Christopher Ward has spent twelve years building towards this. Calibre CW-002 is the brand’s third in-house movement and the first true GMT produced by a British watchmaker: a flyer GMT, meaning the local hour hand jumps independently while a separate fourth hand tracks home time, and the date corrects itself in either direction. It was developed over three years by technical director Frank Stelzer, adding 16 new components and reworking seven existing ones from the CW-001 base without adding a single millimetre of thickness to the movement.
The movement itself is a COSC-certified chronometer with twin mainspring barrels, five days of power reserve, and a rhodium-plated finish with Côtes de Genève decoration. An exhibition caseback exposes the twin barrels, balance wheel, and a tungsten rotor with alternating sunray and sandblasted surfaces. At the 3 o’clock position, an aperture in the dial reveals the circular-brushed GMT wheel below, making the complication visible without turning the watch over.
The case is 40.5mm across, 14.15mm tall, fitted with box-domed sapphire crystals front and back. A small seconds sits at 6 o’clock and a power-reserve indicator at 9. Two versions: black dial with light blue accents or silver with orange. Bader bracelet or FKM rubber strap. Water resistance is 100 metres.
Tudor’s Black Bay GMT costs $3,575 and uses a licensed ETA movement. Longines’ Spirit Zulu Time, a good flyer GMT, starts at $2,600 but lacks an in-house calibre. At $3,995, the C63 True GMT enters a category where genuine in-house GMT movements from established manufacturers begin around $6,000. The value case is straightforward.
$3,995 — christopherward.com