{"product_id":"case-651-christopher-ward-watchmaker-sealander-lucerne-blue-le-ref-c63-39ada3-s00b5","title":"Case #651 — Christopher Ward (watchmaker) Sealander (Lucerne Blue LE) Ref. C63-39ADA3-S00B5","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCase #651 — Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Automatic \"Lucerne Blue\" Limited Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef.\u003c\/strong\u003e C63-39ADA3-S00B5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Pre-Owned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScope:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box, Papers, and Cards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 Case Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome watches are bought for their movement. This one was bought, almost universally, for its dial. The 39mm C63 Sealander Automatic in Lucerne Blue was a 300-piece limited edition, its colour drawn from the crystal-clear waters of Lake Lucerne — a bright, saturated turquoise that reads as sporty in daylight and unexpectedly formal under artificial light. The polished lacquer dial carries top-brushed, diamond-polished indexes filled with Super-LumiNova Grade X1 BL C1, a lumed hand-set, the twin-flags logo, and a date window at 6 o'clock that keeps the layout symmetrical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 39mm version arrived after the brand's 36mm Lucerne Blue release had sold out, and it gave the colour a case size that suits a wider range of wrists. The larger watch keeps the stainless steel case and smooth bezel, with the lacquered blue dial as the clear focal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example dates to 2022 and is graded Very Good Pre-Owned. It presents beautifully overall, with some minor wear to the case flanks — visible on close inspection at the right angle, entirely consistent with careful use, and not something that intrudes when the watch is on the wrist. It arrives on a leather strap with a tang buckle, currently fitted to suit an approximately 8-inch wrist, and is accompanied by its box, papers, and cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the timing machine at BST, the watch measured +3 seconds per day with an amplitude of 296 degrees at the time of inspection — a healthy reading for a Sellita automatic of this generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🕰️ The Evidence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e C63-39ADA3-S00B5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel \/ Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e C63 Sealander Automatic — Lucerne Blue Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of 300 pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless Steel, brushed and polished marine-grade stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase Diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 39 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lucerne Blue polished lacquer, top-brushed diamond-polished indexes with Super-LumiNova Grade X1 BL C1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anti-reflective sapphire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fixed steel, circular brushed and polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrown:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embossed, screw-down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaseback:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screw-down display caseback with unique engraved serial number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sellita calibre SW200-1, 26 jewels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swiss-made self-winding mechanical, with twin-flag engraved rotor over Colimaçoné finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28,800 vph (4 Hz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower Reserve:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunctions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hours, minutes, seconds, date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 m (15 bar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClasp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tang \/ pin buckle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasured Performance (at BST inspection): +3 seconds per day; 296° amplitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Pre-Owned — minor wear to the case flanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box, Papers, and Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌟 Collector Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sealander sits in a specific place in Christopher Ward's modern era. Introduced in 2021, the collection was conceived as a flexible, Swiss-made sports-explorer line, combining the brand's ergonomic Light-catcher case, glossy lacquer dials and genuine water resistance. It was the everyday, go-anywhere three-hander the range had been missing, positioned between the brand's dive watches and its dressier pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lucerne Blue chapter is the part collectors actually track. The colour first appeared in autumn 2022 as one of four limited 36mm dials — Lucerne Blue, Jura Green, New Forest Yellow and Acer Red — each capped at 200 pieces. Of the four, the Lucerne Blue proved the most sought-after, and the 39mm edition followed. The initial 36mm run was gone within a single day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat sequence matters for anyone reading this listing. Lucerne Blue was not a permanent catalogue colour; it was a short, dated moment in the model's history, and the 39mm reference is the version that made it wearable for larger wrists. Discontinued colour-led limited editions from independent brands are, by nature, encountered on the secondary market only intermittently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌟 Design Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial exists because of a wider moment in watch design. The turquoise trend traces back to Patek Philippe's Tiffany-dial Nautilus, which reintroduced the colour to a mainstream watch audience, and with that watch and the Tiffany-blue Oyster Perpetual effectively unobtainable, buyers looked elsewhere for the shade. By summer 2022 the colour was genuinely in the air — a Tiffany exhibition in London, and a run of brands producing their own interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat separates this one from opportunism is the execution. Christopher Ward tied the colour to a Swiss geographic reference rather than a borrowed one, applied it as a deep polished lacquer rather than a flat paint, and paired it with brushed and diamond-polished applied indexes so the dial changes character with the light. The result is a colour story with an argument behind it, not just a fashionable panel of blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧾 From the Case File\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 39 mm across and 11.25 mm thick, this is a straightforwardly wearable watch — large enough to have presence, slim enough to slide under a cuff, and dimensioned so that it works equally well on a 6½-inch wrist or the 8-inch fit it currently wears. The Light-catcher case shape is unusually flattering for a steel sports piece, with polished flanks that pick up light against the brushed top surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 150 m of water resistance and a screw-down crown, it is a watch that can be worn without negotiation: swimming, travel, weather, a day of work. The screw-down display caseback shows the decorated rotor, and the quick-release system means strap changes require no tools — relevant here, since the fitted leather strap is only one of the moods this dial supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractically speaking, the appeal of this example is the combination of a discontinued, colour-defined limited edition with complete accompanying documentation. Box, papers, and cards are supplied together, which is not always the case with limited editions that changed hands during a period of high demand. Buying new is no longer an option for this reference — the colour has been retired — so a well-kept secondary-market example is the route in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e is described honestly: this is a watch that has been worn, with some minor wear to the case flanks, and it is priced and graded accordingly. Everything else presents beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🗝️ BST Verdict\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA discontinued, 300-piece limited edition whose entire reason for existing is a dial colour that briefly captivated the entire watch world — executed properly, in polished lacquer, on a 39 mm case that is genuinely easy to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with box, papers, and cards, running at +3 seconds per day with 296 degrees of amplitude at inspection, and honest about the light wear to its case flanks. For a buyer who wants the Lucerne Blue in the more universally wearable size, this is a direct and well-documented way to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉 Every case deserves a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker Street Timepieces","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58429415522607,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/5359\/5439\/files\/2B778BFA-F3E7-41D1-9063-9AE1A4A4BDFF.jpg?v=1788556829","url":"https:\/\/bakerstreettimepieces.com\/products\/case-651-christopher-ward-watchmaker-sealander-lucerne-blue-le-ref-c63-39ada3-s00b5","provider":"Baker Street Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}