CHRISTOPHER WARD C65 TRIDENT DIVER GMT ANTHROPOCENE LIMITED EDITION

Introduction

When Christopher Ward launched the retro style C65 Trident Diver in 2018 they will have hoped it was a success, but I doubt they were expecting it to be quite as successful as it has been. It’s been a great seller and has already spawned many different iterations and (now sold out) special editions - and this listing is for one of them.

The watch for sale here is number 270 of 300 C65 Anthropocene Limited Edition watches - inspired by the Scottish Opera's Anthropocene and by the environmental issues we face. You can read far much more about the watch’s design and inspiration process in Christopher Ward’s Winter 2019 edition of Loupe magazine - available here. It features on the front cover and is also covered by eight pages of editorial.

It was launched at the end of 2019 (at a cost of £1000 on a rubber strap or £1,100 on a bracelet) and sold out in mid 2020 - although CW did find a couple of ‘archive’ pieces (usually press/showroom type samples) under their sofa which were sold in early 2021.

It’s powered by the automatic GMT Sellita SW330-1 movement. If you’re not familiar with GMT watches, they feature an additional hour hand which takes 24 hours to complete one rotation of the dial - making it a perfect international travel partner. This is because you can set the regular hands to your local time and the 24h GMT hand to ‘home’, so you can instantly see the time and home and avoid accidentally calling your partner at 3 in the morning to say “hi”! By rotating the bezel, and therefore moving ‘midnight’ to elsewhere on the dial, you can create a third time zone.

Warranty

This is a October 2020 watch, so the transferable movement warranty is valid until October 2025.

When I got it, the timing was out at around +35spd. That’s not good enough so it went back to CW and it has just come back having been fully regulated.

Strap options

Fitted with a brand new CW black hybrid strap.

Other options are:

• Head only (discount of £40);

• Exchange for leather or tide (no cost change).

Condition:

It’s in fantastic condition - no observable marks or scratches to mention.

Full set box and papers. Comes in the original CW bamboo case with warranty card, owner’s book and unused polishing cloth.

Specs:

• Diameter: 41mm

• Height: 12mm

• Calibre: Sellita SW330

• Water resistance: 150m

• Strap: 22mm

Owner’s Book:
A PDF version of the owner manual is available on the CW website: https://www.christopherward.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-cw-library/default/dwdb91ae69/pdfs/RetroDive/c65-anthropocene-limited-edition.pdf

Final Notes:
The first picture is a library photo, the rest show the actual watch and package.