Explore our curated selection of pre-owned Christopher Ward watches in the UK, including the C1 Bel Canto, C12 Loco and C1 Moonglow. Every Christopher Ward watch we list is fully authenticated, supplied with our own warranty, and shipped with insured UK delivery. Availability changes regularly as new pieces arrive.
For a closer look at Christopher Ward and the models that have helped shape the brand, read our guide to their eye-catching Atelier pieces.
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Christopher Ward was founded in England in 2004 by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis. The company entered a traditionally conservative industry with a different approach: selling Swiss-made mechanical watches directly to customers rather than relying on a conventional network of retailers.
This direct-to-consumer model allowed Christopher Ward to concentrate more of each watch’s cost on its case, movement, dial and finishing. The result was a growing collection of accessible mechanical watches that offered specifications and build quality normally associated with significantly higher price points.
Although Christopher Ward remains a British company, its watches are manufactured in Switzerland. The brand’s design, administration and customer-facing operations are based in the UK, while its Swiss watchmaking operation handles movement development, assembly and production.
Christopher Ward’s development from an online watch retailer into a recognised watchmaker has been unusually rapid:
Today, Christopher Ward produces everything from practical dive watches and integrated-bracelet sports models to chiming watches, moonphase complications and watches powered by proprietary movements.
The C1 Bel Canto is one of Christopher Ward’s most significant watches, combining an exposed mechanical display with a sonnerie au passage complication that chimes once at the beginning of every hour. Its hammer, gong and supporting components are visible on the dial, giving the watch the appearance of a far more expensive independent creation. The model’s importance was confirmed when it won the Petite Aiguille prize at the 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
The C12 Loco builds on the integrated design of The Twelve while introducing the manually wound CW-003 movement. Its free-sprung balance and escapement are displayed prominently on the dial, while twin mainspring barrels provide approximately six days of power reserve. The result is a modern sports watch with genuine mechanical interest and one of the most technically ambitious movements Christopher Ward has produced.
The C1 Moonglow offers a contemporary interpretation of the traditional moonphase complication. Two large luminous moons rotate beneath a smoked sapphire dial, while a peripheral date display runs around the edge. Powered by the JJ04 movement, the moonphase should remain accurate to within one day over approximately 128 years, combining traditional watchmaking with a far more modern visual design.
The Twelve is Christopher Ward’s integrated-bracelet sports watch collection, recognised by its twelve-sided bezel, textured dials and sharply finished case and bracelet. It has been produced in several sizes, colours and materials, with the same case architecture later forming the basis of the more technically advanced C12 Loco.
The Trident is Christopher Ward’s established dive watch range, combining strong water resistance, luminous displays, rotating bezels and robust Swiss automatic movements. It represents the practical side of the brand and remains one of its most recognisable and enduring collections.
Christopher Ward has developed several proprietary movements and complications, moving the brand beyond its earlier reliance on standard Swiss calibres. Calibre SH21 introduced twin mainspring barrels and a five-day power reserve, while the manually wound CW-003 used in the C12 Loco extends this to approximately six days and places the free-sprung balance prominently on the dial.
The C1 Bel Canto uses the FS01 movement to sound a single chime at the beginning of every hour. Its hammer and circular steel gong are displayed openly on the dial, turning the complication into the central visual feature of the watch.
The C1 Moonglow uses Christopher Ward’s JJ04 moonphase movement, which should remain accurate to within one day over approximately 128 years. Its large luminous moons and smoked sapphire dial give the traditional complication a more contemporary appearance.
Christopher Ward’s Light-catcher case combines curved surfaces, recessed flanks and contrasting finishes to make watches appear slimmer and more sculpted on the wrist. The design is used across several collections, including the Bel Canto and Trident.
Christopher Ward is a British watch company, but its watches are manufactured and assembled in Switzerland. Design and product development involve both the UK and Swiss sides of the business.
Christopher Ward produces Swiss-made mechanical watches with high-quality cases, movements and finishing. Its direct-to-consumer model allows the brand to offer strong specifications and more advanced complications at lower prices than many traditional luxury manufacturers.
The C1 Bel Canto uses a sonnerie au passage complication that chimes once at the beginning of every hour. Its hammer and gong are displayed openly on the dial, and the model won the Petite Aiguille prize at the 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Yes. The C12 Loco is powered by the manually wound CW-003, Christopher Ward’s second in-house movement. It features twin mainspring barrels, approximately six days of power reserve and a free-sprung balance displayed on the dial side.
The C1 Moonglow’s moonphase display should remain accurate to within one day over approximately 128 years, provided the watch remains running and is set correctly.
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