Christopher Ward C65 trident CLASSIC User guide

C65 Divetimer Special Edition
Owner’s Handbook

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Time on your side
Your Christopher Ward watch has been designed in Britain
and engineered in Switzerland by highly talented craftspeople.
This ensures not only accurate and precise timekeeping, but also
brings a real pride of ownership that only watches of the highest
quality standards can hope to deliver.
You have made an investment, a good one, and the aim of this
manual is to help you make the most of that investment in what
we hope will be a lifetime of ownership.
Mike France
CEO & co-founder
Time on your side

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C65 Divetimer Special Edition
A watch is the most convenient and beautiful way of telling the time.
But when you’re exploring the ocean depths, it has to be much more
than that. Hundreds of meters under the surface, reliability and
accuracy are matters of life and death.
And that’s the provenance behind your C65 Divetimer Special Edition.
As you’ll be aware, the dial carries a decompression scale to help you
calculate decompression stops as you ascend from a deep dive.
And while we wouldn’t advise using it when you’re underwater,
it’s a brilliant planning tool – with a remarkable history.
Decompression scales appeared on watches in 1962 when Dr Hannes
Keller – physicist, mathematician and extreme diver – attempted the
world deep-sea dive record. Not only did he require a watch to keep
track of his time underwater, but he also needed a decompression
table that let him calculate how long his stops had to be.
The result was a watch, made by Vulcain, that had a decompression
scale printed on the dial. And that scale is now found on the face
of your C65 Divetimer Special Edition.
While you might not spend your leisure time exploring, say, the
Pacic’s mega-deep Mariana Trench, it’s good to know that if you
did, you’d be able to do so with condence. And in style.

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Features
• Swiss made
• 19 jewel hand-wound movement
• 42-hour power reserve
• Christopher Ward ‘Colimaçoné’ nish
on movement
• Anti-shock system
• Brushed and polished Light-catcher™
stainless steel case
• Screw-down crown stamped with twin
ag motif
• Unidirectional steel bezel with aluminium
insert
• Anti reective glass box sapphire crystal
• Central hacking seconds hand
• Sunray nished dial, with printed
decompression scale
• Polished markers
• Super-LumiNova®X1 BL C1-lled hands
and indexes
• Signature Trident counter-balance on
seconds hand
• Screw-down deep stamped caseback with
Trident motif
• Unique engraved serial number
• Eco-friendly luxury presentation case and
owner’s handbook

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Technical Information
Calibre Sellita SW210
Case 316L Stainless steel
Diameter 41mm
Height 11.55mm
Lug to lug 47.1mm
Weight 65g
Water resistance 15 ATM (150 metres)
Vibrations 28,800 per hour (4Hz)
Timing tolerance -20/+20 seconds per day
Strap width 22mm

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How to operate your C65 Divetimer Special Edition
Setting the time
For a superior water resistance your crown is of the screw-down
type. The crown should sit ush to the case (position 1) in order
to maintain water resistance.
• First unscrew the crown anti-clockwise from the case to position
2for winding in power. Wind in a clockwise direction to re-power
the watch. Your C65 Divetimer Special Edition has a maximum
power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound.
• Pull gently into position 3. This position is used for handsetting
and stopping of the seconds hand. For precise time setting it is
recommended to pass beyond the desired minute and to set the
hand backwards.

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1 2 3
1. Crown screw-down position
2. Manual winding
3.Time setting
Unscrew and then pull

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How to operate your C65 Divetimer Special Edition
If using the bezel for a dive and let’s say the recognised maximum
“no-stop time” is 55 minutes, then in this example (shown right)
the time at the surface immediately before the dive is 10.08am.
However the bezel marker is at the 12.00 hr position.
• Move the bezel marker anti-clockwise so that it aligns with the
8 minute position.
• You can now read that the 55 minute no decompression limit
will occur at 3 minutes past the next hour.
Diving with your watch
How to use your watch’s decompression scale
A decompression scale is a reference tool for divers to consult before
they take to the water. It enables you to work out how long your
decompression stops should be – depending on how far down you’ll
go and how long you’ll stay there.
Say you’re planning on diving at 30m for 35 minutes. Go to the
concentric ring with ‘30/95’ printed at the top and follow it around
until you hit the 35-minute index on the ‘regular’ part of the dial.
You can see that your decompression stop should be 15 minutes.
You’ll also notice some circular orange bands. These tell you the
no decompression limit for each depth. If you choose to dive
to 25m/80ft, the orange band goes to the 35-minute mark on the
dial, which is how long you can dive at this depth without taking
a decompression break.

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Bezel marker No decompression limit
Start of dive
PLEASE NOTE:
It is always useful and best practice to make a note on a
dive slate before entering the water and to carry a set of dive
tables should the dive plan change during the course of a
dive. A safety stop for 3 to 5 minutes at 15ft is recommended
at the end of all dives. A safety stop for 3 minutes at 15ft
is required any time you come within 3 pressure groups of
a no decompression limit, and for any dive to a depth of
100ft or deeper.

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How to operate your C65 Divetimer Special Edition
Straps and bracelets
As you would expect, we place as much
emphasis on the quality of our straps and
bracelets as we do our watches. We only
use the nest materials in our straps,
with quick-release pins also included for
your convenience.
The following guidelines explain how easy
it is to use, adjust and replace your
Christopher Ward strap or bracelet.
1. Locate the quick-release pin (or pins)
on your strap (A) or bracelet (B).
Pull the pin(s) inwards to detach.
2. To reattach your strap (C) or bracelet (D),
pull the pin(s) inwards, and align the
spring bars so that they click securely into
the lug holes on each side.
Using the quick-release pins on your strap/bracelet
A B C D

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1. Press buttons to release.
2. Pull open the clasp.
3.There are ve micro adjustment positions,
which allows for a maximum extension of
8.4mm. To extend, pull the lever to unlock
and simultaneously pull on the bracelet
into the desired position.
4.To shorten, simply push the bracelet back
into the clasp.
How to use the micro adjustment on your bracelet
1.
2.
3.
4.

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Water resistance
How to operate your C65 Divetimer Special Edition
Although your watch has been through vigorous static pressure
testing, it is worth remembering that there are many variables
that can aect the water resistance of your watch. For instance,
arm movements during swimming and the sudden impact of
diving and water sports will drastically increase the pressure the
watch is under.
Wearing your watch in the bath, shower, or sauna can also have
an eect as a rapid increase in temperature can cause seals to
expand and in extreme cases, malfunction or create condensation.
For these reasons, the water resistance rating of your watch
(as shown) should only ever be considered a guideline and we
strongly recommend they are always adhered to.

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1 ATM (10 metres)
Safe to wear your watch while
washing your hands with tap water
3 ATM (30 metres)
Washing your car and/or general
hose pipe usage
5 ATM (50 metres)
Water resistant to most household
shower units
15 ATM (150 metres)
Safe to use while snorkelling in
open water
30 ATM (300 metres)
Ideal for experienced divers and
those practising scuba-diving
60 ATM (600 metres)
Professional divers, experiencing
prolonged exposure underwater
100 ATM (1000 metres)
Professional deep sea diving

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Our watch care programme
Your watch is constructed from the nest components and
materials available including one of Switzerland’s nest mechanical
movements. As with all watches of this quality, with the right care
and attention, your new Christopher Ward watch has the potential
to become an heirloom piece giving further joy to future generations.
It’s for this reason we have created our industry leading approach
to after-sales care, starting with our famous 60|60 Guarantee
which remains the most comprehensive guarantee in the world of
watchmaking.
60 Day Free Returns
Our success depends on you being completely happy with your new
Christopher Ward watch. You have up to 60 days from despatch to
return your watch, with free shipping, and receive a replacement or
full refund, for which the watch must be in perfect, unworn condition
and accompanied by all its original packaging and paperwork.
60 Month Movement Guarantee
Your watch has a top-quality precision engineered Swiss movement
– but if it develops a movement fault within 5 years, and has been
serviced by us at the recommended interval (within a maximum of 4
years from date of despatch), we will repair it for free under warranty.
Not all mechanical problems or quartz battery replacements are
60|60 Guarantee

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considered movement faults and your watch will need to be sent
to us for diagnosis and service history checks, before processing a
repair under warranty.
Servicing and Repairs - the Christopher Ward way…
Our innovative approach to service and repair means that having
your watch attended to doesn’t mean months of waiting followed
by an exorbitant bill. We have developed a quick, easy and
aordable expert service and repairs process that doesn’t cost the
earth and has the watch back where it belongs – on your wrist – in
reasonable time.
We recommend you service your watch at intervals of 3-4
years to keep it in peak condition and to maintain your 60 month
guarantee. If your watch develops an issue within 60 months of
despatch, we will rst check its service history before progressing a
repair. If you have not had your watch serviced at the recommended
interval, we will not cover the cost of the repair under warranty,
and will recommend a maintenance service in addition to any repair
work due.
PLEASE NOTE:
The 60|60 Guarantee does not cover accidental damage. Any service
or repair by a third party retailer will void your 60|60 Guarantee.
For more details, please visit our website.

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Contact us
Keeping in touch with
Christopher Ward
From small beginnings just 17 years ago (our rst workshop was
actually a refurbished chicken shed!), Christopher Ward has won
a worldwide following and can justiably claim to manufacture
the most aordable luxury watches in the world. For many, the
philosophy behind the brand, of trying to put luxury watches within
the reach of everyone, is as smart as the watches themselves. The
very open approach of the business sees Mike and Peter, as well
as the rest of the team, spending lots of time communicating
personally with customers – listening to feedback which helps us
continually improve as we grow. As the owner of a Christopher Ward
watch, if you ever need to get hold of us we are at your service.
There is always something new on our website, across our social
media communities and on the Christopher Ward Forum – informative
and fun, these are the best places to join the conversation about
the latest new releases, news and oers in the world of
Christopher Ward.

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