CHRISTOPHER WARD C65 TRIDENT GMT

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.

The watch for sale here is known as the ‘Pepsi’ thanks to its two-tone red and blue bezel - this is the second Pepsi made by CW, the first being a Mk1 C60 Trident Pro GMT from 2010.

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’, (the blue bezel zone would be night and the red zone would be daytime) so you can instantly see the time at 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

It comes with a six month Ward Hoard warranty.

Strap

Currently fitted with a brand new CW black tropic strap.

Other options:

• Exchange for CW tide, leather or hybrid strap, no cost difference;

• Head only (i.e. no strap), discount of £35

• Bracelet - an extra £140 (subject to availability)

Condition:

It is not perfect with some marks to the bezel as shown.

It’s keeping good time, with the timegrapher registering -5 sec per day.

It comes in the original CW case with polishing cloth and owner’s manual and warranty booklet/card

Specs:

• Diameter: 41mm

• Height: 12mm

• Calibre: Sellita SW330

• Power reserve: 42h

• 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/dwe0dd3565/pdfs/RetroDive/c65-trident-gmt.pdf

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