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Sternglas BerlinvsChristopher Ward The C12 Loco

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Berlin
SternglasBerlin
MSRP $258
The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Berlin38mm
The C12 Loco47.5mm
Power Reserve
Berlin
The C12 Loco144h
Water Resistance
Berlin50m
The C12 Loco30m
MSRP
Berlin$258
The C12 Loco$5,460

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Dress
Diameter
38mm
47.5mm
Thickness
8mm
13.7mm
Lug-to-Lug
45mm
47.5mm
Lug Width
20mm
25mm
Finish
Brushed and polished
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Water Resistance
50m
30m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Blue
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs
Caliber
Miyota GM02
CW-003
Type
Quartz
Automatic
Beat Rate
28,800 vph
4 vph
Power Reserve
144h
Jewels
29
Complications
None
Moonphase, Day-date, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$258
$5,460

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What people say

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Sternglas Berlin

The Sternglas Berlin is praised for its stylish Art Deco-inspired design and slim 38mm case, offering good value at $270 for newcomers to watches. One reviewer notes the Miyota GM02 quartz movement is accurate to ±20 seconds per month, but flags the included leather strap as squeaky and suggests an alternative. Overall, owners find the Sternglas Berlin a satisfying purchase for its aesthetic and price point.

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.

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