A high-end car deserves a high-end watch to go with it. That’s why so many upscale automakers partner with watchmakers to produce corresponding timepieces.
Ferrari, for example, partners with Hublot. Bentley with Breitling. Bugatti with Parmigiani Fleurier. And Mercedes-AMG with IWC Schaffhausen. But what’s the owner of one of Singer’s “reinterpreted” Porsche 911s to put on his or her wrist?
Porsche Design makes plenty that would do the trick, but now Singer‘s doing one of its own, and it follows the “reinterpretation” model by flipping the script on how a racing chronograph is typically laid out.
Called the Track 1, the chronograph’s dial moves the lap-timing functions to the middle and the usual time-tracking element to the rotating outer rings. So while it may look at first glance like an ordinary wristwatch, it’s been entirely redesigned to put “its priorities in the right place.”
Said to have resulted from “a decade of development,” the unique AgenGraphe movement also features “jumping” hours and minutes to make the time of day it easier to read at a glance, all centered around a dial that draws its stylistic inspiration from automotive dashboard gauges. The movement itself is made up of a mind-boggling 447 parts, with a 100 meters of water resistance and power reserve of over 60 hours, meaning that you could leave it for two and a half days and it’ll still be running when you pick it up again. It’s all packaged in a titanium case 43 millimeters across and affixed to the wrist by a black calfskin strap for a timeless appearance.
Like what you see? Try not to like it too much, because Singer will only make 50 of these (at least initially) and charge over $40,000 for each one – which may make it more affordable than the company’s sports cars, but results in one rather pricey wristwatch.
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