Racing Chronograph — Violet Lava Dial, Black DLC
Racing Chronograph — Violet Lava Dial, Black DLC
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Racing Chronograph — Violet Lava Dial, Black DLC
40MM BLACK DLC · AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH · HAND-PAINTED DIAL
Even The Hands Are Black
Hands, markers and bezel numerals all go dark, so the painting is the one place on the watch where colour lives.
A chronograph is usually read by its silver: bright hands, polished markers, white numerals round the bezel. Put a busy painted dial behind all that and the silver fights the paint. Every hand becomes a flash cutting across the picture.
This watch goes the other way. The hour and minute hands are black, with a darker black stripe down the centre. The chronograph hand and the three counter hands are black too. The hour markers are black-centred batons in thin gunmetal frames.
So the hands read as silhouettes over the colour, the way a branch reads against a sunset. You tell the time by their outline, and the painting stays whole.
THE DIAL
Violet, Broken Open By Orange
Deep violet and indigo marbling, molten veins of orange, yellow and red, and pale lilac cloud towards the lower left.
The painting covers the face completely. The ground is deep violet running into indigo, and through it run veins of orange, yellow and red that look as if they are still moving. Towards seven, eight and nine o'clock the violet breaks up into pale lilac cloud.
Each of the three counters is a black ring with white numerals, framed in thin polished steel. Inside each ring the painting goes on, so the colour never stops at a counter's edge.
Around it all, the bezel is polished black with its tachymeter scale engraved and filled black, a small round dot beside each numeral. Most of the time it reads as a plain black mirror. Tilt your wrist and the numerals surface one by one, then sink back.
How The Colour Is Kept To The Dial
Painting the dial is half the work. The other half is making sure nothing else on the watch pulls the eye away from it.
Painted Edge To Edge
The dial is painted by hand over its whole face, darkest colour first: violet and indigo go down as the ground before anything bright comes near it.
The Veins Worked In
Orange, yellow and red are worked through the violet as veins, then the pale lilac cloud is added towards the lower left, one colour over the next.
Counters Over The Paint
Three black counter rings with white numerals and polished steel rims are set over the painting, placed so the colour still runs through their centres.
Hands And Markers In Black
The hands are finished black, the hour and minute hands with a darker stripe down the middle, and the markers are set in gunmetal frames with black centres.
The Bezel Filled Black
The tachymeter scale is engraved into the bezel, filled black, and the bezel polished to a mirror. Filled white, it would have been one more bright ring competing with the painting.
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 Nothing Gets In The Dial's Way
Painting a dial by hand is one job. Turning down every silver hand, white marker and white bezel numeral so the painting can stand alone is the harder one, and it is the part usually skipped. This one comes with its collector's box, the tool kit and a spare bracelet, for $799.
THE SPEC
40mm black DLC-coated steel, a hand-painted violet dial veined in orange, yellow and red, black hands and markers, a mirror-polished black tachymeter bezel, a solid steel bracelet in black. Checked by hand before it ships, backed by our two-year guarantee.
What Sets Us Apart
| Prestige | Others | |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ | 40mm black DLC-coated steel case, soft satin finish | ✕ |
| ✓ | Hand-painted dial — deep violet and indigo veined with orange, yellow and red | ✕ |
| ✓ | Pale lilac cloud towards seven, eight and nine o'clock | ✕ |
| ✓ | All-black hands — not one of them silver or white | ✕ |
| ✓ | Black-centred hour markers in thin gunmetal frames | ✕ |
| ✓ | Three black counters in polished steel rims, the painting running through them | ✕ |
| ✓ | Mirror-polished black bezel, tachymeter scale engraved and filled black | ✕ |
| ✓ | Screw-down crown between two screw-down pushers, all black | ✕ |
| ✓ | High-precision automatic chronograph movement — self-winding | ✕ |
| ✓ | Solid steel bracelet in black on a matte-black folding clasp | ✕ |
| ✓ | Full factory set: collector's box, watch tool kit, extra bracelet | ✕ |
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
Why are the hands black?
Why are the hands black?
So they never flash across the painting. Silver or white hands catch the light and cut the colour into pieces every time you move your wrist. Black hands read as clean shapes against the violet and orange, and you tell the time by their outline.
Is the time easy to read with black hands?
Is the time easy to read with black hands?
In daylight and indoor light, yes. The painting is bright across almost the whole face, so a black hand stands out against it clearly.
Is the dial really painted?
Is the dial really painted?
Yes, by hand, over the whole face: the deep violet ground, the orange, yellow and red veins through it, and the pale lilac cloud towards the lower left. The three counters are laid over the finished painting.
Why is the bezel black on black?
Why is the bezel black on black?
A white-filled scale would be a second bright ring fighting the dial. Engraved and filled black on a mirror-polished bezel, the tachymeter is still there to use, and it shows whenever light runs across it, but at a glance the bezel is simply a black frame round the painting.
Do the counters actually run?
Do the counters actually run?
Yes. The pusher above the crown starts and stops it and the one below resets it. The counters at three, six and nine are working dials, not decoration.
What comes with it?
What comes with it?
The full set as it leaves the factory: a collector's box, a watch tool kit and an extra bracelet, with the watch itself on its black steel bracelet.
Does it need a battery?
Does it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — it winds from the motion of your wrist. Left off for a couple of days it stops, and a minute back on the wrist restarts it.
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.