Concord C1 NightRacer: C to believe

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The Concord C1 NightRacer has been produced to “commemorate the seventh edition” of the Grand Prix in Singapore that will be in September 2014, according to the brand. Limited to 25 pieces, it will be exclusively offered by Cortina Watch, the brand’s retail partner in this part of the world. Photo © Concord / courtesy of Pacific Time

The Concord C1 NightRacer has been produced to “commemorate the seventh edition” of the Grand Prix in Singapore that will be in September 2014, according to the brand. Limited to 25 pieces, it will be exclusively offered by Cortina Watch, the brand’s retail partner in this part of the world. Photo © Concord / courtesy of Pacific Time

The Concord C1 NightRacer is designed as a mean-looking race machine. According to the brand, this special piece was made to “commemorate the seventh edition” of the Grand Prix that was will be held in Singapore in September 2014.

Only 25 examples have been produced and all are sold exclusively by the brand’s retail partner, Cortina Watch, which is headquartered in Singapore.

The case is in black PVD titanium and water-resistant to 200 metres. What is interesting is the different shades seen on the case, notably the “sub-bezel”, which gives that camouflage effect.

This is what we call a “C-to-believe” watch. Why? Apart from having the physical feel of the watch to give a better impression, how many Cs are there in relation to this watch?

Well, there is the brand Concord, their retail partner Cortina Watch, the model’s name C1 NightRacer, the ceramic elements, the carbon fibre sub-bezel, the “C” logo around the date display aperture and not forgetting that there is the chronograph feature.

Fortis Spacematic: Afterglow after lights out

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Fortis Spacematic with a white dial and textile strap. Photo: © Fortis

Fortis Spacematic with a white dial and textile strap. Photo: © Fortis

Not only do the entry-level Fortis Spacematics feature three-hand timepieces with the day and date displays, they also offer legible luminescence in darkness.

The Fortis Spacematic with the white dial in particular, has its entire dial coated with SuperLuminova but not the Arabic hour numerals and hour indexes, the hour and minute hands, and the continuous sweep seconds hand.

Once “charged” by light, the dial emits a nice blue afterglow in total darkness, offering a highly legible time-telling capability.

Fortis Spacematic with a white dial (Reference: 623.10.42). It features the day and date displays and comes in a 40mm diameter brushed steel case. It is water-resistant to 100m (10 bar). In darkness, the white dial coated with SuperLuminova emits a blue afterglow in darkness. This newer version replaces reference 623.22.42. It is reasonably-priced at SGD1,650 / MYR4,040 or around US$1,300 / 990 euros / CHF1,200. Photo: © Fortis

Fortis Spacematic with a white dial (Reference: 623.10.42). It features the day and date displays and comes in a 40mm diameter brushed steel case. It is water-resistant to 100m (10 bar). In darkness, the white dial coated with SuperLuminova emits a blue afterglow in darkness. This newer version replaces reference 623.22.42. It is reasonably-priced at SGD1,650 / MYR4,040 or around US$1,300 / 990 euros / CHF1,200. Note: prices may differ and are approximate. Photo: © Fortis

The Fortis Spacematic with the black dial has SuperLuminova coated on the Arabic hour numerals and hour indexes, and the hour and minute hands. The time-telling capability is therefore more conventional in the dark.

Fortis Spacematic with a black dial (Reference: 623.10.41). It features the day and date displays and comes in a 40mm diameter brushed steel case. It is water-resistant to 100m (10 bar). This version replaces reference 623.22.42. Priced at SGD1,650 / MYR4,040 or around US$1,300 / 990 euros / CHF1,200. Photo: © Fortis

Fortis Spacematic with a black dial (Reference: 623.10.41). It features the day and date displays and comes in a 40mm diameter brushed steel case. It is water-resistant to 100m (10 bar). This version replaces reference 623.22.42. Priced at SGD1,650 / MYR4,040 or around US$1,300 / 990 euros / CHF1,200. Note: prices may differ and are approximate. Photo: © Fortis

The Spacematics shown here replace similar ones introduced in 2011 / 2012.
Unlike the previous Spacematics, these two new versions do not come with crown guards.