Forty Eight
Two days with some of our latest models
Jörg Sr: virtually only wears Christopher Ward these days
Old hand This time we got two Jörg Baders to try two different versions of the same watch, the instantly bestselling C65 Trident Diver. First up, Jörg Sr, who heads up Christopher Ward’s Swiss operation… With around 35 years of watchmaking experience behind him, Jörg Bader Sr has forgotten more about watches than most of us will ever know. “These days I exclusively wear Christopher Wards, or – very occasionally – my Rolex Milgauss 40mm,” Jörg says. “There’s a battle between watches most days – which will leap onto my wrist? – but I’ve developed a taste for SH21 models. They always keep time, for one thing!” Eh? You mean the others don’t? “No! It’s just that SH21-powered watches run for five days, which is useful as I’m constantly switching between models. Right now, for instance, I’m wearing a C8 Spitfire prototype, the C8 Power Reserve, the C1 Power Reserve and a C60 Trident LE – so it’s a heck of an added feature to 24