...and people are trying to tell me that the new Christopher Ward The Twelve gives them a headache!

Good point. All this talk about the Twelve's supposed 'busy dial', which for me is nowhere near as distracting as, say, the text on a Rolex/Tudor, or the design of any open heart watch for that matter. These disrupt the flow of a dial in a way that this repeating geometric pattern simply doesn't. Look at the busy sub dials on a chronograph, or the motifs on a moon phase, then talk to me about a busy dial!

I personally think this looks great. Wears its Genta influences proudly and unashamedly on its sleeve. And, yes, it's very similar to the Czapek above. But at 1/20 of its price, the Twelve is another example of CW knocking it out of the park, design and value-wise. Modern watch design is almost entirely built upon a foundation of homage. Love this.

Not so the colouring though. As with the latest iterations of the Bel Canto, there are perhaps only 1 or 2 colour schemes that I would pay money for, the astral blue titanium being my pick of the bunch.

The Malverns were discontinued a few years back, I believe, along with the rest of their quartz output. But the original C3 and C5 were their first ever pieces; where it all began for them. They've come a long way.

Also, I forgot to say, I love your new Citizen piece too. So interesting, so much fun.

Jesus Holy Christ that is a LARGE collection. You know what I love about it? The sheer eclecticism. You have the Swiss grail pieces (a lot of them I might add!), but also a load of really fun, quirky digitals too. Plus a lot of variation in between.

From this collection you strike me as a guy who loves watches more than you love garnering prestige.

I salute your collection, sir.

Yeah; despite CW being so famously against celebrity endorsement, I'm pretty much doing it for them. Albeit I'm definitely no celebrity.

I have two C3 Malvern mk2s: one silver with brown leather (my first watch); the other charcoal dial with bracelet (probably my least worn watch). I also have a C5 Malvern, very rare I believe, perhaps mk1.5...? Cream dial on bracelet. Gorgeous. Finally I have a chunky Trident C60, mk2.5 (new name font but old teardrop hands).