Horological Meandering

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This article does put the watch in it's context as an uncompromisingly specialist timepiece. I have copied out some relevant text of the article below for those who didn't want to read through it.

I suppose it's one of those watches that you need to have in your hand to really decide if it is a success or not.

"Like the Alinghi racing yacht itself, the use of new materials and the need to keep functions down to the necessary, have left the watch with a stark appearence. However, the watch is exactly what is needed for the team Alinghi members in the race. It needed to be light, durable, shock resistant, and have a count down function that measures 10 minutes, where you need to know the exact countdown, especially at the 10, 5 and 1 minute marker.

The resulting forged carbon had the shock-resistance and lightness properties that the research team were looking for. Once the material had been settled upon, the next obstacle was to create the octagonal case of the chronograph. In keeping with a leading firm in haute horologie, the material had to be able to keep the complex shape of the case and bezel, be resistant to dents and scratches along all axes, keep sharp angles on all surfaces, and retain a perfect surface finish. The finish on the case has a satin-brushed surface to it. As seen in the photos, there is a 'softness' to it. The result is an ultra-light large-sized chronograph with the case from forged carbon weighing only 100 grams."