Elliot Brown Canford 202-021-L17 Black/gold

Introduction

Whilst it’s mostly about CW, it’s not all about CW. There are some fantastic other brands out there that I’ve had as part of my own collection that operate a similar space to CW. I’m not talking your Rolex, Omega or Tudor, more your Halios, Pinion, Monta, anOrdian or Zero West.

This is one such smaller brand. I currently have one in my own collection and it is such a tough, rugged, go anywhere watch. You certainly don’t need to baby it. Elliot Brown was founded by the former management team of Animal watches (for those that remember those in the 90s - I had several).

I’ve just taken in six Elliot Browns from a CW collector that are all in fantastic condition, two Bloxworths, two Canfords and two Tynehams. All barely worn and complete with all boxes.

So, here we have a Canford with gold indices, sunray black dial and pale green ‘lume’ that give the ‘021 a contemporary yet vintage appearance. It’s a unique combination that encourages admiring comments from whoever sees it.

EB has worked long and hard to incorporate gold highlights without the watch appearing at all ‘showy’. Pale green and off white SuperLuminova provide echoes of vintage horology and work so well with the gold highlights and dark brushed dial – they also happen to perform superbly at night.

Fitted on a softly textured black leather strap with ivory contrast stitch and brushed deployant clasp with green ‘lume’ filling the engraved EB shield.

The gold EB shield on the caseback is one of those ‘if you know, you know’ kind of details that we love.

The lugs are drilled and unusually have a screw for attachment rather than the usual springbar. This makes strap swapping a cinch with the use of the provided screwdriver and also makes it incredibly secure.

Condition

The watch itself is in immaculate condition. It’s not been worn much, if at all.

Warranty

The Elliot Brown warranty has now expired, so it comes with a three month Ward Hoard warranty.

Specs:

• Diameter: 44mm