Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro Automatic Mk1.5 43mm

Introduction

The Mk1 C60 Trident hit the watch world in 2009. It was available in a Henry Ford style ‘any colour you want, as long as it’s black’. The initial price of just £300 was a ridiculous bargain and the watch was an instant hit.

Fast forward to 2012, CW introduced the CHR. WARD logo (replacing the original round CW icon) and also added orange/black, red/red, green/green, charcoal/black, khaki/black and finally the blue/blue model you see here. I call these the Mk1.5 models as they’re essentially Mk1s, but with the new logo and new colours. It’s such a fabulous blue, CW hit the nail on the head with this colour.

The price for those Mk1.5 CHR. WARD models was £440 for a rubber/leather model and £510 on the bracelet - still a fantastic deal compared to other Swiss divers which use the same movement - of which there are plenty.

Warranty

It comes with a three month Ward Hoard warranty.

Strap

It comes on a brand new CW blue tropic strap. Other options:

a) Exchange for a brand new hybrid or vintage oak leather, no cost change

b) Head only, discount of £40

c) Exchange for a good, used bracelet - non-ratchet version +£80, ratchet version +£100.

Condition

The watch head really is in good, used condition for its age.

These Mk1/Mk1.5 models feature applied aluminium bezel inserts which are fairly easily marked compared to the ceramic Mk2/Mk3 cousins.

The bezel on this one is in excellent condition, with just a light pinprick as shown in the photos. The rest of the case is in excellent used condition with nothing specific to draw your attention to.

Keeping time at around limits of spec at +20 spd.

Comes with box and cleaning cloth, no papers.

Specifications

• Case size: 43mm

• Lug width: 22mm

• Height: 13mm

• Waterproof: 300m

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

User Manual
A PDF or the user book is available on the Christopher Ward website here: https://www.christopherward.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-cw-library/default/dw8da84e3e/pdfs/Dive/c60tridentpro_manual.pdf

Final note

The first photo is a library shot, the rest all show the actual watch and package.