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Every mechanical watch has a balance wheel, but not all balance wheels are created equal. The C12 Loco's 'free sprung' balance wheel (and hairspring) isn't merely a part of the watch. It's the star. Placed below the time-telling dial, on the artfully coloured and stepped platine, its mesmeric oscillations are driven by a new in-house movement – Calibre CW 003, whose hand-wound, hand-€ nished architecture delivers a six-day power reserve and chronometric accuracy. And because we want to tell the story of how we got here – and because we're a little loco ourselves – we've made a feature-length documentary about it. Just make sure you're sitting down when the price is revealed. Scan the QR code for the full (com)motion picture. Do your research christopherward.com