The C65 Super Compressor is the first watch in 50 years to boast a genuine super compressor mechanism, which increases water-resistance the deeper you go – no wonder it’s become a cult hero with watch aficionados.
What an achievement!
Three years after its launch, Christopher Ward’s technical team talk about how they created the C65 Super Compressor, what inspired them and what they think of the watch now.
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A labour of love
Some years back Christopher Ward was challenged by a customer to make a genuine super compressor dive watch. How we took on the challenge and where it took us, is the subject of this essential Loupe magazine feature.
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A history of compression
The super compressor mechanism was invented in the 1950s to enable divers to go deeper than they’d ever dared before. Here, veteran watch journalist Ken Kessler tells the story of an extraordinary piece of engineering.
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