Christopher Ward C60 Elite GMT 1000

Christopher Ward is more productive than a spring bunny; we’ve seen a whole litter of new CWs released in the past couple of months –



here’s another which is based on the British brand’s contemporary, high-end diver, the C60 Elite - stay tuned for one more, soon.



Introducing the new C60 Elite GMT 1000, a professional dive watch with a 1000m water-resistant case made from Grade 2 Titanium.



The watch is available with a choice of either a Grade 2 Titanium bracelet or CW’s Hybrid rubber/textile strap that comes in either black textile with red contrasting rubber, or blue with orange.



Designed to be easily worn over neoprene the bracelet features CW’s intuitive quick-release system. On the bracelet the watch weighs just 133g or 77g without.



In addition to 100atm, the C60 Elite comes with a built-in automatic Helium Release Valve as well as a unidirectional diver’s bezel with a brushed or polished Zirconia Ceramic inlay.



The dial is covered with a 3.8mm anti-reflective Sapphire crystal while the screw-down exhibition case-back has a 3.4mm crystal affording a view of the CW custom rotor beneath.



In addition to the day date window at 3 o'clock on the glossy black or blue dial, the watch has the Trident 3's redesigned handset.



These, along with the bezel, have been filled with Swiss Super-LumiNova Grade X1 GL C1 - the best possible lume available, say CW.



Power comes from a Swiss made Sellita SW220 movement, an automatic caliber with 38-hours of power-reserve and a built-in shock system.



Each SW220 has also been certified by the (COSC) Swiss organization Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres.



It has an accuracy of just -4/+6 seconds per day, putting the Elite 1000 in the top 6% of all Swiss-made watches for accuracy.



The Christopher Ward C60 Elite GMT 1000 has an MSRP of approx. 1’935UD on its bracelet or 1’680USD on the Hybrid strap. Both are available from early April 2020.



Thoughts? CW only started life in 2004. While I found their earlier models to be a little generic and perhaps unexciting, the brand’s own design language and point of view are more apparent these days;

their current line up offers a diverse range of good looking models. I am particularly fond of the vintage-style C65 models, but this is very nice, too.



It has been interesting to CW continue to grow and evolve as a brand. I look forward to seeing what the future holds.

But what do you think – could a Christopher Ward go head to head against an Oris or even a Tudor???