The Stowa Chrono ABT 24H Limited Edition

Cars and watches appear to be an ideal match, a match made in heaven, as they are saying. Traditionally, there’s at all times been a deep connection between the 2, as timing is important in motorsports, so it’s solely pure that manufacturers discover this in some ways. Automotive-themed watches aren’t unusual, as manufacturers usually strike partnerships with manufacturers, racing teams, championships or individual racing drivers. German watch manufacturer Stowa now companions up with ABT Sportsline, a German family racing and tuning identify. ABT Sportsline, or ABT in brief, is understood for its experience in modifying and tuning road cars (largely Audis and Lamborghinis) in addition to taking them racing. Very efficiently, may I say, as they’ve received a number of races and titles in DTM, touring automotive racing and endurance racing. The collaboration between the 2 comes into fruition with this new Stowa Chrono ABT 24H Restricted Version, celebrating the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring.

The Chrono ABT 24H Restricted Version adopts a predominantly black theme. Its 44mm-wide x 16mm-thick case is glass bead-blasted after which DLC-coated for a stealthy look. A neat styling component is the hollowed-out lugs, lightening the case a contact. The stout exterior is topped by a sloped bezel, additionally in black, after all, with an engraved minute scale. The crown and pushers comply with go well with when it comes to blackness, and a sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating covers the dial. Across the again, a screw-in sapphire crystal caseback reveals the motion, which I’ll get to in a bit.

The dial of the Chrono ABT 24H L.E. is completed in matte black with a printed sample of Y’s for adornment, impressed by design parts in a number of the newest Lamborghinis (see above), vehicles with which ABT has intensive expertise. The utilized markers and hour and minute fingers are completed in black, with Tremendous-LumiNova C3 inserts that emit a inexperienced glow at evening. The chronograph indications are purple for each the scales and the fingers, and on the backside, there’s a round recessed part for the date. Curiously, the window itself is rectangular and divulges a black disc with white numerals. The ending touches are the shiny black minute markers and the red-and-white ABT 24H emblem.

Beating away contained in the case is a Sellita SW510 automated chronograph motion, which, after all, relies on the structure of the famous Valjoux 7750. It runs at a frequency of 28,800vph and has an influence reserve of 48 hours. The ending consists of German ribbing, blued screws and polished and brushed surfaces. The rotor can also be signed with Stowa’s identify and emblem, the truth that it’s a chrono, the brand of ABT and the watch’s limitation.

Stowa places the Chrono ABT 24H Restricted Version on a black rubber strap with a raised centre part and a black DLC-coated pin buckle. It’s restricted to 50 items solely and retails for EUR 3,490, together with VAT (German, which is 19%).

For extra info, please go to Stowa.de.