If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more It’s hard to think of a recent watch that’s made a bigger splash on the affordable market than the Christopher Ward Bel Canto. Dropping ...

The debut of Christopher Ward’s C1 Bel Canto in November 2022 was unexpected with their offering of 'sonnerie au passage' mechanism at competitive pricing. The initial series, limited to 300 ...

Want more watch coverage? Get About Time, Esquire’s free newsletter devoted to the watch world, in your inbox every Sunday. Sign up here Christopher Ward has announced a new version of its C1 ...

In those days singers freely ornamented composers’ scores with their own improvised embellishments in a style known as bel canto (literally, “beautiful singing”) To today’s purists ...

It may come as some surprise, then, that I've never been hands on with a Christopher Ward Bel Canto. Aside from a two minute play at the British Watchmaker's Day earlier this year, my experience ...