C9 AM GT Limited Edition - Christopher Ward - C9

135-piece Limited Edition

Bold and beautiful, the C9 AM GT's black, white and red-splashed dial vibrantly evokes the thrill of the Zagato, one of the most iconic sports cars ever created. Like any prestigious automobile, this 135-piece limited edition will enthrall all whose eyes glimpse its dashboard-influenced dial and power reserve indicator - the only difference here being that the C9 AM GT won't make your heart race when you see its price!

Description

It's unlikely many will gain the opportunity to sit inside one of the most exclusive sports cars of all time, but with a dial reminiscent of the dashboard detailing inside the world-famous Zagato, the new C9 AM GT may just be the next best thing.

The appearance of this 135-piece limited edition may well seem familiar to some older CW aficionados. For those who missed out on 2016's C9 DB4 '1 VEV', a 19-piece limited edition that incorporated metal of historical provenance into its backplate, the C9 AM GT features many of the same design cues; yet without a segment of a Zagato body panel inside, you can enjoy the same rev counter-inspired power reserve indicator, speedometer-influenced numerals and inclined outer dial ring at just a fraction of the original's price.

And that's not all: marking a final goodbye to our long-standing C9 case, this C9 AM GT is a bold cohesion of modern engineering and vintage style. Much like the car that inspired it, we expect the C9 AM GT to fly off the starting grid!

Movement

From ETA's Valgranges Series (the 'Valgranges' indicates its relationship to the Valjoux 7750, also manufactured in Gretchen = 'granges'), the AO7 is a self-winding calibre with unidirectional winding and central-hacking seconds. It's also got a power reserve of 46 hours which is indicated on the dial, and comes courtesy of some clever decoupling that releases tension from the mainspring.

Technical