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First impressions…Synonymous to the name AkriviA, Rexhep Rexhepi have crafted Chronomètre Contemporain 1 and 2 focused on timekeeping precision. 

For Onlywatch 2023, Rexhep continues with this tradition and also aims to pay tribute to the historical anti-magnetic chronometers.

The Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Antimagnétique (RRCA) for the OW2023 is presented in steel case with a brand new movement with central hacking seconds. The movement ring, case back, and dial plate form a Faraday cage that protects the movement against magnetism. 

The timepiece is 38 x 9,9 mm and 48mm between lugs. 

Dial : Black grand feu enamel dial built on silver base. Base dial is hand-engraved first and then all markers filled with gold enamel to fuse permanently. 

Movement : Manually wound chronometer with 72 hours power reserve featuring central hacking seconds ticking at 3 Hz frequency. The single barrel movement features swiss lever escapement with a shock resistant 10,4mm dia balance. Bridges and plates are made of Lead-free German-silver, of course hand finished with traditional perlage, anglage, black polish et al…in other words, finished to AkriviA standard ! Mainspring made from a corrosion-resistant alloy that is also non-magnetic. Winding mechanism incorporates a pawl to prevent over-winding of mainspring

and Finally...

Case : Very first steel case by Mr. Jean-Pierre Hagmann and the stepped case design is beautifully done… and is made of 30 components. 

Personally I’m excited by RRCA…Manually wound chronometers are hard to see these days and on top I like central seconds and enamel dial. 

I also like the Ripstop fabric for strap which goes well with the character of the timepiece. 

Considering it is OW2023, it goes out for a good cause, I’m curious to see what Rexhep will offer on the production version of RRCA !

Thanks for reading, please share your thoughts…

Best,

Mahesh.,