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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsCWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch

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The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
E9 Automatic Diver Watch
CWCE9 Automatic Diver Watch
MSRP $1,391

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
E9 Automatic Diver Watch41mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
E9 Automatic Diver Watch40h
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
E9 Automatic Diver Watch300m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
E9 Automatic Diver Watch$1,391

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Diver
Diameter
47.5mm
41mm
Thickness
13.7mm
12mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
47mm
Lug Width
25mm
20mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
300m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Dial Color
Blue
CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch (SF300-E9 AS120)

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
CW-003
Sellita SW200-1
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
144h
40h
Jewels
29
25
Complications
Moonphase, Day-date, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,460
$1,391

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What people say

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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.

CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch

Owners widely praise the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch for its military-spec toughness and satisfyingly easy-to-wind crown, with one owner calling it a perfect reissue due to its thin case, small size, and legibility. Some owners appreciate its durability and value as a beater or summer watch, noting its solid bars are a military requirement and highlighting its significant wrist presence and unique "Jolly Roger" dial design. Critics find the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch overpriced for its mineral crystal and 60-click bezel, despite its military heritage and HAQ movement, and its luminous paint is noted as low glow. Overall, owners rate the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch highly for its military-spec toughness and wrist presence, despite some reservations about its value proposition.

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