2022 Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Lucerne Blue LE 36mm [ON HOLD]
Ref: C63-36ADA3-S00B0
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Christopher Ward presentation box and Paperwork. It comes paired with its original Christopher Ward 20mm stainless steel bracelet with a micro-adjustment ratchet clasp; all links are provided. The watch is from August 2022 and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2022 Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Lucerne Blue LE. Limited to 016/200 pieces. The 36mm 316L marine-grade stainless steel Light-catcher case has brushed and polished surfaces that transition with crisp edges catching the light as you rotate your wrist, hence the name. The watch's 42.5mm lug-to-lug length and 11mm case thickness give it an impressive wrist presence. A screw-down signed crown with an embossed Christopher Ward motif is on the right side. A circular brushed and polished smooth fixed bezel holds an anti-reflective sapphire crystal; above the Lucerne Blue polished lacquered dial, there is an outer minute track with printed Arabic numerals in white. Applied chamfer-edged diamond polished baton indexes with a Super-LumiNova Grade X1 BL C1 strip down their centres. The polished edges catch the light in a magical way, at 6 o’clock a date window. Brushed and polished hands are filled with the same luminance complemented by a sweeping second hand complete with the characteristic Trident counterweight; at 12 o’clock, we have the Christopher Ward motif with white text at 6 o’clock, indicating its water resistance. This go-anywhere, do-everything watch is perfectly balanced. On the reverse, there is a screw-down exhibition case back with the details of the watch and a limited number engraved around its edge, inside an automatic Sellita SW200-1, 26 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, with a bespoke “Colimaçoné” finishing (a type of twisting sunray graining), the rotor has a double Twin-flag engraving across it. The watch comes fitted on a Christopher Ward 20mm stainless steel bracelet with a micro-adjustment ratchet clasp; all links are provided, and the watch also comes with its Christopher Ward presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
Limited to just 200 watches this Christopher Ward C63 Sealander 36mm with its Lucerne Blue dial is a fantastic example of what Christopher Ward does so well, great watches at great prices! The dial colour is beautiful in the metal and works perfectly with the case and design, this will look fantastic as winter is here and we hopefully get some snow, what a "wrist shot" that will be. Snap this up today if you are interested!
The Brand
Founded in 2005 by Mike France, Peter Ellis and Christopher Ward, they started the world's first online-only watch brand. Launched from a converted chicken shed on a farm in Berkshire. Soon after the launch of the brand, Dave Malone was a Tasmanian lecturer and watch expert, when he saw the press ad for a watch powered by an ETA 2824–2 automatic movement, he decided to buy one. He planned to write a critical review on the world’s largest watch forum, Timezone.com. Fortunately for Christopher Ward, his review was most complimentary, stating the watch was the “best value mechanical watch in the world”, and sales immediately spiked, and Christopher Ward became firmly established. After receiving such high praise in the industry and from collectors in 2008, they began work with assistance from a Swiss watchmaking company: Synergies Horlogères. Based in Biel, Switzerland. SH was owned and led by Jörg Bader who had the same vision Christopher Ward had on designing a new movement. After many years of design and development, July 2nd 2014 saw the announcement to an astounding watch industry of their in-house movement, Calibre SH21, the first commercially viable mechanical movement from a British watch brand in over 50 years.