SPECIAL EDITIONS|CW
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WATCHES of
A GROWING SIDE OF CHRISTOPHER WARD’S BUSINESS PUTS SPECIAL-EDITION WATCHES ON THE WRISTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND OTHER ADVENTURERS THE WORLD OVER
egimental insignia. Campaign medals. Old-school ties. Blazer badges. College scarves. Cricketing caps. Men, in particular, have many ways of letting others
“Christopher Ward is now a fully approved supplier to the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Army”
know that they are part of a defined and select group. There is great satisfaction to be had in celebrating the feeling of fellowship and comradeship that is derived from belonging to a group of like-minded individuals. It’s no surprise that one often hears a team, a club or a troop described as a “body of men”; such groups are often more than the sum of their parts. Added to these familiar badges of honour now are special-edition watches from Christopher Ward, which has been producing often small numbers of pieces for a surprisingly large number of special- interest clubs and personnel (male and female) from all three services. The company is now a fully approved supplier to the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Army. The military side of this corporate specials work began by chance when an order for a C4 Chronograph was sent to Canada. The customer turned out to be a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, in charge of a squadron of supersonic F-18 Tomcat fighters. So pleased was he with the watch that he contacted the CW's HQ (in Cookham at the time) and asked if a special-edition version could be supplied for him and his airborne colleagues.
SALUTING THE HELICOPTERS
Once this first delivery had been made, British flyers on a training course with the Canadians saw the watch and decided that this was an excellent way to celebrate their squadron. The first British orders came from NAS 815 Sqn in Yeovilton, the home of the Fleet Air Arm and RAF Benson, in Oxfordshire, which is home to the air
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