About Ward Hoard

We are an established business dedicated to the resale of the extensive and fabulous range of old (no longer available) as well as more recent Christopher Ward watches.  Have a look at our website for more details of our full range of CW watches and straps.

Pricing and offers

Because of the significant fees here, we are unable to offer any discount here or accept offers. We have an extensive range of CWs on our website (possibly even of the same model in a different strap configuration) covering most budgets and we also buy watches/take as part exchange. Check us out - Ward Hoard.

Please also note that our watches are advertised elsewhere - I'm generally pretty quick at ending the listings here when they sell on our site, but there can be a short delay while they are in fact unavailable.  

C7 Rapide Day-Date COSC Limited Edition

Introduction

With the exception of a few military specials, the Christopher Ward C7 (and C70) range has always been home to their sport/motorsport inspired watches. The C7 Rapide first arrived in 2008 as a quartz chronograph and that battery chrono theme continued with the launch of the Mk2 in 2012, which was essentially a Mk1 case with some new face designs.

It wasn’t until 2017, when the C7 Rapide range got a complete overhaul, that an automatic movement became available in a C7 for the first time. The standout feature of the automatic watch has to be the multi-part case construction with its contrasting case/ring colours and its hollowed out lugs. Both those made it a pretty expensive watch to manufacture and pretty unique to look at.

The COSC-certified C7 Rapide Day-Date COSC LE with day/date complication for sale here was introduced in August 2017 as a limited edition chronometer of 100 pieces and sold out by January 2018. This one is an archive find, released in July 2020 after it had long sold out, so one of the very latest available.

Warranty

As a July 2020 watch, the CW movement warranty is valid until July 2025.

Strap options

Fitted with the original CW motorsport red leather strap in perfect condition.

If you want head only, discount of £60 or exchange for another CW brand new leather, hybrid or tide strap at no cost change.

Condition

Offered in superb condition - looks like it has hardly been worn at all. No marks that I can see. Supplied as a full set in bamboo case with polishing cloth, warranty card and covering letter directing you to the website for a PDF of the owner’s book. No COSC certificate - presumably why it was held back from general sale and released later.

Specs:

  • Diameter: 42mm

  • Height: 11.15mm

  • Calibre: ETA 2836 COSC

  • Water resistance: 10ATM (100m)

  • Strap lugs: 22mm

  • Lug-to-lug: 48mm


Final Notes