The Value Proposition: The Christopher Ward C9 5 Day Small Second, A COSC-Certified Dress Watch With 5-Day Movement For Under $2,000

Thin Roman numerals, a railroad-style minute track, blue hands, and a small seconds register. On paper, the C9 5 Day Small Second reads like a classic mid-century dress watch. But it isn’t. The numerals are printed onto a metal dial; the hands are blued chemically, not heated; and then there’s the inclusion of a date window at 3 o’clock. The Small Second is definitely not a vintage watch, but it is a very convincing attempt at creating an elegant and affordable dress watch using modern techniques (and it’s a much more convincing design than another CW piece we reviewed not long ago). More on that after the jump.

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