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Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Classic 41mm Negroni: The Cocktail-Coloured 300-Piece Limited Edition of Switzerland's Most Accessible Chiming Watch

Christopher Ward's annual Bel Canto limited edition has arrived in a Negroni-coloured guilloché finish — a 300-piece edition of the brand's in-house chiming watch with a femto-laser dial that shifts between deep scarlet, warm amber, and burnt orange under different light. Priced at roughly US$4,995–5,340, it remains the most accessible Swiss-Made mechanical passing-chime watch on the market.

May 24, 2026

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Christopher Ward Sealander 2026: A Five-Year Overhaul, a New Tool-Less Bracelet System and the First-Ever 42 mm Sealander GMT — On Sale 30 April

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Christopher Ward has just unveiled the most significant overhaul of its Sealander collection in five years — a comprehensively re-engineered Sealander Automatic and Sealander GMT, available in 36, 39 and a brand-new 42 mm size, with bolder indices, a new tool-less micro-adjust bracelet, and the Sealander name finally appearing on the dial. The collection goes on sale at 8:00 BST on April 30, 2026, starting at just $1,150 / £850 for the Automatic and $1,395 / £1,025 for the GMT.

April 29, 2026

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STAR OF THE MONTH: Christopher Ward's In-House True GMT Changes Everything

40-42mm · Steel

Christopher Ward drops their third in-house movement — a TRUE GMT under $4,000. The watch of March 2026.

April 2, 2026