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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsSternglas Naos XL Automatik

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The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
Naos XL Automatik
SternglasNaos XL Automatik
MSRP $463

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
Naos XL Automatik42mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
Naos XL Automatik
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
Naos XL Automatik50m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
Naos XL Automatik$463

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Sport
Diameter
47.5mm
42mm
Thickness
13.7mm
12mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
47mm
Lug Width
25mm
20mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
50m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Blue
Lume
Super-LumiNova
Luminova

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
CW-003
Miyota 8215
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
144h
Jewels
29
Complications
Moonphase, Day-date, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$5,460
$463

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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.

Sternglas Naos XL Automatik

Owners widely praise the Sternglas Naos XL Automatik as an amazing and best affordable automatic Bauhaus watch for its price. However, some owners find the 42mm case size too large, with one describing it as resembling a "flying saucer" on a 7.25-inch wrist, and another noting its unsuitability for a predominantly white dial. The Miyota movement is described as just okay. Overall, owners rate the Sternglas Naos XL Automatik highly for its value proposition as an affordable Bauhaus automatic.

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