mark 1. I want one, NOW! :)
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Re: C8 MKII

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I like it. Hopefully the hands will be flamed blue. Also how about having the see thru window on the caseback slightly larger. Finally what about leaving out the date window.
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Re: C8 MKII

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No, I need a date on my watch, in fact I'm away to get rid of all those that don't have one!
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Re: C8 MKII

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MorrisOx wrote:Wondered if they might do this, though I do like the C8 as it is.

One issue CW must sort out with it, though: the spec says anti-reflective coating, but it simply isn't there. I've never been really happy with mine as a result.

A printed dial MUST have a proper A/R coating, better still with very slightly convex glass. It would give the C8 a depth it hasn't currently got.
I think the C8 has AR coating on the outside only.

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Re: C8 MKII

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I liked the original and i like this better. Just too big for me to bother with it. Having said that, I might just try on a 44 to see how it looks/feels on the wrist next time I see one somewhere...just in case i decide i could live with it, because I'd like to! it's a great version of a classic style.
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I'm wondering if we're gonna see a clear out of the original C8's (and perhaps the C6's & C7's too) tonight at about 4:30?
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