Christopher Ward (watchmaker)

Christopher Ward (London) Limited
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded2004 (2004), England
FounderChristopher Ward
Mike France
Peter Ellis
Headquarters
Maidenhead, Berkshire
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Mike France, CEO
ProductsWrist watches
Websitewww.christopherward.co.uk

Christopher Ward (London), founded by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis in 2004, is a British watch company. It was the first online-only luxury watch retailer selling timepieces directly to the consumer.[1]

Christopher Ward watches are designed in England and manufactured in Switzerland.[2]

In 2015, The Sunday Times ranked Christopher Ward as 77th in the SME Export Track 100;[3] the only watch company on the list.

In January 2020, it was announced that co-founder Christopher Ward had left the business.[4] His involvement in a new watch brand, TRIBUS, was announced in September 2020.[5] TRIBUS ceased operations and filed for insolvency in the summer of 2022.

  1. ^ British Watchmaker Launches Movement Against Swiss Monopoly, The Telegraph, 2014.
  2. ^ English Design Meets Swiss Mechanics, Noah Williams, 2015.
  3. ^ The SME Export Track 100 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Times, 2015.
  4. ^ "A Lasting Legacy - Important News from Christopher Ward - Christopher Ward Forum". www.christopherwardforum.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ "An introduction to Tribus Watches and a Q&A with one of the founders". Watch It All About. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.