Christopher WardC1 Bel Canto

KEY FACTS

• This Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto is offered by a UK-based private seller
• A highly technical reference featuring a mechanical chiming mechanism known as a 'Sonnerie Au Passage'
• Currently sold out at retail
• A one-owner watch purchased new from Christopher Ward
• Presented with its wooden display box, warranty, booklets and purchase invoice
• Currently covered by Cristopher Ward’s five-year warranty

ABOUT THIS WATCH

• ​The Bel Canto C1 from British watchmaker, Christopher Ward, offers haute horlogerie features usually reserved for watches at significantly higher price points
• This highly technical reference recently won the 2023 GPHG 'Petite Aiguille' prize for the best watch with a retail price between CHF 2,000 and CHF 8,000
• It incorporates a striking mechanism known as a 'Sonnerie Au Passage' which chimes to mark the hour every 60 minutes 
• This feature comes courtesy of the FS01 calibre movement with a new in-house module created by Christopher Ward's technical director, Frank Stelzer
• The case is constructed from titanium, which was chosen explicitly to improve the resonance of the chime 
• The intricate stacked dial incorporates a time-telling sub-dial at 12 o’clock
• This version of the C1 Bel Canto features a striking purple sunray dial and matching purple vacona leather strap 

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