About this watch

Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto Cielo Christopher Ward are masters at providing very high quality, and beautifully executed watches at very compelling price points, and with the introduction of the Bel Canto they have also now democratised one of the most storied of complications, the Sonnerie. Utilising CW's first case made in titanium, it measures in at 41mm with a 48mm lug-to-lug and 13mm thick, and is constructed in such a way as to amplify the sound of the chime as much as possible. Within this case lies a brushed light blue dial which is subtle, and beautiful in person. Atop this dial is the real star of the show. With it's MB&F-esque architecture, the time-telling portion of the dial sits at 12 and leaves an unencumbered view of the chiming mechanism below. The movement is pretty special, and is based around a Sellita SW200 with a FS01 chiming module from Christopher Ward atop it, with components made by such industry heavyweights such as Chronode and Armin Strong helping to bring it all together. When the chiming module is activated using the pusher on the side of the case it will chime every hour, and can then be turned off using the same pusher. The result is a chiming…