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[Christopher Ward] C63 Sealander Custom

A few guys from my unit worked with Christopher Ward to customize their C63 Sealander Automatic for limited release to the Psychological Operations Regiment.

 

The Trojan horse is our branch insignia, the green is for our branch color, and the word “PSYWAR” for psychological warfare.

 

This piece is 39mm, 11.25mm height, Sellita SW200-1 movement with a 38 hour power reserve.

 

It was offered in a bracelet or the oak leather strap, but I went with the oak because I think it helps bring the dial out more as the “main event”.

 

Christopher Ward, alongside Breitling, Bremont, etc build custom watches for military units, so it’s exciting our regiment has one.

 

We received these about a week ago. So far I love it as a daily driver. My only issue inherent with leather straps and smol wrists is how the case will easily shift in a direction. I’m looking into a butterfly clasp…does anyone have any recommendations?

 

 

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9 mo. ago

Whoa, didn't know CW did custom logos. Love the "PSYWAR" text, too. Honestly super jealous!

 

 

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9 mo. ago

Thank you! I was really impressed they replaced their logo with the horse. They also gave us choices between their various models and the group that was going to buy voted. The minimum order is 20 pieces for a custom watch

 

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9 mo. ago

Very cool. Great looking watch.

 

As for clasps, you may want to check out Formex clasps. They aren't butterfly but the have a very cool micro adjust system. Another option would be the deployant clasps from Artem.

 

 

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9 mo. ago

I appreciate it, thank you!

 

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9 mo. ago

Whoops, I might’ve pulled a rookie card and wrote about the watch on the image rather than as a comment. I’ll learn. (If you read the image description, you can stop here lol)

 

But, it’s a Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Automatic (39mm) customized by CW for limited release to the Psychological Operations Regiment.

 

The Trojan horse is our branch insignia, the green is our branch color, and the word “PSYWAR” is for Psychological Warfare.

 

Brands such as CW, Breitling, Bremont, CWC, etc create custom pieces for military units, so I’m super happy my regiment has one.

 

We just received our watches about a week ago, so we’ll see how this goes as a daily driver. So far, I love it! It looks great, rides comfortable (minus the inherent issue of the case shifting around my wrist because I can’t pull the leather strap any tighter), and I love it’s look under different lighting conditions.

 

I’ve seen Christopher Ward in a few Hodinkee articles, so I didn’t really know much about it until the guys who thought of the watch idea told me about it. So far, I’m very impressed. The Sellita SW200-1 movement gives the watch a nice sweep and is pretty accurate. The finishing on the dial and case is on point. I’m very impressed with the attention to detail.

 

For anyone wondering, we placed the order in April/May and the watches arrived this month (late September). The customer service has been great; they’re responsive and let us know when the delivery delayed (due to everything delaying everything nowadays).

 

Before I pull the trigger on a bracelet, I wanted to replace the buckle with a deployant clasp (single or butterfly, whatever is more comfortable on a leather strap). Any advice helps. Thanks again!

 

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