Golay Spierer Legend Racer Watch

This is the new Legend Racer watch line from prestigious Swiss watch maker Golay Spierer, and it looks nothing like their previous watches. The Legend Racer logo is done in a Blade Runner like font, and the watches themselves are totally race car inspired. On one hand they look like expensive Tissot racer style watches, and on the other hands they are cool looking luxury sport timepieces. Perhaps a little bit late in the game for Golay Spierer, but still nice.

Race car inspired design cues abound. The caseback looks like a wheel, while the seconds subdial is meant to look like a brake disc moving through a caliper - pretty cool actually. There is carbon fiber all over the place (just like on most race cars), and the chronograph pushers look like drilled metal pedals. Then you have the clasp on the hand-made calf leather and carbon fiber strap that is meant to look like a perforated exhaust manifold. The case is 46mm wide and done in carbon fiber with either steel, titanium, or gold.

Golay Spierer uses a Soprod RM 7750 movement inside the watch with a titanium automatic rotor fitted with gold for the needed weight. The movement is essentially a modified Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement that has been fitted with a power reserve indicator. Here of course the movement has been decorated as well.

From modern race cars to those vintage ones of past, the Legend Racer watch is meant to pay homage to them all. The timepiece will be unveiled in Le Castelett, France next month.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.