Christopher Ward C8 Pilot Revival

A few years ago Christopher Ward moved from making aviation inspired watches to making a more broad range of military watches. Before that point, CW had a well established history of making aviation watches starting with 2006’s C5 Malvern Aviator, which was based on CW’s first ever watch, the C5 Malvern. Their next aviator was… the C8, which was first introduced in 2008 and remained part of the range until early 2021 when the last few C8 Power Reserves were sold in early.

The watch for sale here is where the C8 all began: the Pilot Mk1. It was first made available in 2008, when the launch price was just £250. By 2010, when it was retired to make way for the Mk2, the price had risen to £335. The last of the C8 line Flyer Mk2s were £600 when they were available in 2019.

In 2023, CW found some old cases and released a ‘revival’ Limited edition run of C8s.

Strap:
Fitted with the CW tan leather strap which has quick-release spring bars.

Condition:
It’s in great condition as you’d expect being a relatively new watch. The strap is in great shape, with only light signs of wear. The watch head is in even better condition - almost new.

Specs:

• Diameter: 44mm

• Height: 9.7mm

• Calibre: ETA 2824-2

• Water resistance: 5ATM (50m)

• Strap lugs: 22mm