C-Sport
Model History
C-Sport was born as a collection dedicated to the more sport-oriented male audience, in a Candino catalogue otherwise focused on elegant or more classic automatic lines. Presented by the brand through the Festina group's channels as a range of ten models all offered at the same price, the collection leans on a robust yet polished aesthetic, with chronographs fitted with contrasting counters, a tachymeter-scale bezel and details such as contrast stitching on the leather straps.
The cases, available in two sizes — 44 mm with black PVD treatment and 45 mm in polished steel — share the same technical layout: Ronda 5040.D quartz chronograph movement, sapphire crystal and a water resistance of 10 bar (100 meters), noticeably higher than the brand's more elegant lines. Steel bracelets or leather straps round out the two main executions, designed to cover different tastes within the same audience.
The choice to offer the entire range at a single price (349 euros at launch) reflects Candino's overall positioning within the Festina group: an accessible Swiss Made sports watch, designed to compete on functionality and finishing rather than on a single collectible icon model.
Technical Specifications
Main Executions
At launch, all ten models in the C-Sport collection were offered at the same price of 349 euros, regardless of the chosen color, case or strap combination: a rather unusual "flat" pricing policy for a range of chronographs, evidently designed to simplify the customer's choice rather than to differentiate models by perceived value.