Lot 39
SINGER REIMAGINED x GENUS
8-TRACK WATCH FOR ONLY WATCH
The 8-Track Watch for Only Watch - The crossroads of time keeping passion and automotive dreams brought to life. Ingenious, unexpected, and clever, the 8-Track Watch is the horological embodiment of technical excellence and childhood fun.
Description
The 8-Track Watch is a fusion of ideas, passions, mechanics and two independent watch brands: a watch with a Singer aesthetic in a case inspired by the iconic watches of the 60s and 70s, with a deep connection to the world of motorsports; the perfect setting for the exceptional mechanics of the display complication invented by Genus.
With its 43mm diameter and cushion-shaped case, the elongated edges at 6 and 12 o'clock seem to magnify the case band, prolonging the arc of tension. The crown is positioned at 4 o'clock. Mounted on a leather strap perforated like the glove of a racecar driver from another time, it truly is a racer’s watch!
The engine under the hood is the powerful Genus in-house caliber, a groundbreaking mechanical concept for telling time on a wristwatch. An unprecedented design, without a dial, without hands, the display complication centers around an award-winning innovation. Two patents have been filed for this time indication system in which a mechanical component – the genus – moves freely from one orbit to another on a non-linear, intersecting figure 8 trajectory: the symbol of infinity.
Specifications
Model name:
8-Track Watch for Only Watch
Ref: GxS-OW23
Case:
Material: Steel — Crystals: Sapphire with antireflective coating — Crown: Steel, position at 4 o’clock — Water-resistant to approximately 30 meters (3 ATM)
Dial:
No dial. A display complication:
Hours: Peripheral disc. Tens-of-minutes: Free-moving race car element hand scuplted of 18K gold circulating between two foci. Numerals & indicators: Super-LumiNova
Calibre:
Calibre: GxS-23-Ru, manual winding, crafted in the Genus’ Geneva workshop — Material: Brass mainplate and bridges — Components: 390 — Rubies: 26 — Frequency: 18,000 vibrations/hour (2.5Hz) — Power reserve: ~50 hours — Regulating organ: Swiss anchor escapement, variable inertia balance.
Bracelet:
Leather: Smooth dark brown calf strap, perforated "racecar driver" style — Buckle: Steel, fold-over 2-part clasp
Dimensions:
Diameter: 43mm
Thickness: 15.46mm
Specificities:
Singer signature design fusion with Genus in-house Haute Horlogerie movement & innovative display complication — Hand-crafted 18K gold car micro-sculpture moving on an infinity 8-shaped track — Peripheral hours indication — Crown at 4 o’clock
Experience
The winning bidder is invited to experience the thrill of speed during the 2024 Client Drive Experience at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024 or Monterey Car Week 2024 at the Laguna Seca Raceway. Invitation for 2 with access to Hospitality Singer Vehicle Design, passenger laps around the circuit in a Porsche 911 re-imagined by Singer with an official SVD driver at the wheel. Includes Track Day access with the option of driving laps in his/her own car.
8-Track Experience details will be coordinated with the winning bidder. Hotels and transfers are not included.
The brands
Singer Reimagined x Genus
8-TRACK WATCH – The collab mobile for an auto(e)motive experience
Singer powered by Genus is a fusion of the mechanical-aesthetic, the horo-kinetic, the auto-emotional that brings back childhood memories and the passion for miniature cars and electrified racetracks, reawakening the flame of the childlike sense of wonder that lies dormant in each of us, bringing back a flow of memories.
Catherine Henry, COO and Co-founder of Genus, sparked the attraction between the worlds of Genus’ exceptional mechanics and Singer Reimagined's disruptive design, and the desire to create something unique and fun, for a good cause. The passion for cars shared by two friends, Sébastien Billières, Master Watchmaker and Co-Founder of Genus, and Marco Borraccino, Designer, CEO, and Creative Director of Singer Reimagined, drove the creation of an exceptional timepiece, merging the DNA of the two iconoclastic Brands into this one-of-a-kind creation.