It was throughout Baselworld 2010 when Zeitwinkel co-founder Ivica ‘Maks’ Maksimovic urged an idea for a sports activities watch to his fellow co-founders, Albert Edelmann and Peter Nikolaus. The 2 didn’t gravitate to the thought immediately, however over time, and little question many discussions later, the thought was refined and distilled into one thing that might work for all of them. That concept now comes alive within the all-new Zeitwinkel Mannequin 240° assortment, shrugging off the model’s standard modern class for a reasonably sporty look, but within the typical Zeitwinkel manner.
Up till now, Zeitwinkel’s watches got here in both 42.5mm or 39mm sized circumstances however the Mannequin 240° introduces a brand new 40.5mm diameter and a 12.1mm top. That places it neatly between the just lately launched MAKS assortment and the superb 273° Saphir Fumé. The gray PVD-coated or black DLC-coated case does, nevertheless, fall in keeping with the model’s design ethos, with stout traces and straight angles. The dial and motion are sandwiched between sapphire crystals, and on the precise aspect, there’s a screw-down crown flanked by a pair of guards for the primary time. But the important thing ingredient within the new Mannequin 240° is its bezel, which has a minutes scale crammed with Tremendous-LumiNova, leading to a a lot sportier look than the rest seen earlier than.
Whereas it’s designed to match the remainder of the collections in model, the dial for the brand new Mannequin 240° has a a lot sportier method. It consists of a number of ranges with varied textures, from a raised minute observe on the periphery to a grained part for the hour numerals and a sunray-grooved centre. The numerals themselves have a font that’s unique to Zeitwinkel and are completed with Tremendous-LumiNova inserts. The sword-shaped hour and minute palms even have luminous inserts and are paired with a needle-like central seconds hand. The completion on the dial is the printed emblem and model identify, each in white.
Zeitwinkel has as soon as extra opted for its in-house calibre ZW0102, and why shouldn’t they? The motion, made with German Silver seems completely wonderful and is impressively completed from high to backside. However, to make it stand out a contact extra, it’s been completed with ‘Black Or’ plates and bridges within the black DLC-coated Mannequin 240° NOIR. Within the ‘common’ variations, it retains its untreated end. The motion runs at a price of 28,800vph and offers a gradual 72 hours of operating time.
Zeitwinkel places the Mannequin 240° on a dial-matching rubber strap stamped with the model’s identify, however different straps must also be an possibility, judging by the leather-based one seen within the photos. It retails for CHF 15,900 in gray PVD-coated stainless-steel or CHF 17,200 for the stealthier Mannequin 240° NOIR in all-black. The gathering is now out there to order immediately by the model or its retail community.
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