Swiss watchmaker Breva Geneve has unveiled the Génie 03, a truly remarkable timepiece which stands out, even among the many great-looking and technically accomplished timekeeping devices that are constantly being released. This is due to its one unique feature, a world first in fact among wristwatches – a fully functional, real time speedometer!
The company’s watchmakers have come up with an innovative way to determine the speed instantly, which is by using a mechanism similar to an anemometer (also known as a windmeter). When activated (through a pusher located at 2 o’clock), this mechanism rises 6 mm above the dial and can display speeds ranging from 10 to 125 mph (or about 20 to 200 km/h), making it especially useful for cyclists or speedboat pilots.
The timepiece features a grade 5 titanium case which is 44.7 mm in diameter, with a smoked translucent sapphire crystal dial with white gold indexes. The speedometer dial has printed inner speed indexes and an engraved lacquered field external speed scale on the bezel. The movement is a proprietary Breva creation developed exclusively by the watchmaker, comprising 230 components and 34 jewels, with a power reserve of 60 hours. Also worth noting is the fact that it is dust resistant and water resistant to 30 meters, even with the speedometer activated.
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