CWC Fatboy-80 Reissue Long Term Review
This is a follow up to my original post here:
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...Reissue-Review
And apologies in advance for this slightly self-indulgent post.
I’ve owned the Fatboy Reissue for 12 months now and it has been the most worn watch of the year, and in the last 3 months pretty much the only watch I’ve worn.
It lives on a Nylon NATO strap at night and if I wear it to do any jobs in the garden or DIY.
Otherwise a selection of single pass leather straps are used, including a black one from our resident strap-maker legend, Jan (Vekslak) which makes it almost dressy, as well as one of his tan Italian Calf single passes in Tan/Cognac.
My original comments still stand. I love the plexiglass, the case profile and virtually zero-maintenance quartz movement.
It’s not exactly a cheap watch, but it is relative to most other watches in this hobby and it doesn’t feel so precious that I ever worry about wearing it any time or place.
I’ve found wearing it on a variety of straps makes it to be a flexible and suited to pretty much any occasion and location that I find myself in. The fixed lugs mean you can swap straps petty much instantly without any tools which I really really like.
Any negatives - arguably water resistance, but it’s actually ended up feeling quite liberating to not overthink it and just take a watch off if I go swimming.
I still have a PRS-29AM Air Ministry for when I want my mechanical movement “hit”. I love wearing it, it’s Eddie’s finest watch in my opinion, but the Fatboy definitely is first choice almost every day.
So have I inadvertently found my “grail” watch (a term I cannot stand!)? Well, if the definition of the term is a one-watch collection that I could live with all day, every day, has a status of its own that I admire and enjoy wearing and genuinely makes me stop looking at other watches, then yes is the answer.
Like love itself, it is often when you are not looking that you find it.
Thanks for reading if you’ve got this far, and enjoy the photos!
CWC Fatboy-80 Reissue Long Term Review
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Originally Posted by
Sinnlover
The G10 is a bit of a strange one for me.
I have had many over the years, I still have one in the collection and I always will, it’s as iconic as the submariner or moon watch in my eyes but…
I never wear them. I can’t say why, I just always reach for something else.
It’s pretty much perfect for a one watch collection, it’s no fuss, easy to change the battery, really good looking with a proud history. I can totally understand why you love it. It’s a cracking watch.
It’s a funny old thing this watch malarkey.
I might give it am airing over the Xmas break.
As you say, it is a funny thing what works for one and not another.
I’ve always admired the G10, I worked with an ex-RAF engineer who wore one every day and it looked great.
I only bought the Fatboy as it was a bargain on the sales section and I liked the look of the old style logo. It just worked for me straight away, love the size and the heftier case just makes it feel slightly more substantial.
CWC Fatboy-80 Reissue Long Term Review
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Originally Posted by
gerrudd
I'm with you. I bought and sold two more this year. I think the look amazing in photographs. The examples from TheGent a case in point. They just never look right on my wrist.
Definitely can relate to that. Ended up selling so many watches that just didn’t look quite right on my wrist.
This works a treat:
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