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C7 Rapide Chronograph Automatic
C7 Rapide Chronograph Automatic
With the juggernaut that is the Valjoux
7750 inside, the C7 Rapide Chronograph
Automatic was always going to be slightly
larger than its other Rapide cousins; not only
in size, but in personality.
While initial impressions may have you thinking the
Chronograph Automatic is a brutish muscle car of a
watch, inside it’s powered by a finely tuned engine,
the 7750 – one of the first movements to be designed
by computer, and almost certainly the definitive
mechanical chronograph in the industry.
Our case is a staggering a piece of engineering – a
combination of marine-grade steel and aluminium,
Its four-piece design is inspired by construction in
Formula 1, which begins with a car’s central chassis
– the monocoque where the driver sits – before
additional bodywork is added around it. Two vintage
style pushers flank either side of its crosshatched
crown, their piston shape reminiscent of the immense
horsepower generated by high-performance engines
from F1 to Le Mans.
The C7 Rapide Chronograph Automatic also inherits
our new dial aesthetic, where double-sized numerals
and sunray subdials capture the extravagance of
motorsport within its dashboard-inspired design.
Not only is it obviously a motorsport watch, it’s
distinctively a Christopher Ward motorsport one,
and a turbo-charged addition to the Collection.