Christopher Ward Debuts the All New C65 Aquitaine Line
For a lot of watch enthusiasts who got into the hobby when Christopher Ward?s watches were just beginning to catch on with the value oriented, timepiece forum crowd, the brand will always be associated with a certain variety of vintage inspired dive watch, for better or worse. Christopher Ward, of course, has gone on to do all kinds of interesting things in the intervening years, particularly in the areas of component manufacturing and pushing their design language forward into a new, contemporary territory. So their new collection, a trio of divers with the C65 Aquitaine tag, feels like a throwback of sorts. These are decidedly retro inspired sports watches, and at a glance will remind many of their first experience with a Christopher Ward watch, most likely some variety of Trident. Look a little deeper, though, and you?ll find that Christopher Ward has actually made many small refinements to their classic diver, resulting in a new series of watches that show the brand has been dutifully listening to their customer base for years.Â
Three watches have been introduced to launch the new Aquitaine collection, named for the home of Jacques Cousteau himself: the Aquitaine Automatic is a simple three hander in stainless steel with dials in green, blue, and white; the Aquitaine GMT adds a GMT hand to the retro-diver format and features dials in white or blue; and the Aquitaine Bronze is a dive watch with a blue dial and bezel and bronze case on a matching rubber strap. ...
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