Christopher Ward C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase User guide

C1 Grand Malvern
Moonphase
Owner’s handbook

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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 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
C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase 2–3
Technical information 4–5
How to operate your
C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase 6–10
Our watch care programme 11
Keeping in touch 12

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C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
Since its release towards the end of 2015,
the Moonphase has become a cornerstone
of the Christopher Ward collection. With the
launch of the C1 Grand Malvern Collection,
home to our premium dress watches and
horological complications, it made sense
that the Moonphase would become part of
this prestigious family.
But rst, let’s take this back to the start. There had
always been requests to create a moonphase watch,
yet, as with anything, we wanted to do it – one of
most traditional and romantic complications in
existence – justice. And being Christopher Ward,
we had to do it on our own, our way.
For example, we wanted to create our own
moonphase complication – a task that would require
more than a little technical vision and know-how!
It was upon joining forces with our atelier in Biel that
we gained the technical capability to create our own
module, JJ04, added to a base ETA 2836 movement.
The results were breathtakingly precise: if kept wound,
the Moonphase is accurate to a day every 128 years.
Our next priority was then to produce a dial design
that would showcase its movement in truly stunning
fashion. Unlike many other moonphase watches
that either relegate the moon to a small subdial
or features one day progressions printed on a
mechanism, not only does the C1 place its namesake
centre stage, but JJ04 displays each lunar phase in
smooth, perpetual motion.
The C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase is a triumph in
technicality. In joining our premium dress collection,
it’s now underlined by the stunning form of our
new case and design aesthetic, too – one that is
distinctively Christopher Ward.

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C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
Features
– Swiss made
– Self-winding movement with ‘JJ04’ in-house
Moonphase module
– 25 jewel mechanical movement
– 38 hour power reserve
– Unique twin-flag engraving over ‘Colimaçoné’
finish on the rotor
– Blue ‘JJ Calibre’ enamelling on rotor
– Push-down crown with twin flag motif
– Anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal
– Domed Opalin or Sunray finish dial
– 3D stamped Moonphase disc with wide
aperture window
– Curved hour, minute and central second hands
– Exhibition backplate with unique engraved
serial number
Technical information
Technical
Diameter: 40.5mm
Height: 12.35mm
Weight: 61g
Calibre: ETA 2836 with JJ04 module
Case: 316L stainless steel
Water Resistance: 3 ATM (30 metres)
Vibrations: , per hour (Hz)
Timing tolerance: -/ secs per day
Lug to lug: 48.55mm
Strap: 20mm
– Italian hand-stitched Shell Cordovan quick-release
strap with Bader deployment, or ‘Milanese’
mesh bracelet

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How to operate your C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
Setting the time/date
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1. Manual winding
2. Date and moon phase setting
3. Time setting

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How to operate your C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
The crown should sit ush to the case (position 1 )
in order to maintain water resistance. To re-power
the watch after a period of non-use, simply wind the
crown in a clockwise direction.
• For rapid date correction pull gently into
position
2 and turn in a clockwise direction.
• For setting the time pull gently into position
3
and turn anti-clockwise to advance the time.
For precise time setting it is recommended to
pass beyond the desired minute and to set the
hand backwards.
• Push the crown back to position
1 .
PLEASE NOTE: Date correction should not be
carried out between 20.00 hr and 02.00 hr
as the watch gearing will already be aligning
itself to change the date. The crown should
always be pushed in after adjustment, and it is
best to do so from position 3 to avoid advancing
beyond the desired date.
Rapid adjustment of the moon phase
Setting the moon phase is relatively simple.
For perfect synchronization, adjustment of
the moon phase must be done after setting the
current time and date. You will also need the
date of the last full or new moon.
• To adjust the moon phase pull gently into
position
2 . Turn in an anti-clockwise direction
to rotate the moonphase disk into the
desired position. Rapid correction of the
moonphase is possible at any time without
risk of damaging the mechanism.

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How to operate your C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
The moon and its phases
The phases of the moon cycle, from one new
moon to the next one, lasts 29 days, 12 hours,
44 minutes and 2.8 seconds. The new moon
corresponds to the rst lunar day (g. 1).
The moon is not visible because its dark side
is facing us.
On the 8th day (g. 2 ), after completing one quarter
turn, a crescent moon appears on the left-hand side
of the moonphase window with the curve facing to
the right.
On the 15th day of the lunar cycle (g.
3 ), at the mid-
point of its revolution, we see a fully illuminated circle
at the 12 o’clock position, indicating the full moon.
The moon at this point is directly opposite the sun.
On the 23rd day of the lunar cycle (g.
4 ), at the
end of its third quarter, the crescent appears on the
right-hand side of the moonphase window.
A new lunar cycle now commences. The moon
changes continuously between these characteristic
positions. The time which has elapsed between two
new moons corresponds to approximately one month.
Due to the regular and repetitive nature of this
movement and its phases, the moon has always
served as a means of counting the passage of time.
Indeed, this is why the lunar calendar is still used
for timekeeping purposes.
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
Fig. 4

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How to operate your C1 Grand Malvern Moonphase
Straps and bracelets
As you would expect, we place as much emphasis
on the quality of our straps and bracelets as we
do our watches. We only use the nest leathers
for our straps. Similarly, we only use the nest
metals in the construction of our bracelets, all
of which are precision engineered for durability,
eciency and comfort.
The following guidelines explain how easy it is
to use and adjust your Christopher Ward strap.
1.
Press to release.
2.
Pull open the clasp
and locate the opening.
3.
Thread the strap through
the opening to the desired
position. Close the clasp.
Leather strap with Bader deployment