CHRISTOPHER WARD C7 RAPIDE CHRONOGRAPH MKII V390

This watch has to be one of the most cost-effective ways to get a Christopher Ward on your wrist.

It’s C7 Rapide Chronograph MkII V390 - that ‘V390’ on the end signifies this model has numbers as the hour markers, whereas the watches without that had more dressy baton hour markers.

The C7 Rapide Mk2 was introduced in 2012 and ran until its retirement in 2017.

For most CW quartz chronographs the 1/10th of a second hand only moves into position once the timer is stopped, but thanks to the Ronda 3540.D used in MkIIs, it features a constantly sweeping 10th-sec chrono dial (the top one), which I think makes for a more satisfying user experience!

Condition

The watch head is in great condition with just a couple of tiny blemishes to indicate that it’s been used. The alloy bezel (which are known to get marked on more well used examples) is in perfect condition - as is the Sapphire. It’s fitted with a brand new Geckota black nylon strap with black leather lining.

It’s unfortunately missing its original box and papers, so I don’t know its exact age - it will be between four and nine years old - judging by the condition, I’d say it’s much closer to the younger end! It’s supplied in a Christopher Ward travel pod - which lets face it, are much more useful that the original boxes anyway!

Specs:

• Diameter: 42mm

• Height: 10.7mm

• Calibre: Ronda 3540.D quartz

• Water resistance: 10ATM (100m)

• Strap lugs: 22mm

• Lug-to-lug: 48.7mm

Owner’s Handbook

A PDF of the owner’s book is available on the CW website: https://www.christopherward.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-cw-library/default/dwe4007463/pdfs/Motorsport/c7mk2_manual.pdf

Final Notes:
Note the first pic is a library Photoshop effort! The rest show the actual watch and package.