Christopher Ward C1 Moonglow

Some watches have been to the moon and others immortalize it.  The Christopher Ward C1 Moonglow is the latter.  As the name implies the feature is the Super-LumiNova® Grade X1 GL and how it lights the dial. Nothing is cooler than stepping outside into the dark and comparing the phase of the moon in the night sky to what is lit up on your dial.  My only criticism of this dial is that Christopher Ward uses two moons which means a full rotation happens in 59 days and while one moon face is in play, you can plainly see the other moon due to the translucency of the cover which doesn’t really hide it much.  You will also see the date which is located on the outer most ring in the style of a perpetual calendar and indicated by a marker which rotates just inside of that.  The moonphase, date hour minute and second are all brought to you by the JJ04 in-house module.  The case size is 40.5 mm diameter x 12.35 mm tall and fits nicely under a cuff.  I bought mine with a stainless mesh bracelet which changes to a link bracelet for easy adjustment near the clasp.  With two links removed the watch fits and wears very comfortably on my 7 ½” wrist.  I like this watch very much.  My wife would like them to make the same watch in a smaller diameter for her.

Technical

• SKUC01-40AMP1-S00K1-CK
• Watch ModelC1
• Size40.5mm
• Dial ColourBlack
• Case MaterialStainless steel
• Case ColourSilver
• Height12.35mm
• Lug-to-Lug48.55mm
• Case Weight61g

Features

• Swiss made
• Self-winding 26 jewel movement with 'JJ04' in-house Moonphase module
• 38 hour power reserve
• Brushed and polished marine-grade stainless steel case
• Diamond-like carbon (DLC) finished rotor with twin-flag engraving
• Exhibition backplate with unique engraved serial number
• Push-down crown with twin flag motif
• 3D stamped luminescent Moonphase disc visible through unique wide and curved aperture
• Anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal
• Lumed date ring with shaded section
• Polished and smoked finish dial
• Raised and polished indexes
• Super-LumiNova® Grade X1 GL C1 moons, hands, indexes, numerals and outer date ring
• Brushed, polished and curved steel hands
• Italian Shell Cordovan strap with Bader deployant and quick-release pins for easy changing
• Eco-friendly luxury presentation case and owner's handbook