As part of the celebrations for the launch of the Range Rover Velar (the fourth member of the Range Rover family) the brand has collaborated with Swiss watchmaker Zenith to unveil the brand new Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Range Rover Velar Special Edition watch.
The watch has been specially co-developed by both design and technical engineering teams who have worked together in close harmony. The El Primero Velar chronograph, as it has been aptly named, features a custom ceramised aluminium case and a hugely high-beat movement of 36,000 VpH (vibrations per hour).
The concept of the El Primero Velar symbolises lightweight performance, elegant simplicity and the visually reductive qualities of the brand-new member of the Range Rover SUV family. As with the first timepiece that the two brands co-develiped, the El Primero Velar maintains its position as undoubtedly the most precise series mechanical movement on the market. And with a 42mm case finished in high contrast burnished copper, a brushed slate grey dial, three chronograph sub-dials, date indicator at six o’clock, and a robust winding crown paired with two functional push pieces, it’s one of the most stylish, too.
On the underside, the watch reveals the Range Rover and Zenith names engraved on the oscillating weight and the retaining ring of the transparent casebook. The watch has a brand new co-developed strap, make from sustainable rubber and coated in dark grey diamond-perforated calfskin, which is made from the same fine Scottish leather that’s featured in the acclaimed Range Rover interiors, secured with a triple folding clasp in DLC-treated titanium.
A true beauty in every sense of the word, and a piece that has been designed following an unwavering philosophy of reductionism, it doesn’t get much better than this. For more information about the collaboration, see here.
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