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Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsSpinnaker Dumas Automatic

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

The C12 Loco
Christopher WardThe C12 Loco
MSRP $5,460
Dumas Automatic
SpinnakerDumas Automatic
MSRP $239

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The C12 Loco47.5mm
Dumas Automatic44mm
Power Reserve
The C12 Loco144h
Dumas Automatic40h
Water Resistance
The C12 Loco30m
Dumas Automatic300m
MSRP
The C12 Loco$5,460
Dumas Automatic$239

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Diver
Diameter
47.5mm
44mm
Thickness
13.7mm
15mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
48mm
Lug Width
25mm
22mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed + Polished + Sandblasted
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
30m
300m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
CW-003
SII NH35A
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
$239

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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.

Spinnaker Dumas Automatic

Owners widely praise the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic for its attractive textured blue dial, applied indices, and well-finished case, noting its comfortable wearability due to a short lug-to-lug distance. Some owners flag the use of mineral crystal instead of sapphire and a bracelet with a learning curve and loose keeper. Overall, owners rate the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic highly for its aesthetics and case finishing at its price point.

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