Christopher Ward C11 MSL Automatic

The C11 was Christopher Ward’s second square watch, following in the footsteps of 2008’s C13/C15 Henley models - C13 being the quartz model and C15 being the auto. Rather than being designed as dress watches like the C13/15, the C11 came in aviation, dive and even motorsport styles.

The aviation style C11 MSL (mean sea level) first surfaced in 2011 with the PVD-coated-case ‘black manta’, with its white markers and original CW logo. In 2012, at the same time as the CHR. WARD logo’s introduction, the C11 range exploded with silver and black case MSLs, Vintage marker MSLs, a quartz chronograph and the popular C11 Makaira dive range.

The watch in this listing is a steel-cased, standard marker, self-winding automatic model and it’s my lowest entry-point to automatic CW ownership.

Condition
This watch is missing its original box and papers, so I don’t know its exact DoB, but it will havce been sold some time between 2012 and 2015 - so it’s approx. ten years old.

The watch is in good condition with just light marks dotted around the case and bezel.

The strap is a genuine CW Tiber leather. It’s the longer model, so fine of you have a larger wrist, but not so good if your wrist is on the smaller side. The tang is not the original CW item.

It’s keeping decent time at approx. -10sec per day - comfortably inside the +/-20sec specified by CW.

Supplied in a CW travel pod with copy of the standard CW covering letter.

Specifications

• Case size: 42mm

• Lug width: 22mm

• Height: 10.8mm

• Waterproof: 50m

• Movement: ETA 2824-2 or Sellita SW200-1 automatic

User Manual
A PDF version of the owner’s manual is available on the CW website: https://www.christopherward.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-cw-library/default/dw7acbc0b2/pdfs/Aviation/c11_manual.pdf

Final Notes

• Note the first photograph is a library shot, the rest all show the actual watch and package.

• Having followed CW for many years, I’ve observed a few of instances of crowns being pulled out/off on C11s. This one shows no signs of any issues, but I still advise taking extra care when pulling the crown out to the time-adjusting position three.