CHRISTOPHER WARD C600 TRI-TECH DIVER ELITE

Christopher Ward launched the C600 Tri-Tech Diver Elite a month before the Mk1 C60 in August 2009. The 300m-rated C60 cost £300, whereas the 500m-rated C600 with is Tritium gas tubes and Helium release valve cost £400 - making it CW’s flagship dive watch at the time (that honour is now held by the £2,000 C60 Abyss SH21).

The C600 was available with three different face options: yellow, black (with green hands and markers) and the blue you see here. Both the yellow and blue versions feature deep ‘sunburst’ type dials which look absolutely stunning when the light catches them. While the C600 was never offered with a bracelet, the black bracelets from Mk2 C60 Vintage models will fit (as will the PVD Titanium bracelet if you can find one!).

Condition
The watch is in fantastic condition. The protrusions on the bezel can be a magnet for knocks, so it’s common to see C600s looking rather sorry for themselves. This watch has no marks or damage to report. If the photos appear to show any marks, they’re just light reflections, not areas of worn PVD coating.

As you can see from the timegrapher photo, it’s keeping great time, well within COSC standards.

It’s fitted with the original C600 silicone rubber strap which is in great condition. With the watch nearly ten years old, the Tritium gas tubes are no longer glowing.

It’s unfortunately missing its user guide, so I’m unable to tell you how old it is, but it will have been sold somewhere between 2009 and 2012. It will come supplied in a CW box with a copy of the covering letter which went with CW watches at the time.

Specifications

• Case size: 43mm

• Lug width: 22mm

• Height: 13mm

• Waterproof: 500m

• Movement: Sellita SW200-1

User Manual

Christopher Ward don’t have the PDF manual on their website, however the CW Archive does! It’s available here: https://cwarchive.knack.com/cwarchive/#model-search/view-model-details/5ca6133c6bc909096b0edcda/

Final note

The first image is a (low resolution) library shot. The rest all show the actual watch and package.