Racing Chronograph — Ice Blue Dial, Black and Gold
Racing Chronograph — Ice Blue Dial, Black and Gold
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Racing Chronograph — Ice Blue Dial, Black and Gold
40MM BLACK DLC · GOLD CROWN AND PUSHERS · CHRONOGRAPH
The Black Is Harder Than The Steel Beneath It
Diamond-like carbon, grown onto the case in a vacuum chamber rather than sprayed over it.
Most black watches are steel with a coat of something on top, and the giveaway arrives about a year in — the lug edges go silver, the clasp wears back to bright metal, and what you bought as black is on its way to being grey.
DLC works the other way round. The case goes into a vacuum chamber and carbon is deposited onto it atom by atom until it bonds into the surface of the steel. The layer that forms is thinner than a sheet of paper and harder than the steel carrying it, so the everyday knocks that scuff a painted case slide off this one.
It is a slow, expensive process for a finish most people will simply read as black. That is rather the point: it is still black in three years, and still black at the edges.
ICE BLUE DIAL · THREE BLACK COUNTERS
One Soft Colour In A Sea Of Black
Pale robin's-egg blue, and every other surface on the watch taken out of its way.
The dial is a pale blue-green, somewhere between ice and robin's egg, and it is finished flat with a fine grain rather than polished. A glossy dial in this colour would flare white under a lamp and lose itself; the grain keeps the colour steady in a bright room and in a dim one.
Three counters are recessed into it in black, each ringed in white, sitting at three, six and nine. There is no date window and no cyclops, so the blue runs uninterrupted from the markers to the centre.
Everything else is black or gold. The bezel is black with gold numerals, the hands are gold, the crown and pushers are gold, and the strap is black rubber. Nothing on the watch competes with the dial, which is why a colour this soft still reads from across a table.
How A Black Chronograph Like This Is Built
The coating comes late, and everything before it has to be right.
The Case Cut
The case, bezel, crown guards and pushers are machined from steel first. Every bevel and brushed face is finished now, because nothing can be corrected once the coating is on.
Stripped Clean
The parts are cleaned down to bare metal in stages. A fingerprint left on a case at this point becomes a flaw sealed under the black forever.
Into The Chamber
In a vacuum, carbon is deposited onto the steel until a diamond-like layer bonds into the surface. It is measured in microns and it is harder than the case it covers.
The Dial Laid Down
The ice-blue base is finished with its fine grain, the three black counters are set in and ringed, and the applied markers are seated and filled with lume.
Gold Fitted, Then Checked
The gold crown and pushers are threaded in, the bezel numerals are filled, and the chronograph action, hand alignment and clasp are checked by hand before boxing.
2-Year Warranty. 30-Day Refund.
Wear it for a month. If it is not what you expected, send it back for a full refund — no conditions, no restocking fee.
Why People Look Twice At This One
A black-coated chronograph with a pale blue dial is a commission, not something on a shelf — the watch first, then the coating, then the dial, and a wait at the end of it. This keeps the black case, the gold crown and pushers and the ice-blue dial, and asks $1,099.
THE BLACK AND ICE BLUE SPEC
40mm steel in black DLC, engraved tachymeter bezel with gold numerals, pale ice-blue dial with three black counters, gold crown and pushers, black rubber strap on a matte black folding clasp. Hand-inspected, boxed for presentation, backed for two years.
What Sets Us Apart
| Prestige | Others | |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ | 40mm case in black DLC — bezel, lugs, flanks and clasp | ✕ |
| ✓ | Gold fluted screw-down crown between two gold screw-down pushers | ✕ |
| ✓ | Pale ice-blue dial, finely grained rather than glossy | ✕ |
| ✓ | Three black chronograph counters at 3, 6 and 9, ringed in white | ✕ |
| ✓ | Tachymeter bezel engraved UNITS PER HOUR, numerals filled gold | ✕ |
| ✓ | Applied luminous baton markers with gold hour and minute hands | ✕ |
| ✓ | No date window and no cyclops — the dial is left clean | ✕ |
| ✓ | Black ribbed rubber strap on a matte black folding clasp | ✕ |
| ✓ | Solid screw-down case back, engraved | ✕ |
| ✓ | Automatic self-winding movement — no battery | ✕ |
OWN IT WITHOUT RISK
Thirty Days. Full Refund. No Conditions.
Wear it for a month. If it is not what you expected, send it back.
Every watch carries a two-year Prestige guarantee and a 30-day money-back promise, for every customer, in every country. Free express shipping worldwide, tracked and insured. If anything is wrong when it lands, message us and a person picks it up.
- 30-day money-back guarantee — no conditions, no restocking fee
- Two-year Prestige guarantee on every watch
- Free tracked express shipping, worldwide
- 10–18 days international · 15–25 days inside Iraq
Before You Buy
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the black rub off?
Will the black rub off?
It is not a paint or a spray. Diamond-like carbon is deposited onto the steel in a vacuum and bonds into the surface, ending up harder than the steel underneath. It handles daily wear far better than a coated case, though a hard scrape on a corner will still leave a mark.
Does it need a battery?
Does it need a battery?
No. It is an automatic chronograph — a weighted rotor winds the mainspring from the movement of your wrist. Left off for a couple of days it stops, and a minute back on the wrist restarts it. There is nothing to replace.
What colour is the dial exactly?
What colour is the dial exactly?
A pale blue-green, often described as ice blue or robin's-egg blue. It sits between a soft turquoise and a pale sky blue, and it is finished with a fine matte grain rather than a gloss, so it stays the same colour in daylight and under a lamp.
Does the chronograph actually run?
Does the chronograph actually run?
Yes. The two gold pushers start, stop and reset the counters at three, six and nine. They are working counters, not decorative sub-dials.
Is there a date window?
Is there a date window?
No, and that is deliberate on this model line. The dial is left unbroken, which is part of why a colour this pale reads so cleanly.
Can I swim with it?
Can I swim with it?
No. It is rated to 30m, which covers rain and hand-washing. Keep it out of pools and the sea. The rubber strap itself is fine with water and wipes clean.
How long does delivery take?
How long does delivery take?
Ten to eighteen days to most countries, fifteen to twenty-five inside Iraq. Shipping is free, tracked and insured, and you get the tracking number as soon as it leaves us.
Can I ask questions before I order?
Can I ask questions before I order?
Yes, and we would rather you did. Message the page on Facebook or Instagram — a real person answers, usually within the hour.