It’s been 3 solid years since Singer Reimagined launched their first model and, despite a few variations in colours and theme since then, they’ve been relatively silent when it comes to a genuinely new watch. Given the hype the Track 1 got for its unique re-interpretation of a chronograph, it’s been a pretty notable absence.
Finally, though the Genevan watchmaker, based on the exploits of a Californian Porsche 911 restorer, has broken their horological silence with the new Singer Reimagined Flytrack. Yes, that’s Flytrack with a ‘tr,’ though the similarity with another watchmaking term is very intentional.
What might grab you at first is that the Flytrack doesn’t appear to be a chronograph. There’s no sub-dials in sight – which is unusual, given there’s a tachymeter spiralling into the centre of the dial. Obviously, a tachymeter is unreadable without a stopwatch of some description. So, what’s going on?
Put simply, the running seconds is the chronograph seconds. Left to its own devices, it’ll run continuously counting minute after minute. Press the pusher at 2 o’clock though and it zeroes without interrupting the rest of the movement, zipping like a flyback to 12 o’clock. Release and it’ll start timing again, now working as a chronograph.
Once again, the chronograph obsessives at Agenhor are behind the movement in the Flytrack (any off-kilter re-interpretation of a stopwatch probably has their fingerprints on it) and the result is incredibly interesting… if not as useful as a standard chrono, as you can only count short intervals with it. Drag racing, sure, but not Le Mans.
Still, it’s novel to a fault and makes for the most minimal take on a chronograph possible. Otherwise the watch has the same, sleek racing style as the Track 1, as well as the same peripheral hour hand (leaving just seconds and minutes on the dial).
The Flytrack will come in three distinct variations, though what I’d consider the ‘standard’ is the Tachymeter-equipped number that plays into Singer Reimagined’s automotive heritage. Then you have the sepia-tinted Pulsometer, harking back to vintage doctors’ watches and The Telemeter, with touches of military green tying into its rangefinding uses.
Of the three I personally love The Pulsometer with its more retro look and a scale that’s deliciously archaic, even for a watch. Not that it’s an easy choice; like the Track 1 before it, you can be damned sure the Flytrack will do Singer proud.
Price & Specs:
Model: Singer Reimagined Flytrack Prime Edition
Case/Dial: 43mm diameter x 15mm height, grade 5 titanium
Water resistance: 100m (10 bar)
Movement: Calibre Singer AGH6364, manual, 49 jewels
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Power reserve: 42h
Functions: Hours on peripheral discs, central minutes and central seconds with flyback zero reset function
Strap: Calfskin leather or textile
Price/availability: 26,500 CHF (excl. VAT), limited to 10 pieces each
More details at Singer Reimagined.
