It’s a High Tech GT speed machine ready to tear up the tarmac. Sophisticated, powerful, unmistakably virile and technical, the GRAND CARRERA CALIBRE 17 RS2 is clearly cut out for racing tracks. Streamlined to order to win the race for precision, the chassis is made from Grade 2 Titanium (Ti2), a pure metal ultra resistant and bio-compatible. The matt black alligator strap with a “soft touch” coating, together with the smoothly dipping lugs, ensure optimal user-friendliness: this mechanical watch will cling to the wrist as surely as a GT coupé hugs the road. This competition-style bodywork has been given a black titanium carbide treatment to avoid any scratching in case of impacts. The red color of the seconds hand, echoed on the crown, the stitching and the inside of the strap, sets the finishing touch to a design obviously heading for ultimate performance.
The engine is on a par with the exterior: a COSC-certified chronograph movement, equipped with the famous Rotating Systems that are the hallmark of the GRAND CARRERA collection. This revolutionary display mode enables intuitive reading of elapsed time, since the index remains fixed while the time indications rotate: small seconds at 3 o’clock and chronograph minute counter at 9 o’clock. From the Geneva stripes motif to the polished beveled finish of the Rotating Systems; and from the black-gold hand-applied hands, logo and hour-markers to the double sapphire crystal caseback revealing a “turbine” obviously powering this model towards the future, an impressive wealth of details further enhances the exclusive nature of this 1000 limited series.
Spearheading the GRAND CARRERA collection, this extreme version clearly destines the series for the finest accomplishments. Each to his own tastes: while the GRAND CARRERA Calibre 6 RS, on which the Rotating System is assigned to small seconds at 6 o’clock, is clearly intended for aesthetes in search of classic yet sporting elegance, globetrotters will find the GRAND CARRERA Calibre 8 RS GRAND DATE GMT simply irresistible. Finally, the GRAND CARRERA Calibre 17 RS chronograph, which was behind the RS2 version presented earlier, expresses a luxurious vision of sporting passion, illustrating with undeniable panache the fact that surpassing oneself does not necessarily involve smelling of engine oil. The GRAND CARRERA collection is clearly inspired by a single certainty: when passion and willpower unite, the determination to win acknowledges no limits. This explosive combination paves the way for all manner of achievements, as technology is placed in the service of raw emotions.
