Christopher Ward’s C63 Sealander line has gained the one complication that felt conspicuously absent from the brand’s current everyday sports-watch offering.
The new C63 Sealander Chronograph brings a mechanical chrono back into the core collection, pairing the recently sharpened Sealander design with a Sellita automatic movement and five dial colours.
It’s a significant release for a brand that has spent recent years proving it can do high-concept watchmaking, because this is closer to its original sweet spot.
At a glance
- Christopher Ward has launched the C63 Sealander Chronograph, its return to a core mechanical chronograph.
- The 41mm stainless steel watch uses a tricompax dial, black ceramic tachymeter bezel and Sellita SW510-1 automatic movement.
- It is priced from £1,895 on rubber strap or £1,995 on the steel Bader bracelet.
A sportier Sealander built around the chronograph
The C63 Sealander Chronograph follows the broader Sealander refresh, which moved the collection away from a more tool-led identity and into cleaner sports-watch territory.
That makes the platform a natural fit for a chronograph, although this isn’t simply a standard Sealander with extra registers added.
The stainless steel case measures 41mm across and 13.9mm thick, with the familiar Light-catcher case language still visible in the shaping and finishing.
The smooth bezel has been replaced by a black ceramic insert carrying a tachymeter scale, giving the watch a more purposeful character and allowing the chronograph to calculate average speed over a known distance.
At 3 o’clock, the screw-down crown is joined by two elongated cuboid pushers designed for more tactile operation when starting, stopping and resetting the chronograph.
Five dial colours with black recessed counters
Christopher Ward has given the watch a traditional tricompax layout, with three subdials for running seconds, a 30-minute counter and a 12-hour counter.
Central hands cover hours, minutes and chronograph seconds, using the cleaner handset introduced with the updated C63 Sealander family.
The dial palette is broader than the conservative chronograph norm.
Buyers can choose black, white, sky blue, pink or pistachio, each paired with black recessed subdials for contrast.
The white version has the most classic panda-dial character, while the pink and pistachio options push the watch into a more contemporary and less predictable corner of the sports chronograph market.
Sellita SW510-1 power and sharp pricing
Inside is the Sellita calibre SW510-1, an automatic chronograph movement with a 62-hour power reserve and a stated accuracy of -5/+12 seconds per day.
The movement runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and is visible through an exhibition caseback, complete with elaboré-grade finishing and a custom Christopher Ward rotor.
The watch is available on rubber strap in white, black, blue or orange, or on Christopher Ward’s stainless steel Bader bracelet with iLink removable links.
Pricing starts at £1,895 on rubber and rises to £1,995 on bracelet, putting the C63 Sealander Chronograph in a competitive position for a Swiss automatic chronograph with this movement architecture.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Christopher Ward |
|---|---|
| Model | C63 Sealander Chronograph |
| Case size | 41mm diameter, 13.9mm thickness |
| Case material | Stainless steel |
| Bezel | Black ceramic tachymeter bezel |
| Crown | Screw-down crown |
| Dial | Black, white, sky blue, pink or pistachio with black subdials |
| Movement | Sellita calibre SW510-1 automatic |
| Frequency | 28,800 vph, 4 Hz |
| Power reserve | 62 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, seconds and chronograph |
| Water resistance | 100m, 10 bar |
| Strap or bracelet | Rubber strap or stainless steel Bader bracelet |
| Price | £1,895 on rubber strap, £1,995 on bracelet |
The C63 Sealander Chronograph feels like a pragmatic Christopher Ward release in the best sense, giving the brand’s modern sports-watch line a useful complication, a strong movement choice and enough colour to avoid becoming another anonymous black-and-steel chrono.
