Christopher Ward and Parisian designer Romaric André (AKA seconde/seconde/) are back. This is their fourth watch collaboration, and arguably their most fun.
Meet the C60 Pool Diver x seconde/seconde/. It’s a follow-up to the C65 Desk Diver, a limited run of 500 watches that sold out in days, and this time the concept has been relocated from the office to the all-inclusive resort.
The premise is simple. Rather than timing dive tables, the dial tells you exactly what you should be doing poolside, and for how long.
There are five zones. Starting at 12 you’ve got ‘Reading’, then comes a ‘Nice Tan / Skin Damage (Ratio)’ indicator.
A sun lounger zone follows, and where the date window would normally sit, there’s a martini glass showing ‘Max Units Per Day’. Just in case the number didn’t register, the caseback reads: ‘Please, don’t drink and dive’.
Next is my personal favourite: ‘Flex’, complete with a selfie-camera icon, it’s basically a direct instruction to post on Instagram.
The dial closes with ‘Contemplating and/or Reconsidering Life Choices’ at sunset – which feels about right after a day of martinis.
The execution is properly good. The dial is a soft-serve white matte sandblasted finish, with rhodium-plated applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova.
The helium escape valve, which is functional, is laser-etched with a tropical island motif. The bezel icons are done the same way. It’s a lot of craft for a watch that’s filled with fun jokes.
Under the hood it’s the Sellita SW200-1, in a 41mm stainless steel case with ceramic shroud and bezel, 200m water resistance, and a 38-hour power reserve.
To round up the package, the box comes with an inflatable drinks holder for two beverages and a pair of reusable rubber straws.
The C60 Pool Diver isn’t limited by quantity, but it is limited by time. Orders are open now on Christopher Ward’s website, and close June 24th at 9AM PST / 12pm EST / 5pm BST. Deliveries start mid-July, just in time for your summer vacation.
Pricing starts at $1250 / £895 on the rubber strap in orange, blue, or white. The three-link Bader bracelet version comes in at $1475 / £1060.
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