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The new Classic Timer is automotive-led watch studio Omologato’s first automatic collection and a serious step for the ultra-cool petrolhead brand. And while the entire collection is an ode to racing, it’s the 722 Mille Miglia that’s perhaps most evocative. The 722 in the name and on the dial refers to the starting time of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, driven by the legendary Sir Stirling Moss and co-driver Denis Jenkinson, which completed the 1,000-mile long Mille Miglia race in 1955 at an average speed of 98.53 mph. It’s a great motorsport moment and dressed in the same red and grey colours as the car, it’s a great-looking watch too.
There are a handful of models in the Classic Timer range and at this point we’ve had the opportunity to look at a couple of them and every time that I see one it still strikes me how fun the design is. With its monopusher 41mm stainless steel case and bicompax display you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s a chronograph. However, in reality it’s a calendar watch.
It features hours, minutes and seconds on the central hand stack with the subdial at 3 o’clock being months and the one a 9 o’clock the days of the week. There’s also a date window at 6. As mentioned in the introduction, the choice of colours reflects the iconic livery of the 722 car. What that means is a gorgeous sunray brushed dial in grey with red accents and white subdials. It feels sleek and retro, just like the car itself.
Under the bonnet of the Omologato Classic Timer 722 Mille Miglia and protected by an engraved steel caseback is the Miyota 9122 Premium Automatic. For the brand’s first automatic collection, it’s a solid calibre featuring a 40-hour power reserve and decent though not exemplary accuracy of -10/+30 seconds per day. It leaves plenty of room for growth as Omologato expand their connections in the watch industry and motorsport. I’d particularly like to see an automatic Panamericana as that’s one of their most distinctive models.
The Omologato Classic Timer 722 Mille Miglia premier edition is limited to just 72 pieces at a price of £600. It’s a cool tribute to an historic car, a famous race and some legendary drivers, what more could you want?
Price & Specs:
- Model: Omologato Classic Timer 722 Mille Miglia
- Ref: CT722
- Case/dial: 41mm diameter, stainless steel case, sunray arrows silver dial
- Water resistance: 100m (10 bar)
- Movement: Miyota calibre 9122, automatic
- Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve: 40h
- Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, month, days
- Strap: Italian ethically sourced leather
- Price/availability: £600, limited to 72 pieces
More details at Omologato.
The new 722 watch is lovely. Questions – I’m uncertain about the pusher. What does that monopusher do?
And not that could tell the difference … but I notice this is advertised @ 40 and also at 41. Is there a final word on case diameter?
Thanks, Bob
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your questions. The pusher relates to the chronograph function, in a style called a monopusher chronograph. The first press starts the chronograph function, the second press stops it and then the third press resets it. And then it cycles through those functions. It’s regarded as a particularly retro style of chronograph and is cool in its own right. The advantage of the more common two pusher chronograph is that you can start and stop the chronograph multiple times without resetting it, whereas here you are forced to reset.
The size is 41mm, thank you for pointing out our error which we have now updated.
I hope you find this helpful!
Best,
Michael