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Andrea~ brings attention to the Christopher Ward Bel Canto, a timepiece that challenges perceptions of haute horology accessibility. This discussion explores how a watch under $4,000 can incorporate an hourly chime and avant-garde design, drawing comparisons to independent brands like MB&F. Andrea~'s post sparks a conversation about value, innovation, and brand recognition within the luxury watch community.
It's an unknown brand. Small production number. And they didn't do much PR in advance. Thus, much of the entire watch manufacturing, watch retail, and watch-journalism industry was caught somewhat off-guard. I reached out to the brand earlier requesting more information and inquiring about a press loan and am waiting to hear back. I'm definitely a fan of reasonably priced watches. And a lot of the pieces I review, I'm especially proud are somewhat accessible and affordable watches. I've only don
It's a truly impressive piece and it deserves to be in the spotlight
Hopefully it's reliable. A lot of times these cool pieces aren't very reliable - even if the base movement is a reliable Sellita or ETA. I don't want to speculate with this one, as I haven't seen it yet. It's definitely very compelling!
Hopefully it is, I wouldn't mind owning one, but it has sold out already, maybe next time!
Has been what I would consider the leading player in the microbrand space for many years now, to the point where I don't even know if I consider them to be a microbrand anymore. I think they were one of the first to do online sales directly to the consumer. It's just that noone talks about microbrands on this site, whatever the reason might be. They've been continuously providing haute horology features such as sapphire bezels and smoked dials for ages. This is totally in line with their value p
They even did a special edition for the Canadian watch forum. (Not my photo)
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