It chimes. It's also 14.5 mm thick
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
The idea makes me grin. Once an hour, a little hammer strikes a gong on the dial side and the watch plays one clear note. No other mechanical chiming watch comes close to this price, and Christopher Ward deserves credit for making it happen with the JJ02 module on a Sellita base.
Then reality. 14.5 mm thick. On a 15.5 cm wrist that's a hockey puck, even in titanium, and with the 41 mm open dial showing off the striking work it looks even bigger. 30 m water resistance means it comes off before the sauna-and-sea routine, too. And you'll be switching the chime off in meetings, at the cinema, and when someone's sleeping next to you.
It's clever, and I'm glad it exists. It suits a collector with a wide wrist and a quiet house. That isn't me.