For its first launch of 2024, Norqain has added two new fashions to its Journey assortment. The pair contains the black Journey Sport Chrono 44mm with a cerulean blue dial and the two-tone Journey Sport Chrono Day/Date 41mm with a inexperienced dial — each out there with bracelets or straps and every is produced in a restricted run.
The brand new Norqain Journey Sport Chrono includes a black DLC-coated chrome steel case that measures 44mm in diameter, 52mm lug-to-lug, and 16mm thick. The knurled unidirectional rotating bezel, which is usual from the identical materials, has markings for the primary quarter-hour, adopted by notches at 5-minute intervals and a lumed pip contained in the inverted triangle at zero. On the fitting aspect of the case are the pair of chronograph pushers flanking the screw-down winding crown whereas the left aspect has the Norqain plate discovered on all of the model’s watches that may be engraved with a private inscription.
Housed contained in the case is a vibrant dial that the model calls cerulean blue however appears to be like extra turquoise to my eye. As is customary for all Norqain Journey watches, the dial is adorned with the model’s signature sample impressed by the Swiss mountains. The three snailed black sub-dials distinction strongly with the punchy dial whereas the color-matched date window wedged in between 4 and 5 o’clock blends in. The utilized faceted indices and the trio of arms are all diamond-cut and crammed with white X1 Tremendous-LumiNova for nighttime visibility whereas the slim purple tip of the chronograph hand extends effectively into the minute/seconds observe on the periphery.
The opposite new launch is the Norqain Journey Sport Chrono Day/Date with a stainless-steel case that measures 41mm in diameter, 15mm thick, and 48.9mm lug-to-lug. On prime of the case is an 18k purple gold bezel with a black aluminum ring marked with purple gold graduations. Though the dial has the identical Norqain sample, this time it’s rendered in a wealthy forest-green tone, which enhances the red-gold utilized indices and arms properly. On condition that this can be a day/date chronograph, the dial format is totally different; the black sub-dials with gold frames are positioned at 6, 9, and 12 to depart room for the pair of color-matched day and date home windows at 3 o’clock.
Contained in the Journey Sport Chrono Day/Date 41mm is the Norqain Caliber N17, a Stellita SW500-based computerized motion that operates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour and provides the watch with 62 hours of energy reserve. Conversely, contained in the Aventure Sport Chrono 44mm is the Norqain Caliber 19, based mostly on the Stellita SW510 a, which additionally operates at 4Hz and gives the identical 62-hour energy reserve. Although no footage have been provided, based on the press launch, each watches are fitted with open casebacks. As anticipated from watches labeled as adventure-ready, each fashions are water resistant to 100 meters
Restricted to 300 items, the black DLC Norqain Journey Sport Chrono 44mm on an identical metal DLC-coated bracelet (ref. NB1200B21LC/Q126/102BC) is priced at $5,690 USD, whereas the model paired with a rubber strap (ref. NB1200B21LC/Q126/10BR.20B) prices $4,790 USD. The 2-tone Norqain Journey Sport Chrono 41mm is proscribed to 100 items and the model with the metal bracelet (ref. N1500GA1ILC/E153/150SC) retails for $6,290 USD, whereas the rubber strap model (ref. N1500GA1ILC/E153/15BR.18S) is priced at $5,590 USD. Whereas little question ambitiously priced, these are just a few hundred {dollars} costlier than already-existing non-limited version fashions within the present catalog. These fresh-to-market Norqain fashions can be found to buy on-line or at choose retailers. For extra data, please go to the model’s web site.