The Twelve Xander turns Christopher Ward’s skeleton watch into wearable action painting

Christopher Ward and Scottish customiser Chris Alexander, better known as The Dial Artist, used the skeletonised Twelve X as a canvas for the vividly coloured Xander. Across the 150-piece edition, Alexander primed, airbrushed, hand-painted and finished eight visible movement components in every watch. Thirteen colours and deliberately controlled splashes make each example visually unique without compromising the tolerances of the working calibre.

The 41mm case combines Grade 2 and Grade 5 titanium and can be paired with an integrated titanium bracelet or white rubber strap. Beneath the painted bridges sits the COSC-regulated CW-001 automatic movement, whose twin barrels provide a five-day, 120-hour power reserve. The sold-out bracelet version was priced at €6,125, while production required a reported 900 hours of painting.