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Win it: The Christopher Ward C9 Harrison GMT Automatic

August 12, 2013 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

Reader Appreciation Week: C9 Harrison GMT Automatic – $755

Consider this week five days of saying thank you. Without your readership, your emails, your terrific comments, and your willingness to spread the word, Dappered wouldn’t exist. The collection of good guys who frequent this corner of the internet is by far the greatest achievement of this website. And to say thank you, we’ve put together five, splurge-worthy giveaways that’ll hopefully express our gratitude. Welcome to Dappered’s Reader Appreciation Week. Good luck, and thanks a million.

If Christopher Ward is the Suitsupply of the watch world, with terrific design and goal-worthy quality without getting into a stupid luxury price range, then the C9 Harrison GMT is like the Suitsupply “Sienna” line. More expensive than their base offerings, but with a few extras that are worth it for some to save up for long term.

CWard GMT

This GMT version is the dual time-zone option of the Harrison series. Created to mark the 250th anniversary of John Harrison inventing a clock that would keep solid time at sea, these watches are designed to honor his device that solved a major problem: How the heck can we know exactly where we are in the middle of the ocean, if we don’t know what time it is?

Pendulum clocks don’t work so hot when a ship is bouncing around in the ocean. Harrison was the first person to invent a device (after numerous tries) that compensated for all the hell that the sea could throw at a time keeping device. If you ever find yourself in London, and you like watches, are fascinated by time, and appreciate the rare human character trait of unrelenting persistence, head to Greenwich and check out The Royal Observatory. Pay the extra money to go and see Harrison’s clocks. They’re something else. Then stand on the Prime Meridian and take a couple seconds to think about what that one spot means.

CWard GMT Blue

Back to the watch… it’s a terrific blend of modern simplicity with a slightly complicated face. The right mix for a lot of us who favor chronographs, but want something cleaner while dressed up. The second hand and GMT hand are a deep blue, and they stand out nicely against the black 24-hr GMT ring and tonal (yet still easy to read) silver hands numerals.

It’s 43mm in diameter, and noticeably larger than their 42mm Trident dive watch. A dress watch at its heart, but those Arabic indices lean slightly casual. Maybe not something you’re going to wear with a t-shirt and a pair of cut off shorts while cutting the grass, but it’ll do just fine with anything north of jeans and a shirt with a collar. Absolutely suit worthy, and then some.

Cward GMT Caseback

Movement is the hacking, automatic Swiss ETA 2893-2. 38 hour power reserve. Anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Hand polished surgical steel case with an exhibition caseback. Brown leather band on this one with a deployant clasp. Comes with a large but not cumbersome or gargantuan presentation case. That second time zone hand can come in awfully handy if you’re a traveler, or, are close with someone who hop-scotches around the globe. A click and a couple of turns of the crown, and you can see what time it is back home, or, where your on the road acquaintance happens to be. That’s a lot of romance to have on the top of your wrist.

Enter here to win (update: entries are closed) the C9 Harrison GMT seen above. One entry per person. Deadline for entry is 11:59 pm ET 8/13/13. Thanks to Christopher Ward for providing this watch to kick off Reader Appreciation Week.

Update: Congratulations to Matt V. who won the drawing for the C9 Harrison GMT! Thanks to all who entered, and once again, thanks to Christopher Ward for providing this incredible watch.

Cward GMT in case

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Comments

  1. A. Ali says

    August 12, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Hot…. Damn!

  2. Jason M says

    August 12, 2013 at 4:26 AM

    Beautiful piece of art, thanks for doing this, folks!

  3. southy says

    August 12, 2013 at 4:56 AM

    Now THAT is a fine looking watch. There aren’t a lot of watches out there looking this elegant but keeping the Arabic indices, which I love.

  4. Bruschetta says

    August 12, 2013 at 5:13 AM

    Hello, is it me you’re looking for?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ILDFp5DGA

  5. Marshall Lilly says

    August 12, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    A big thanks to you guys for doing this…it should be a fun week. I can’t even begin to imagine how tough it must be to sit there looking at this stuff and then send it out the door!

  6. Rusty Gramm says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:11 AM

    easily one of the best sites on the web. insightful, helpful, and not pretentious. keep on going!

  7. Jessy says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    Yes.

  8. Jack says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    This watch is beautiful. First of the watch giveaways I said to myself…if I don’t win, I’m buying it.

  9. Mike N says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    Nice watch. Love reader appreciation week. Thanks Joe.

  10. SolefulStrut says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    Thank you, Joe.

  11. Dennis L says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Damn.

  12. Furious Styles says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    Yes, please.

  13. Judson M says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    SCHWEEEET!!! Beautiful watch as always, I expect nothing less from Dappered. I am a sucker for window backs and that blue second hand is a very nice touch!

    Maybe this week will be my week to get lucky. (Daft Punk pun intended)

  14. Loscv29 says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    JESUS…. I just came.

  15. bennynojets says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    That watch looks perfect for everyday wearing at the office.

  16. bryclops says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    And if CW made a 39mm version, I’d buy it even if I did win.

  17. auronblue says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Beautiful watch. Thanks, Joe.

  18. Jano says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Such a beautiful watch! I hope my entries via my android tablet actually go through.

  19. Walé says

    August 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Woooo…starting it off right. C’mon Lady Luck!

  20. Duc Nguyen says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    that’s a pretty great looking watch

  21. jameshwang says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    wow

  22. Nikhil Sharma says

    August 12, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    Exquisite! What a start to the week. Thanks

  23. au7227 says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    WOW! great way to start the week!! thanks!!!!!

  24. CT says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    Good lord that’s gorgeous

  25. Impending Doo says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Aw yiss. And…. I have entered the watch phase!

  26. Ryan Clark says

    August 12, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    British craftsmanship at its finest! I’d love to rock this while enjoying a cruise in my Lotus 🙂

  27. ike says

    August 12, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    I’d love to get a nice understated silver faced watch like this. A bit out of my price range so I’ll have to keep looking if I don’t win.

  28. Michael Klepacki says

    August 12, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    Those blue second and GMT hands. Ow ow.

    Joe, hell of a way to start of the week.

  29. Ryan N says

    August 12, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    I wish I worked somewhere I could wear this – but since I don’t, I’ll leave it for another lucky Dappered-er!

  30. Rob says

    August 12, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    If you want to read the story of John Harrison and his remarkable clocks, look for a book called “Longitude”.

  31. Nick Crovetti says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:41 PM

    Being in the military with a wife at home, the dual time zone watch is great for deployments, although I’d only wear it on my time off. I’ll save my beater digital for digging in the dirt. I love the balance of simplicity and detail. Nice pick!

  32. WellBuiltStyle says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:22 PM

    Great looking watch – reader appreciation week is off to a great start.

    – Manny

  33. Mike Z says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    Wow, this is the real beauty.

  34. drocpsu says

    August 13, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    only in my dreams would I win such things as this, or today’s cordovan strands.

  35. andy c says

    August 13, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    What a watch. Classic and modern

  36. Thomas says

    August 14, 2013 at 2:01 AM

    Wow, what a timepiece

  37. Leroy Hall says

    August 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    congrats Matt! Awesome watch

  38. mathew says

    August 20, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Classiest GMT I have seen in a long while! Discrete but useful complication.

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