OceanicTime CHRISTOPHER WARD C65 Divetimer SPECIAL EDITION

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This is/was Christopher’s Ward’s latest vintage diver offering, a technicolored summer release if you will, a Special Edition vintage diver’s watch to revival Mido’s Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 LE and the like.
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Based on a C65 platform, the Divetimer Special Edition makes use of a decompression-scale – not on its bezel like an Aquastar or Doxa, not on its case-back like err I forget (answers on a postcard, please) or even its strap like some well-known Japanese divers do but where it really counts – on its dial.
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Presented in a mosaic of concentric rings in varying shades of blue and orange, the watch’s deco-table serves as a striking reminder of those pre-dive-computer days when divers solely relied on such tables to assist them in calculating their decompression stops on their way back to the surface after an ascent into the depths.
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In addition to the watch’s overall pleasingly vintage aesthetic with particular note to that very pretty face with its deco-table, the C65 Divetimer makes use of movement that too harkens back to a bygone era. It is powered by a Sellita SW210 caliber that is hand-cranked.
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And the MSRP for Christopher Ward’s 150 piece C65 Divetimer Special Edition watch? 715USD – no wonder they old SOLD OUT in a mere 24hrs.
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Thoughts? This or the MIDO? Well, it's long gone, but I would say C65 Divetimer all day long. But what do you think; do you like calculation tables on watch dials?



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