2023 Christopher Ward C65 Dune 38mm on Strap
Ref: C65-38ADA3-S00E0
Specification
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : Manufacturers Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Christopher Ward presentation box and Paperwork. The watch comes paired with its original Christopher Ward 20mm canvas webbing strap with a signed pin buckle. The watch is from June 2023 and is sold in worn condition but overall in very fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2023 Christopher Ward C65 Dune with its curvaceous 38mm 316L marine-grade stainless steel Light-catcher case that has brushed and polished surfaces that transition with crisp edges, catching the light as you rotate your wrist hence the name, a lug-to-lug length of 43.5mm and a case thickness of 11.5mm ensures a comfortable fit, on the right side is a screw-down signed crown with an embossed Christopher Ward Twin Flag motif. A Circular brushed and polished smooth fixed bezel holds an anti-reflective box glass sapphire crystal, above the White Sand dial and has an outer minute chapter ring surrounding applied chamfer-edged diamond polished disc and dagger indexes filled with Super-LumiNova Grade X1 marking the hours. 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 applied Christopher Ward Twin Flag motif with black text at 6 o’clock indicating its water resistance. This go-anywhere, do-everything watch is perfectly balanced. On the reverse a screw-down exhibition case back with the details of the watch 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 canvas webbing strap with a signed pin buckle and the watch also comes with its Christopher Ward presentation box and papers.
Personal Note
I have been eagerly waiting to get one of these new Christopher Ward C65 Dune references in stock and I am not disappointed! The colour of the dial and lume is incredible and looks great on the wrist, the strap isn't the best but that is easily swapped and I'd be more than happy to help with that if you wish! Snap this up at a nice saving on RRP whilst you can.
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.