![]() It’s covered by a stainless steel caseback which is secured in place with six screws, and a sapphire crystal to give you a full view of the movement. ![]() This column-wheel chronograph movement runs at a frequency of 21,600vph and has a power reserve of an acceptable 45 hours. The central section is finished with the script “Depancel” and “Motor racing instrument”.ĭepancel once more opted for the manually wound Seagull ST1901 movement, which is based on the famous Venus 175 calibre. The marker at 12 is exchanged in favour of the brand’s shield-like logo, which keeps things neat and tidy. The retro racing theme continues with applied markers and central hour and minute hands with beige Super-LumiNova and a Tangerine orange central chronograph seconds hand. Contrasting elements like the black or silvery-white tachymeter & pulsometer scales and 30-minute chronograph counter, and the Tangerine orange (or McLaren Papaya-orange with a bit of imagination) details all add to the racing flair of the watch. Where the Allure Manual Chronograph turns in another direction compared to its predecessor is the dial, which comes in grey or blue. On top, there’s a box-shaped sapphire crystal with a second flat one around the back to reveal the movement. It shares the same stainless steel case, which is 39mm wide and 13mm thick, and has classical mushroom-style pushers flanking a signed crown. The pairing of a mechanical watch and motorsports is a very natural fit of course, and the two even have a deeply intertwined history as time-measurement is of course crucial in racing events! The new Allure Manual Chronograph neatly combines this in a watch that is technically very close to last year’s Allure Legend 60s Chronograph. With a name like Depancel, derived from the illustrious French car manufacturers Delage, Panhard and Facel Vega, it’s no surprise the brand often looks at racing for inspiration. That lively spirit of racing is captured perfectly in Depancel’s latest, the new Allure Manual Chronograph. Even cars became famous, such as the Porsche 917, the Lotus 72, or the Ferrari 512M. ![]() Names like James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and many others graced the sport and pushed it to new heights. All fields of racing went through revolutions in technology, and the top drivers achieved rock-star-like allure like never seen before. The 1970s are laureled by many to be the greatest era of motorsports to date. ![]()
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