This Fan-Favorite Affordable Everyday Watch Borrows a Burgeoning High-End Feature

Well, it was only a matter of time.

As of October 8, Christopher Ward, the ruthlessly on-trend brand that releases a new watch every month like clockwork (gotta have a Loupe cover star every month!), had somehow not yet gotten in on the biggest industry trend of 2025: stone dials.

Countless other brands — mostly on the luxury side of the market, but an ever-increasing number of affordable brands, too — have released watches with natural stone dials. I’d been waiting for CW to do the same, as it seemed like an inevitability, and now that day has come at last.

But, in a twist I didn’t see coming, CW’s inaugural stone-dial collection is not part of its flagship Twelve sports watch line, but rather its entry-level everyday watch, the Sealander. And it looks pretty spectacular.

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Everybody must get stoned

The cheekily named C63 Sealander Rocks is CW’s ultra-wearable Sealander 36 dressed up with one of four natural stone dials.

We have a few of the usual suspects in Turquoise, Malachite and Yellow Tiger Eye, along with a stone that’s decidedly less common: Charoïte, which apparently is found only in Siberia. It features a lovely shade of purple and a mesmerizing swirl pattern.

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Impressively, the stone dials — which are notoriously difficult to work with because of their fragility — feature the same dial furniture as the existing stone-adjacent Sealander, the Aventurine-dialed C63 Celest. The diamond-polished indices and Twin Flags logo are all applied, and the faceted handset is filled with Super-LumiNova Grade X1 BL C1.

The 36mm stainless steel case is the Sealander’s typical Light-catcher case, which is full of contrasting finishes for a showy appearance. There are sapphire crystals front and back, with the latter revealing the Sellita SW200-1 automatic that powers the watch, and the water resistance remains a “go anywhere, do anything”-approved 150m.

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Pricing and availability

At the risk of falling into CW’s marketing trap, I have to admit that the Sealander Rocks, well, rocks. It brings a luxe touch to one of the best affordable everyday watches on the market without looking out of place in the slightest. The Sealander platform, like the Twelve, has proven to be extremely versatile, and I’m excited to see where CW takes the line in the future.

As for the Rocks collection, each of the four variants is limited to just 150 pieces, so these won’t be around for long. In typical Christopher Ward fashion, you can choose between two bracelets or a leather strap. The watch looks best on the dressy Consort Bracelet, but that’s also the most expensive option at $1,430. On the more toolish, Oyster-style Bader Bracelet, it’s priced at $1,385, and on a leather strap, it’s just $1,175. All are available now.

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