Kelton Unisex Bleu Watch X Chapal Chronographe 1972

Name: Kelton Unisex Bleu Watch X Chapal Chronographe 1972
Brand: Kelton

Kelton

Here is our first mechanical manual-winding chronograph*, produced in 2 x 100 numbered pieces. Essentially sporty, it adds the display of timed intervals to the current time reading. To create and develop it, we collaborated with the prestigious Chapal manufacture, whose history is closely linked to aviation and automotive.Kelton is also very much involved in motorsport. Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time Formula 1 world champion in 1972 and 1974 and sponsored by Timex, visited the workshops in Besançon in 1975. The name of this watch (1972) is a nod to Emerson's achievements.Since 1832, the Chapal manufacture has been part of the adventures of aviation and motor racing through its collections of custom leather clothing; as such, it makes sense that it produces - in its workshops in Crocq (Creuse) - the leather strap that equips our chronograph.The beating heart of this chrono is a Seagull St 1901 calibre. The beautiful stories of watches and movements usually begin in Switzerland, t...