I have a CWard Trident, so I'm considering other makers, but yes, it's a great watch!
Seriously tempted by the Oris. I currently don't own any of their watches and the blue/bronze combo is stunning.
Get the Oris if you can.
On a smaller budget, I would recommend to look at Archimede. They have their pilot, marine and diver's watches with bronze cases, too. The Prometheus Poseidon is no longer available, unfortunately.
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Same here. I never actually considered bronze until I saw that watch and tried it on. That was the one what got me on this bronze kick.
Bronze watches are not generally my thing. That said, I tried on the Tudor BBB at my AD and I was very impressed. That watch could almost convert me to a bronze lover.
Do you mean you think it's just a trend? I thought that about Rose gold, but it seems to be here to stay.
Although I like the look of bronze watches, I just don't think they'll stand the test of time. It seems the watches will be dated not too far into the future. I'll just have to admire it from a far on others.
I see they now have a Bronze Pro that's already Patina'd and with brown strap. Really nice. For my money it's right up there with the Oris at this point in terms of the blue/bronze combination.
I have a host of bronzers and the Chris Ward C60 is by far my favourite one.
36 is a little small for me, but I'm going to look into what they introduced at Basel. Thanks!
I'm sure you saw them, but Oris introduced some new bronze dress watch models at Baselworld. Looking very interesting, and a decent size (36mm I believe) as well.
Love the dial on that. Does the Brass patina the same way bronze does?
This one is brass rather than bronze, but completely different than anything else out there that I've seen.
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Nice but looks chunky on the wrist. How does it wear?
ARMIDA A1 45mm Bronze 1000m
I actually like the size. I'm a larger guy and can wear a 42mm comfortably. Thanks for the shots.
The Bronzey is my favorite BB. Picked one up in October and have worn it extensively since then. It's impeccably finished and keeps phenomenal time. I cannot say enough about the Tudor MT56 series movements.
Performance review here:
https://www.watchuseek.com/f23/new-tudor-movement-vs-omega-grand-seiko-winner-4556551.html
The only caveat I encourage you to consider is the size (if you haven't tried it on yet). This is not a smallest watch, a wears a fair sight larger than the 41mm BBs. Here are some comparison shots for perspective:
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This would be my first bronze piece and probably my only one. I can't see having multiple bronze watches, so I want to get this one right.
I'm sure there will be something from Basil that will strike a chord with you as well, no hurry, remember you have the power, you are the consumer. Both of the ones that you mentioned are super sweet, I myself like the Tudor. If I could I would definitely get the Tudor. Personally I think that all collectors should have at least 1 Bronze timepiece in their collection, I'm still working on mine. Keep us posted, please. :-!
Sorry! I know bronze can be a divisive subject among the crowd so I wanted to get some different opinions. What model were you looking at?
This is going to be pic heavy, so viewer beware. These are some pics of my beloved Helson Shark Diver. I since have sold it. Something that I will forever regret, it had the Swiss Movement as well. Kept time so accurate that you would not believe. See, now you did it. I am shopping for a bronze timepiece once again. Darn you! :-d:-d:-d
I wondered that also. Could it have something to do with the strength of the bronze? They also almost always seem to be dive watches with very few exceptions.
Is there a particular reason why bronze pieces tend to be quite chunky? With the BB for example they made the decision to increase the case size of the bronze relative to steel, I wonder why.
Just got my pre-order the for second wave of Halios Seaforths. Got Pastel Blue. I already have a Laguna II also, so I think I'm good with Halios for now.
If you don't mind used and can find one, Halios made the Tropik B in bronze with several different dial colours and two dial variations.
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At this point, I'm still leaning towards the Tudor. I love everything about it. Size, shape, movement, color scheme. I am curious to see what else is out there in since I will probably only have 1 bronze watch in my collection. That being said, there were some VERY interesting options people have proposed. The Wempe is absolutely stunning but a little out of my price range.
Bronze is just like Steel cases in that they are in every price bracket, and case size.
So firstly pick your price range and then case size.
Check out the "My bronze diver addiction" thread for hundreds of fantastic watches to choose from.