Christopher Ward, the British watchmaker known for its accessibly priced professional dive watches, has today unveiled the latest update to its C65 dive watch collection, the C65 Chronograph. This particular addition looks to combine ?bold colors? and ?bolder ambition? in its vintage-inspired styling. The inspiration for this neo-vintage timepiece comes from the late 1960s: Christopher Ward CEO Mike France cites the model as ?a celebration of color and the bold, optimistic spirit of the era? and goes on to call it ?the sort of watch that David Bowie might wear on his way to a studio session in Soho.?

The new watch?s release is accompanied by a Craig & Karl original pop-art illustration commissioned by the brand, which showcases the eccentric colors and ideas of the 1960s that inspired the diver chronograph?s creation. Christopher Ward has even hinted that it might eventually develop the illustrative model as a physical, one-off piece, perhaps for one of the “unique watch” charity events that pop up through each year.
The C65 Chronograph has a formidable, 41-mm steel case, which stands proportionally on the wrist at 15 mm thick and a lug-to-lug length of 47.1-mm. The 150-meter water-resistant case features alternating brushed and polished finishing and is secured to the wrist with a triple link steel bracelet. Both the crown and the chronograph pushers screw down into the case. Surrounding the pop-art inspired dial, we find a slim, vintage-influ...