Male watches Robot Minor Emerson Fittipaldi Limited Edition

Robot Minor Emerson Fittipaldi Limited Edition is the result of a collaboration between the Czech manufacturer Robot and the motorsport legend and two-time Formula 1 champion. The watch has a lightweight and durable titanium case and an original racing design, dominated by a gold and black dial bearing Emerson Fittipaldi's handwritten signature.

The black and gold design of this watch references the colours of Fittipaldi's winning Lotus in its JPS sponsor livery. The driver's initials appear on the counterweight of the gold seconds hand, and each of the 100 specially perforated dials bears Fittipaldi's handwritten signature on its left side. The sapphire crystal on the case back is decorated with a silhouette of Fittipaldi's Lotus and an inscription commemorating his first overall F1 championship victory in 1972. The black and gold design continues on the hand-stitched black leather strap, with decorative stitching in gold thread.

The Robot Minor Emerson Fittipaldi model has a black perforated dial with a contrasting minute scale around the outer edge and two clearly legible subdials. Silver and blue elements provide accents. The subdial at 3 o'clock is the 30-minute chronograph counter, and the one at 6 o'clock is the 12-hour chronograph counter. The watch's seconds hand is at 9 o'clock. The date is positioned unusually at 11 o'clock and features a skeletonised date ring. The dial is complemented by hand-finished hands: the hour and minute hands are milled, polished and brushed; the seconds hand is polished.
The dial is protected by a sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating. The crystal offers high scratch resistance and excellent legibility in direct light. Sapphire is also used for the case back, through which the movement, specially decorated for Robot, can be observed.
The watch is powered by a Swiss mechanical movement, the La Joux-Perret L100, with a power reserve of up to 55 hours. The movement operates at 28800 vibrations per hour and offers winding via the crown, a stop-seconds function when setting the time (hacking), a date and a chronograph.
The watch case is made of grade 5 titanium with a black PVD treatment. It is complemented by a leather strap that is comfortable on the wrist, with prominent gold stitching and a pin buckle.

The model has a water resistance of 100 m, so it can be worn for swimming. Luminescence on the hands, the markers on the rotating bezel and the hour markers improves legibility in low-light conditions. The case diameter is 44 mm, making the watch a choice for those with larger wrists, while also fitting most men's wrists.

The limited edition comprises just 100 pieces. Each dial is personally signed by F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi. A leather watch travel case is included in the package.

The Minor collection pays tribute to the legendary Czech car Aero Minor Sport, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1949. This legend of Czechoslovak motorsport can still be seen on race tracks and at classic car shows today.
The dial graphics and shape of the hands recall dashboard instruments, the crown takes the form of gearbox teeth, and the automatic winding rotor references the geometry of a wheel rim. Alongside the dial perforations, other details include raised subdials made by electroforming, milled, hand-polished and brushed hands, and an unusual skeletonised date ring.

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