Photo: Singer Reimagined
One of the ultimate experts in restored, reimagined, reborn Porsche 911s is, without a doubt, Singer Vehicle Design. It was founded in 2009 in Los Angeles, California, and has grown so tremendously that the founder eventually established an overarching Singer Group.
Now a true Californian luxury brand, Singer has become globally renowned for its unique restorations and modernizations of Porsche 911s – especially the classic air-cooled models. But they have grown so much that Singer now uses its expertise in other domains – such as fine watchmaking.
As such, you might not have heard about them, but Singer Reimagined is an "award-winning high-watchmaking company" founded in 2017 and located in Geneva, Switzerland, the homeland of high watchmaking. Just like with its automotive endeavors, this brand seeks to bring together iconic design with 21st-century engineering and material science.
But here, let us give you an eloquent sample of their new and fashionable timekeeping experience. Singer Reimagined has recently introduced the Divetrack, a watch model that seeks to reunite the brand's design style with an "unprecedented" 24-hour central chronograph function, thus "marking a new era in the world of diving watches."
The new Singer Reimagined Divetrack will make its global public debut at Watches and Wonders in Geneva (April 13 to 15, 2024) and has been created to cater to both divers and watch enthusiasts. “The Singer Divetrack represents a bold leap forward in our quest to reimagine what a diving watch can be,” says Marco Borraccino, Singer Reimagined’s CEO. “It’s not just about adding a new feature; it’s about enhancing the dive experience with unparalleled precision, functionality, and style.”
Since this is a Singer that we are talking about, the design was inspired by the past – namely, the timeless elegance of the 1960s and 1970s chronographs. It is married with the "adventurous spirit of divers," and in the end, the goal was to achieve what has never been done before: a true, mechanical, purpose-driven, fully operational diving chronograph.
So, after the Singer Track 1 central chronograph in 2017 and the innovative Flytrack models in 2020, now the Singer Divetrack aims to respect the tradition “of dive watches while boldly advancing their functionality” with the Singer Central Automatic 24-hour Chronograph. This was designed specifically to monitor the entirety of a diving session – the “central sweeping seconds hand ensures continuous movement, while the prominent orange minute hand meticulously tracks an underwater adventure.” While on the surface, the watch also helps manage the diver’s ‘surface intervals’ – the chronograph runs uninterrupted, but the diver can still gauge the length of a surface interval (crucial for allowing nitrogen absorbed during dives to dissipate safely from the body) and plan subsequent dives during extended trips.
As such, the Central Sub-Counter is a multi-function tool with three zones – Chill for the surface interval, Dive, and Fly – which highlights the safe window before flying to avoid health risks such as pulmonary embolism. As for the classic watch function, this one is neatly concealed – under the rotating bezel, there’s a subtle 12-hour Singer ceramic disk illuminated with luminescent figures and indexes. The composition is also top-notch, of course: the waterproof case is made of Grade 5 titanium, while a marine-grade stainless steel turning bezel and case back are complemented by three sapphire crystals, double O-ring pushbuttons, and a screw-down winding crown, making the entire assembly waterproof to 300 meters (1,000 feet).
As for Singer car enthusiasts, all we can say is that this Singer Reimagined Divetrack would look great when mixed and matched with something like the marine-blue Type 964 Pyla commission Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer – take a look at it immediately below.
As such, you might not have heard about them, but Singer Reimagined is an "award-winning high-watchmaking company" founded in 2017 and located in Geneva, Switzerland, the homeland of high watchmaking. Just like with its automotive endeavors, this brand seeks to bring together iconic design with 21st-century engineering and material science.
But here, let us give you an eloquent sample of their new and fashionable timekeeping experience. Singer Reimagined has recently introduced the Divetrack, a watch model that seeks to reunite the brand's design style with an "unprecedented" 24-hour central chronograph function, thus "marking a new era in the world of diving watches."
The new Singer Reimagined Divetrack will make its global public debut at Watches and Wonders in Geneva (April 13 to 15, 2024) and has been created to cater to both divers and watch enthusiasts. “The Singer Divetrack represents a bold leap forward in our quest to reimagine what a diving watch can be,” says Marco Borraccino, Singer Reimagined’s CEO. “It’s not just about adding a new feature; it’s about enhancing the dive experience with unparalleled precision, functionality, and style.”
Since this is a Singer that we are talking about, the design was inspired by the past – namely, the timeless elegance of the 1960s and 1970s chronographs. It is married with the "adventurous spirit of divers," and in the end, the goal was to achieve what has never been done before: a true, mechanical, purpose-driven, fully operational diving chronograph.
So, after the Singer Track 1 central chronograph in 2017 and the innovative Flytrack models in 2020, now the Singer Divetrack aims to respect the tradition “of dive watches while boldly advancing their functionality” with the Singer Central Automatic 24-hour Chronograph. This was designed specifically to monitor the entirety of a diving session – the “central sweeping seconds hand ensures continuous movement, while the prominent orange minute hand meticulously tracks an underwater adventure.” While on the surface, the watch also helps manage the diver’s ‘surface intervals’ – the chronograph runs uninterrupted, but the diver can still gauge the length of a surface interval (crucial for allowing nitrogen absorbed during dives to dissipate safely from the body) and plan subsequent dives during extended trips.
As such, the Central Sub-Counter is a multi-function tool with three zones – Chill for the surface interval, Dive, and Fly – which highlights the safe window before flying to avoid health risks such as pulmonary embolism. As for the classic watch function, this one is neatly concealed – under the rotating bezel, there’s a subtle 12-hour Singer ceramic disk illuminated with luminescent figures and indexes. The composition is also top-notch, of course: the waterproof case is made of Grade 5 titanium, while a marine-grade stainless steel turning bezel and case back are complemented by three sapphire crystals, double O-ring pushbuttons, and a screw-down winding crown, making the entire assembly waterproof to 300 meters (1,000 feet).
As for Singer car enthusiasts, all we can say is that this Singer Reimagined Divetrack would look great when mixed and matched with something like the marine-blue Type 964 Pyla commission Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer – take a look at it immediately below.
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