Christopher Ward (watchmaker)

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.However the company now offers in-person retail at any of their showrooms.Christopher Ward also won "British Watch Brand of the Year" in the WatchPro Awards 2025. Christopher Ward watches are designed in England and manufactured in Switzerland. In 2015, The Sunday Times ranked Christopher Ward as 77th in the SME Export Track 100; the only watch company on the list. In January 2020, co-founder Christopher Ward left the business. His involvement in a new watch brand, TRIBUS, was announced in September 2020. TRIBUS ceased operations and filed for insolvency in the summer of 2022.