Sporting Automotive Chronographe
RLR0230713
| Brand : | Ralph Lauren |
| Collection : | Ralph Lauren Sporting |
| Model : | Sporting Automotive Chronographe |
| Reference : | RLR0230713 |
| Complement : | Steel - Elm Burl Wood Dial - Alligator Strap |
| On sale : | 2015 |
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Brand : Ralph Lauren Collection : Ralph Lauren Sporting Model : Sporting Automotive Chronographe Reference : RLR0230713 Complement : Steel - Elm Burl Wood Dial - Alligator Strap On sale : 2015 List Price : 6 850 € Diameter : 44.80 mm Thickness : 12.20 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Calibre : RL751A/1 Calibre distinction : Circular Graining Côtes de Genève Complication : Small Seconds 12-Hour Counter Date 30-Minute Counter Tachymeter's scale Chronograph Case material : Steel Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Stainless steel crown with RL logo Shape : Round Water-resistance : 50 meters Dial : Bois Loupe d'Orme Adorned Dial color : Matt black Display : Superluminova luminescent hands Indexes : Superluminova luminescent Arabic numerals Glass : Antireflective coating Convex Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Mechanical self-winding
Swiss manufacture movement. made by Jaeger-LeCoultre exclusively for Ralph Lauren
Frequency:
28.800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: ~65 hours
Decor: vertical Côtes de Genève and perlage (circular graining)
Function
Hours. minutes.
seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
Chronograph function: center chronograph hand measuring elapsed seconds. 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock
Date display at 6 o’clock
Case
Stainless steel. polished & brushed
Convex sapphire crystal. internal colorless anti-reflective treatment
Sapphire crystal back secured with 6 screws
Dial
Black matte galvanic center. brown elm burl wood outer decor
Hour: beige Super-LumiNova® Arabic numbers. printed
Counters & tachymeter scale: white. printed
Hour and minute hands : sword-shaped hands; shiny black oxidized with beige Super-Luminova®
Subdials: sword-shaped hands; shiny white. varnished
Center chronograph: baton hand; shiny white. varnished
Strap
Black alligator. black Alsavel® lining Stainless steel pin buckle. polished & brushed
DESCRIPTION
- The Ralph Lauren Automotive Collection:
High performance, refined elegance
The Automotive collection was created as an expression of Ralph Lauren’s ability to create worlds of design that represent not just beautiful objects, but a philosophy of living. The Automotive timepieces represent an especially personal vision of watch design. Ralph Lauren’s collection of automobiles, painstakingly assembled over decades, is one of the finest in the world, and many of the design elements of the Automotive collection are derived from the same fusion of aesthetics and mechanical excellence.
Echoing automotive coachwork, the Automotive collection is characterized by case shapes that combine strong geometry with sweeping, graceful curves. The exposed screws on the bezel, as well as the brushed and polished surfaces of the cases, express the same mechanical fascination as a powerful engine. The dials of the Automotive watches are styled after the perfectly composed cockpit instruments of the world’s finest cars. In particular, the Automotive collection has been inspired by Ralph Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, in its use of carefully selected elm burl wood as a dial element - the same material found on the automobile’s dashboard.
The Automotive collection of timepieces is a masterful representation of Ralph Lauren’s lifelong fascination with the unique allure of beautiful machines - both automotive and horological.
The Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph
For 2015, Ralph Lauren introduces the Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph. Inspired by the instrument panel of Ralph Lauren’s legendary 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, the Automotive Chronograph represents the height of legibility and beauty.
While all great automobiles of the 1930s made especially lavish use of exotic materials for their interiors, the 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe is particularly compelling. Its dashboard, with its superbly controlled visual balance, has directly inspired the Automotive Chronograph. The timepiece’s curved case horns and chronograph pushers echo the graceful yet powerful lines of the automobile’s body (and recall the first generation of gentlemen’s sports chronographs of the 1930s), while the handmade wooden dial element - crafted from specially chosen loupe d’orme, or elm burl wood - reflects the interior trim of the Type 57 SC’s cockpit. In order to give the dial the same visual detail and impact as the automobile’s instrument panel, only veneers with the right concentration of knots and grains were chosen. Each veneer is selected individually for each watch, and as no two veneers are alike, each watch is a unique piece.
A timepiece inspired by a high-performance automobile deserves an engine as refined as its design, and for the movement that drives the Automotive Chronograph, Ralph Lauren has partnered with Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. The movement, self-winding caliber RL751A/1, runs in 39 jewels, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour, and offers a 65-hour power reserve. The Côtes de Genève and perlage movement finishing is a special decoration exclusive to Ralph Lauren.
The Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph is a superbly functional and impeccably crafted timepiece - a direct reflection of Ralph Lauren’s lifelong passion for the world of beautiful machines found both in automotive design and the tradition of fine watchmaking.
- The Ralph Lauren Automotive Collection:
High performance, refined elegance
The Automotive collection was created as an expression of Ralph Lauren’s ability to create worlds of design that represent not just beautiful objects, but a philosophy of living. The Automotive timepieces represent an especially personal vision of watch design. Ralph Lauren’s collection of automobiles, painstakingly assembled over decades, is one of the finest in the world, and many of the design elements of the Automotive collection are derived from the same fusion of aesthetics and mechanical excellence.
Echoing automotive coachwork, the Automotive collection is characterized by case shapes that combine strong geometry with sweeping, graceful curves. The exposed screws on the bezel, as well as the brushed and polished surfaces of the cases, express the same mechanical fascination as a powerful engine. The dials of the Automotive watches are styled after the perfectly composed cockpit instruments of the world’s finest cars. In particular, the Automotive collection has been inspired by Ralph Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, in its use of carefully selected elm burl wood as a dial element - the same material found on the automobile’s dashboard.
The Automotive collection of timepieces is a masterful representation of Ralph Lauren’s lifelong fascination with the unique allure of beautiful machines - both automotive and horological.
The Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph
For 2015, Ralph Lauren introduces the Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph. Inspired by the instrument panel of Ralph Lauren’s legendary 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, the Automotive Chronograph represents the height of legibility and beauty.
While all great automobiles of the 1930s made especially lavish use of exotic materials for their interiors, the 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe is particularly compelling. Its dashboard, with its superbly controlled visual balance, has directly inspired the Automotive Chronograph. The timepiece’s curved case horns and chronograph pushers echo the graceful yet powerful lines of the automobile’s body (and recall the first generation of gentlemen’s sports chronographs of the 1930s), while the handmade wooden dial element - crafted from specially chosen loupe d’orme, or elm burl wood - reflects the interior trim of the Type 57 SC’s cockpit. In order to give the dial the same visual detail and impact as the automobile’s instrument panel, only veneers with the right concentration of knots and grains were chosen. Each veneer is selected individually for each watch, and as no two veneers are alike, each watch is a unique piece.
A timepiece inspired by a high-performance automobile deserves an engine as refined as its design, and for the movement that drives the Automotive Chronograph, Ralph Lauren has partnered with Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. The movement, self-winding caliber RL751A/1, runs in 39 jewels, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour, and offers a 65-hour power reserve. The Côtes de Genève and perlage movement finishing is a special decoration exclusive to Ralph Lauren.
The Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph is a superbly functional and impeccably crafted timepiece - a direct reflection of Ralph Lauren’s lifelong passion for the world of beautiful machines found both in automotive design and the tradition of fine watchmaking.
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Brand : Ralph Lauren Collection : Ralph Lauren Sporting Model : Sporting Automotive Chronographe Reference : RLR0230713 Complement : Steel - Elm Burl Wood Dial - Alligator Strap On sale : 2015 List Price : 6 850 € Diameter : 44.80 mm Thickness : 12.20 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Calibre : RL751A/1 Calibre distinction : Circular Graining Côtes de Genève Complication : Small Seconds 12-Hour Counter Date 30-Minute Counter Tachymeter's scale Chronograph Case material : Steel Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Stainless steel crown with RL logo Shape : Round Water-resistance : 50 meters Dial : Bois Loupe d'Orme Adorned Dial color : Matt black Display : Superluminova luminescent hands Indexes : Superluminova luminescent Arabic numerals Glass : Antireflective coating Convex Sapphire Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
Mechanical self-winding
Swiss manufacture movement. made by Jaeger-LeCoultre exclusively for Ralph Lauren
Frequency:
28.800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: ~65 hours
Decor: vertical Côtes de Genève and perlage (circular graining)
Function
Hours. minutes.
seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
Chronograph function: center chronograph hand measuring elapsed seconds. 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock. 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock
Date display at 6 o’clock
Case
Stainless steel. polished & brushed
Convex sapphire crystal. internal colorless anti-reflective treatment
Sapphire crystal back secured with 6 screws
Dial
Black matte galvanic center. brown elm burl wood outer decor
Hour: beige Super-LumiNova® Arabic numbers. printed
Counters & tachymeter scale: white. printed
Hour and minute hands : sword-shaped hands; shiny black oxidized with beige Super-Luminova®
Subdials: sword-shaped hands; shiny white. varnished
Center chronograph: baton hand; shiny white. varnished
Strap
Black alligator. black Alsavel® lining Stainless steel pin buckle. polished & brushed