This is the latest team mate to join the Angelus Urban Collection. Designed in partnership with–renowned football scout and one of the best technical directors in World football, Luis Campos – this is the U52 Luis Campos Edition.
Released in a Limited Series of just 25 copies, the watch is based on the U52, a lightweight skeleton, diving tourbillon featuring several technical, graphical and personal details which include its unmissable turquoise color pallet and of course the football seconds-counter at 9 o’clock.
Being a U52 the watch is able to reach depths of 300 meters and features a 60-minute timing system. Rather than making use of the external the bezel, the system is can be found inside the case on the flange divided into five-minute intervals.
This unidirectional rotating ring is operated using the crown at 2 o’clock. One of the U52’s specific features is that the markings from zero (the Angelus logo) to 45 are in a different shade of blue.
Their distinct color means they can be used to time each half of a football match. Another characteristic that makes this edition so special is the small seconds which, instead of being indicated by a hand, is mounted on a disc painted with a SuperLumiNova football.
As final touch, Luis decided to color the tips of the hands, the small-seconds pointer, and the sculpted rubber strap in the same shade of turquoise as the flange.
Powering the watch is an Angelus in-house, A-300 caliber with has 23 jewels, a Swiss lever escapement and measurement of just 4.3mm in thickness and 32.8mm in diameter.
The A-300 has a beat-rate of 4 Hz / 28,800 vph. It is held in place by bridges reduced to their bare minimum and lightened further by an open-worked center.
Everything is housed in an open-work 45mm in diameter case made from Grade 5 Titanium.
Thoughts? Hardly a diver for purists but surely one for fans of the beautiful game or at least with its hefty price tag that is just shy of 40K CHF, a diver for professional football players or indeed scouts.
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