Derek Bell 500 Chrono - Road & Racing

Code DB500
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$598.28
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    Design Ethos

    The DB500 features our bespoke Stainless Steel 316L surgical standard case. Featuring soft push function buttons and a screw-down crown machined from solid Stainless Steel. 


    The dial is hand assembled and has raised indexes with polished steel hands and markers.  The time and seconds hands and date window are filled with luminous X1 Super-LumiNova. The result is an all round watch that can we worn on the track or at dinner.


    The case weighs a comfortable 95g. It measures 45mm in diameter, with a 50mm lug-to-lug, and is just 12.5mm thick. The case is finished in a matt finish. Blending seamlessly into the design of the cushion-shaped case is a sapphire crystal, which has multiple internal layers of anti-reflective coating. 


    The DB500 carries a depth rating of 100m or 10ATM.


    Inside the watch is you’ll find the tried and tested Japanese Miyota OS20 movements. 


    The watch is finished off with an Italian ethically sourced leather strap with contrast stitching.


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    Derek Bell MBE talking to the owner of Omologato - Shami Kalra

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    Bell is best known for winning Le Mans 24 hours race five times, in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987, making him the most successful British driver in the race to date. He was teamed with the Belgian Jacky Ickx in 1975, racing the Mirage GR8, again in 1981, racing a Porsche 936, and finally in 1982 racing a Rothmans Porsche 956. The Bell/Ickx partnership is considered  as one of the most famous pairings in motorsport history. Bell went on to win the 1986 and 1987 Le Mans teamed with Hans-Joachim Stuck and Al Holbert racing a Rothmans Porsche 962.

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    Watch Carpool with Derek Bell and Shami Kalra

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    Tech Specs : 

    Case: 
    Diameter: 45.5mm
    Material: Stainless steel
    Dial Colour: Glossed Dial
    Movement: Highly accurate Japanese Miyota OS20 Quartz
    Water Resistance: 10ATM

    Strap: 
    Width: 22mm
    Material: Italian grain leather
    Colour: Black with orange and blue contrast stitching.