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Christopher Ward C60 Trident ReefvsRolex Rolex Deepsea

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C60 Trident Reef
Christopher WardC60 Trident Reef
MSRP $995
Rolex Deepsea
RolexRolex Deepsea
MSRP $15,550
What people say

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Christopher Ward C60 Trident Reef

Owners widely praise the Christopher Ward C60 Trident Reef for its fun, affordable design, vibrant multi-layered dials inspired by reef art, and good wearability due to curved lugs and a thin profile, with the 41mm size noted as better proportioned. The watch is powered by the Sellita SW200-1 movement and offers 200m water resistance, with pricing starting at £695. One reviewer suggested swapping the yellow minute hand and strap on a specific model for a different aesthetic. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Christopher Ward C60 Trident Reef highly for its vibrant design and value at the price point.

Rolex Deepsea

Owners widely report the Rolex Deepsea is a substantial, well-built watch with impressive engineering, praised for its robust compression architecture and the caliber 3235 movement's stringent accuracy certification. Some owners find the Rolex Deepsea exceptionally comfortable on a Rubber B strap, while others note it is thick and heavy but well-balanced by its bracelet. The watch's large size is polarizing, with some finding it niche and potentially too large for smaller wrists, while others appreciate its unique design elements and consider it Rolex's most serious workhorse. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Rolex Deepsea highly for its impressive engineering and robust build, despite its polarizing size.

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
C60 Trident Reef41mm
Rolex Deepsea44mm
Power Reserve
C60 Trident Reef38h
Rolex Deepsea70h
Water Resistance
C60 Trident Reef200m
Rolex Deepsea3,900m
MSRP
C60 Trident Reef$995
Rolex Deepsea$15,550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Diameter
41mm
44mm
Thickness
11.45mm
5.5mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.9mm
Lug Width
22mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Oystersteel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
200m
3900m
Caseback
Solid
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown. Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with Helium escape valve

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
AR Coating
Inner
Dial Color
Blue
Black
Indices
Applied
Index
Lume
SLN X1 BL C1
Chromalight

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
Sellita SW200-1
3235
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
38h
70h
Jewels
26
31
Complications
None
Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$995
$15,550
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