Chr. Ward C70 Guide de l'utilisateur
C70 Grand prix CHrOnOMETEr
LiMiTEd EdiTiOn
O W N E R ’ S H A N D B O O K
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Your Christopher Ward watch has been designed
and engineered by highly talented craftspeople
to ensure not only accurate and precise
timekeeping but also to bring a real pride of
ownership that only luxury items of the highest
quality can ever hope to deliver.
You have made an investment, a good one,
and the aim of this handbook is to help you
make the most of that investment during what
I hope will be a lifetime of ownership.
Christopher Ward
TIME ON YOUR SIDE...
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
THE C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS 2–3
– C70 BRITISH GP 1926 CHRONOMETER 4–5
– C70 ITALIAN GP 1921 CHRONOMETER 6–7
– C70 FRENCH GP 1906 CHRONOMETER 8–9
– C70 BELGIAN GP 1925 CHRONOMETER 10–11
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 12–13
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 14–29
OUR WATCH CARE PROGRAMME 30–31
GETTING IN TOUCH 32
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THE C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS
C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS
In 2007, Christopher Ward released a series
of chronograph watches celebrating the
rst Grand Prix races established during the
early pioneering years of motorsport when
courageous drivers in their temperamental
machines put life and limb at risk for glory,
fame and, occasionally, riches.
This year we have revisited and updated the
collection and are releasing four outstanding
designs from the original series, which for the
rst time will be COSC-certied chronometers.
These 2015 versions emphasise the winning
drivers of the inaugural British, French, Italian
and Belgium Grand Prix more strongly than
the originals, specically by the inclusion of a
recessed plate on the side of the watch case –
a device that has proven hugely successful with
the recent C70 D-Type and 3527 GT releases.
The plates indicate the driver/s of each race as
well as their recorded time.
The back-plate of each watch has also been
re-modelled to incorporate under museum-
grade crystal, a ceramic ag of each nation
alongside the date of the race.
Each watch is limited to an edition of only 500
pieces worldwide.
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C70 BRITISH GP 1926 CHRONOMETER
C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS
Two Frenchmen, Robert Senechal and Louis
Wagner, drove their equally French Delage 155
to victory in the rst ever British Grand Prix ,
no doubt to the chagrin of the British industry
which, for years, had been in the shadow of a
French automobile industry that was at the time
the largest in Europe. That Malcolm Campbell
came in second probably rubbed salt into the
wound rather than being cause for celebration!
On an overcast day at the famous Brooklands
track in Surrey, the Delage was brought home
in a time of 4 hours and 56 seconds a time that
is etched onto a plate on the case side of this
stunning chronometer.
Although the victory was a French one, the
British Racing Green colours of this watch,
including a ceramic Union Flag beneath
museum-grade sapphire crystal on the back
of the case, signify the importance of the
event (and venue) which was the birth-place
of British motorsport and aviation.
1S T BRITISH
GRAND PRIX
BROOKLANDS
1926
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Available in a Limited Edition of only
500 pieces worldwide, this chronometer
is certain to become a keenly sought-
after collector’s piece.
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The French Delage 155, driven by Senechal and Wagner,
at the first ever British Grand Prix, Brooklands 1926.
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C70 ITALIAN GP 1921 CHRONOMETER
C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS
On 4th September 1921, at Brescia, a town
nestled at the foot of the Northern Italian Alps
and famous mainly for being the start and
nish for the prestigious Mille Miglia race,
Frenchman, Jules Goux, drove his 3 Litre Ballot
car to victory at the rst ever Italian Grand Prix.
The car, commissioned by Edouard Ballot
specically to win Grand Prix races, is worthy
of note as it had, unusually for the time,
twin overhead camshafts and four valves
per cylinder. It was also one of the rst cars
produced with front and rear servo-assisted
breaks. This advanced conguration helped
Goux achieve a fast winning time of 3 hours,
35 minutes, 9 seconds.
This time is proudly displayed alongside the
drivers name on a recessed plate at the side
of this stunning chronometer’s case adding a
personal detail to a watch whose main purpose
is to celebrate the birth of Italy’s continuing
love affair with Grand Prix racing.
1S T ITALIAN
GRAND PRIX
BRESCIA
1921
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The Italian ag (il Tricolore) is resplendent
in ceramic on the case back beneath
museum-grade sapphire crystal and alongside
the year of the race.
Available in a Limited Edition of only
500 pieces worldwide, this chronometer
is certain to become a sought-after
collector’s piece.
Frenchman Jules Goux and his 3 litre
Ballot car at the first ever Italian Grand Prix
Brescia, Italy 1921.
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C70 FRENCH GP 1906 CHRONOMETER
C70 GRAND PRIX CHRONOMETERS
Although a Hungarian, Ferenc Szisz, was the
winning driver on 27th June 1906 at the inaugural
French Grand Prix, everything else about the
victory had a decidedly Gallic avour.
Local businesses in Le Mans, sensing the growing
attraction of motorsport in France at the time,
had clubbed together to nance the events
prize of 45,000 Francs (the equivalent of 13kg
of gold at the time) which took place on the
outskirts of the town. It was to prove a very
worthwhile investment whose returns are still
coming in to this day!
The winning car was French, a Renault 90CV,
and completed the 12 lap race in a time of
12 hours, 14 minutes and 7 seconds. And
although Szisz was Hungarian, he had been
an engineer in Renault’s Paris factory before
becoming riding mechanic for Louis Renault.
Marcel Renault, Louis’s brother and co-founder
of the automobile dynasty, was killed in 1903
1S T FRENCH
GRAND PRIX
LE MANS
1906
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during the Paris-Madrid road race and Szisz
became the marque’s leading driver.
The winning time is proudly displayed
alongside Szisz’s name on a recessed plate
on the case of this stunning chronometer
that celebrates the inaugural French Grand
Prix. Appropriately, but also rather beautifully,
the Tricolor is displayed in ceramic beneath
museum-grade sapphire crystal on the
back of the case.
Available in a Limited Edition of
only 500 pieces worldwide, this
chronometer is certain to become
a sought-after collector’s piece.
Ferenc Szisz in his 90CV Renault at the inaugural
French Grand Prix, Le Mans 1906.
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