Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition

Quick specs Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition
Price: € 3.740 | approx. $ 4,100 | approx. £ 2,840
Size: 43 mm
Reference: C9-43-PR-DTYPE-B – limited to 55 pieces

We love cars. So we also love watches inspired on cars. Like this Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition. Indeed, it is inspired by the iconic Jaguar D-Type. The Jaguar D-Type was one of the first sports cars to use aeronautical techniques to improve performance. That is why the car looks like a dolphin. Or a shark. Or whatever, it looks smooth, angry and great. Take a look at Wiki. The D-Type was built between 1954 and 1957 and won Le Mans in 1955, 1956 and 1957. So it was quick, and dominant.

Christopher Ward was able to obtain a piece from a piston of one of the 18 factory racing cars. As they had a straight-six 3.4 liter engine (later models had a 3.6), these pistons are big. With metal laser-cut techniques they reshaped the piston into 55 slices in the shape of the car’s distinctive alloy wheel-spinner. This is visible through the museum-grade crystal exhibition back of the watch. It is a kind of the same trick CW used for its DB4 1VEV Limited Edition, with a part of the legendary Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato.

There are 55 pieces of the Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition as 55 was a Le Mans winning year for the Jaguar D-Type

There are, but you already understood that, 55 pieces of the Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition. 55 refers to 1955 when the most memorable Le Mans victory with the D-Type took place, with Mike Hawthorn driving. And there is more D-Type on and in this C9. The dial design is based on the speedometer of the D-Type. There is a signature racing decal design at 12 o’clock. Not typically D-Type, but racy enough. It has a fuel tank-style power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock, and a unique serial number and ‘D-Type Le Mans Winner’ engraved on the back plate.

The ETA caliber A07.161 Valgranges self-winding movement powers the C9 D-Type Limited Edition. It gives a power-reserve of 48 hours. The case size is 43 millimeters.