Malvern C50 COSC

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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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Very nice piece, and appropriate for CWL. If only I weren't so skint at the mo...
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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As a future purchase (post 2012 FLE!) I was thinking of something that could augment the "dress" selection:
Malvern?...Harrison?...Malvern?...Harrison?...
Damn, it just got harder :lol:
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oh come off it, a C5 that's been bitten by a radioactive something & got itself a completely pointless certificate...are we really supposed to be madly enthusiastic about that??
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highway62 wrote:oh come off it, a C5 that's been bitten by a radioactive something & got itself a completely pointless certificate...are we really supposed to be madly enthusiastic about that??
Eh. Yeah. It looks fantastic; is in keeping with the brand; and the certificate, like it or not, carries weight with watch fans elsewhere.
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in keeping with the brand meaning that it looks exactly like an existing model , just bigger! :lol:
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highway62 wrote:in keeping with the brand meaning that it looks exactly like an existing model , just bigger! :lol:
Sometimes size matters. 
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now ladies and gentlemen presenting for your pleasure the 55mm C6000....... 8)
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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If you want the ultimate take on that look at these MONDAINES!! :lol:
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yep! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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A mechanical COSC is great news (I had feared the C50 would be another quartz after the introduction of the C5Q last year) and the original Malvern is the right model to receive the treatment.

It still looks good but the round date on the original C5 looked better than this rectangle and I fear the lug width is too small. Similarly to the C9, the thin lugs make it look like an over-sized dinner plate on one's wrist. This is a shame as the thickness of case on the normal C5 just about gets away with it but from these renderings I will have to say "no". Of course, once I see real pictures I will obviously want it! :lol:
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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Oh now I am really interested.. when's he having a sale 8) :lol:
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:As a future purchase (post 2012 FLE!) I was thinking of something that could augment the "dress" selection:
Malvern?...Harrison?...Malvern?...Harrison?...
Damn, it just got harder :lol:
Harder?? nah, just get both then you have a choice of dress watch :lol:
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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Someone wave a magic wand, then...got my hand in for a nice little vintage job at the moment! 8)
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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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highway62 wrote:oh come off it, a C5 that's been bitten by a radioactive something & got itself a completely pointless certificate...are we really supposed to be madly enthusiastic about that??
COSC is a standard to attain, surely. This watch is fantastic value for what it is. :)

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Re: Malvern C50 COSC

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highway62 wrote:in keeping with the brand meaning that it looks exactly like an existing model , just bigger! :lol:
Yup, your right. The exact same watch, bar the new (larger) case, rectangular day-date window instead of the round date window, and one piece dial instead of the two-piece dial. Other than those subtle, barely noticeable changes, (oh ya, and there was something about a COSC certified movement...) it's exactly the same.
Sorry highway, but I have to say that this is a legitimate update to the original C5, much like the Mark II C8 and C5A.
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