Christopher Ward C9 P2725 TM-B User guide

C9 P2725 TM-B
Limited Edition
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 luxury
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
P2725 TM-B 2–3
C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition 4–5
Technical information 6–7
How to operate your C9 P2725 TM-B
Limited Edition 8–14
Our watch care programme 15
Keeping in touch 16

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P2725 TM-B
P2725 TM-B
At around noon on September 15, 1940, a
mass raid of Luftwae bombers had been
intercepted over the skies of London.
On that day, RAF Flight Lieutenant Ray Holmes spied
a solitary Dornier aircraft ying towards Buckingham
Palace. With his Hawker Hurricane ghter, P2725,
out of ammunition, Holmes took decisive action and
rammed the bomber out of the sky. He managed
to escape from the falling wreckage and open his
parachute; meanwhile, the German aircraft crashed
on the forecourt of Victoria railway station. It marked
a pivotal moment in the war – Buckingham Palace,
a symbol of Britain, had been successfully defended.
Some 64 years later, our special metal sourcing
partners, TMB Art Metal (named after the squadron
code of this most famous of Battle of Britain
Hurricanes), excavated the remains of P2725 from
its crash site under Buckingham Palace Road.
A painstaking recovery of its wreckage allowed us to
create the C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition: a part of
its aluminium engine has been cut and sits proudly
behind museum-grade crystal in its backplate, where
a detailed map of central London has been engraved,
its crash site highlighted in red.
Holmes’ bravery was just one example of the courage
displayed by members of the RAF defending their
nation that day; so much so, that September 15 later
became known under a dierent name: Battle of
Britain Day. With 2018 marking a century since the
RAF was formed, the C9 P2725 not only recognises
the heroic resolve and lion-hearted ghting spirit
associated with the Second World War, but the
world-class eorts that the RAF continue today.

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Above: Flight Lieutenant Ray Holmes,
sitting atop his Hurricane P2725 TM-B.
Top Right: P2725 TM-B’s crash site
on Buckingham Palace Road,
15 September 1940.
Middle-bottom: Actual metal from
the excavated Hurricane, sourced by
the specialists at TMB Art Metal, was
melted down and formed into discs.
The metal discs were then engraved
with a map of central London showing
the Hurricane’s crash site and take
pride of place behind museum-grade
crystal in the backplate of the watch.
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C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition
C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition
For a watch inspired by the dashboard
instrument panel of Hawker Hurricane P2725,
the sandblasted DLC case and extra matte
black dial provide a perfect foundation on
which senior designer Adrian Buchmann
could impose his vintage-inspired vision.
To enhance readability in lower light conditions,
the numbers of the C9’s fully-tracked outer minute
ring alternate between Old Radium and SLN T-C1
SuperLuminova®, which in turn contrast against the
colours inside its inner hour ring. Matching the tip of
the seconds hand, the Valgranges A07.161’s power
reserve indicator features a red empty gauge – another
nod to the cockpit environment that Holmes found
himself in.
However, it’s what lies beneath museum-grade
sapphire on the P2725’s reverse that provides this
watch its provenance. A piece of aluminium taken
from Holmes’ Hurricane – recovered from underneath
Buckingham Palace Road in 2004 – has been treated,
laser cut, engraved and ink-lled with a map of 1940s
London, while a red dot denotes the P2725’s crash site.
Inspect the backplate under a microscope, and it’ll
reveal a level of intricacy that we are extraordinarily
proud of.
From the eorts of our partners TMB Art Metal in
excavating P2725’s wreckage, through to the skill of
those who designed and built the 100 pieces that
comprise this special run, our teams have worked
tirelessly to ensure that the C9 P2725 TM-B Limited
Edition is released in time for the century anniversary
of the RAF. Although just a watch (albeit, one we
hope you treasure), we hope it conveys the deep
admiration and respect Christopher Ward has for
the continued seless heroism of our Royal Air Force.

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C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition
Features
– Swiss made
– Special limited edition of 100 pieces
– 24 jewel automatic movement with a disc of P2725
Hurricane precious metal with Central London
crash site map engraving embedded below
museum-grade sapphire into exhibition backplate
– 46 hour power reserve with altimeter-themed
indicator at 6 o’clock
– Museum grade anti-reflective sapphire crystal
– Original Hurricane instrument panel inspired
dial with old radium SuperLuminova®markings
– Surgical-grade stainless steel case with embossed
crown
– Premium quality canvas webbing strap with
CW twin flag logo debossed in on reverse with
black DLC sandblasted clasp.
Technical information
Technical
Diameter: 43mm
Height: 15.1mm
Weight: 95g
Calibre: ETA Valgranges A07.161
Case: DLC sandblasted stainless steel
Water Resistance: 3 ATM (30 metres)
Vibrations: , per hour (Hz)
Timing tolerance: 20 secs per day
Lug to lug: 51.5mm
Strap: 22mm
– Additional camel vintage oak leather strap included
– Unique engraved individual serial number

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How to operate your C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition
Setting the time/date
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1. Crown position
2. Time setting

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How to operate your C9 P2725 TM-B Limited Edition
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
until the power reserve indicator shows a charge
of between 50% and 55%. Normal wearing will
allow the rotor to start re-powering the watch
over time after putting it on your wrist.
• To set the time gently pull out the crown into
position
2 . This position is used for handsetting
and stopping of the second hand. Turn the crown
until you reach the correct time e.g. 10.08 hr.
For precise time setting it is recommended to
pass beyond the desired minute and to set the
hand backwards.
• Push the crown back into position
1 , the crown
should sit flush to the case.