ALCADUS VELOS - Racing Inspired Watch (Canceled)
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We're introducing the ALCADUS VELOS, a truly unique timepiece. Featuring a very rarely seen function, this flyback chronograph is a contemporarily designed watch that matches modern-day sophistication with inspiration taken from the greatest liveries of different eras in the motorsports world.
Wear a watch that allows you to enjoy a sense of excitement and speed. VELOS is a dress watch of impeccable precision that brings out your sporting soul.
In 2019, ALCADUS launched OPUS 39, our first collection of premium watches that were both remarkable and affordable. We made many customers happy, but now we knew we had to outdo ourselves. That's why we came up with a racing chronograph watch with split-second (Rattrapante) and flyback functions.
In a nutshell, while ALCADUS embodies the concept of understated elegance, the VELOS embodies the concept of 'velocity' and the spirit of race cars and other motorsports vehicles and their remarkable performance.
Have you ever imagined having a watch capable of split-timing up to 1/10 seconds, allowing you accurately time every aspect of your life? That’s what ALCADUS VELOS can offer you—along with the pleasure of wearing a beautiful and timeless wristwatch that will say so much about your good taste as a horology connoisseur and enthusiast.
Your personal taste is unique, which is why we decided to create four dial variations with four colors that you can choose from and match with the six different leather straps we also designed to accompany your ALCADUS VELOS watch.
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A very attractive 39mm steel chronograph inspired by the Silver Arrow racing cars from the 50's, with brushed silver dial, black chronograph hands and red accent.
An attractive 39mm steel chronograph inspired by the classic McLaren Marlboro F1 livery and also taking a cue from the famous Panda dials. Featuring a white base dial, red central chronograph hand, and white chronograph hands with a black sub-dial. The tachymeter scale is also black to bring out the contrast.
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An attractive 39mm steel chronograph inspired by the livery of Gulf Racing, with baby blue brushed dial, orange chronograph hands and orange accent.
An attractive 39mm steel chronograph inspired by the livery of British Racing Green, with emerald green brushed dial, yellow chronograph hands and yellow accent.
That’s one of the characteristics that makes ALCADUS so special. We like to create extraordinary wristwatches without the typical prohibitive price tag. That’s why we equipped VELOS with a Swiss-Made ETA 251.294 FK Quartz Movement with a Flyback and Split-second function.
These are rarely seen features in commercial watches—let alone at this price point—but we believe that they’re so valuable, that you shouldn’t have to break the bank if you want to enjoy them. ALCADUS VELOS now makes that possible for you!
As a flyback chronograph, VELOS allows you to use the reset function without the need to first stop the chronograph. The instant return of the counter to zero makes it possible to quickly restart the stopwatch function—something that traditionally only pilots motor racing drivers could use, but that VELOS now makes available to you.
As a flyback chronograph, VELOS allows you to use the reset function without the need to first stop the chronograph.
A watch with a “Split-second” function (also known as rattrapante)features an extra and under the chronograph seconds hand. When the chronograph is started, they move in unison. When the pusher at 10 is pressed, the hidden hand underneath stops while the other continues, thus allowing one interval to be recorded. Press that extra pusher again and the stopped seconds hand catches up to the other seconds hand, which hasn’t stopped moving. This allows the user to record multiple time intervals that start at the same time but do not end together.
This explains why mechanical split-second watches are always so complex and expensive—which led us to create VELOS with quartz to make this distinguished feature affordable.
The exquisite design of VELOS draws inspiration from Motorsport's greatest liveries, particularly the Mercedes-Benz W196 Silver Arrow race car from the 50's, the most recognizable blue and orange Gulf Racing livery, the emerald green shade of British Racing Green, and the emblematic red and white combination of Marlboro livery in F1.
The Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Fangio
Porsche 917K with Gulf Racing livery
Aston Martin DB3S in British Racing Green hue
McLaren MP4/8 driven by Ayrton Senna
Our dials are influenced by minimalist design language. The base of the dial has a stunning vertical brushing pattern with a metallic finish (except the Marlboro / Panda dial that has a matte white base dial) that reflect the lights in a unique way.
The 3 recessed sub-dials are designed to have a radial / concentric circles pattern with matte finish.
Symmetry is the key to our design. We have spent an unreasonable amount of time on the design to maintain the symmetry of the watch.
An applied index of the ALCADUS logo can be found at the 12 O’clock position, which is a continuation from our previous models. The applied indices hour markers on 2, 6 and 10 o'clock are shorter to make room for the sub-registers without compromising the symmetry of the watch. The calendar has been deliberately removed thus generating a meticulous design uncluttered by external elements that may upset the symmetry.
The hour and minute hands are polished and filled with Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 luminescent. The length of the hand is faceted to provide three-dimensional depth and to catch light for better legibility.
The sub-dial hands are of glossy finish, while the central chronograph hand and split-second hand has a matte accented colour and matte white colour respectively.
All hands are diamond cut for precision.
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There is a subtle ALCADUS logo in the central chronograph hand. When the chronograph are not in-use, the logo on the central chronograph hand will sit exactly on top of the ALCADUS brand name, superimposing the middle letter A of our brand name.
The ALCADUS logo on central chronograph hand
Inspired by the vintage watches from the 50's / 60's and is designed to give a modern touch, our 316L stainless steel case features a combination of polished and brushed finish. The production batch will feature: vertical brushing on the side, radial brushing on the top of bezel, mirror polish on the side of bezel.
The twisted lugs / lyre lugs has a polished finishing on the top side and radial brushed on the inner side. These combination of polished and brushed finishing on the case creates an interesting transition and catches the light beautifully.
The whole case is treated with scratch-resistant coating.
The production will be based on this finishing
A true piece of vintage art, the Velos features a box-shaped crystal that sticks out beyond the case edge/bezel, an improvement on the easily-scratched plexiglass (acrylic glass) previously common to box-shaped watches lenses.
Extraordinarily hard, the sapphire crystal used in the Velos is virtually unbreakable, rivalled only by the diamond in terms of hardness and scratch resistance. Our sapphire crystal is also treated with 5 layers of Anti-Reflective coating on the inner side to improve clarity and legibility.
The chronograph pushers are inspired by vintage stopwatches, while the caseback is engraved with a sports wheel and a laurel wreath motif to complete the look.
The Velos is water resistant up to 100m / 333ft / 10 ATM, which is uncommon to most chronograph watches.
Racing inspired chronographs don’t generally focus on night time legibility, but it is not the case for the Velos. All indices on the dial and the three primary hands are filled with a generous amount of Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9. We have added a different luminescent pigment Grade X1 Swiss Super-LumiNova® C3 on 11 of the indices for the dual emission colour (Blue and Green).
Lume on dial
The screw-down crown is engraved with ALCADUS logo and filled with Grade A Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9 Luminescent.
Engraved and lumed logo on crown
We use Italian leathers for our straps and accessories. There are 6 premium strap options that come with the Velos, each featuring a quick-release mechanism to ensure the strap can be changed without the need for any tools.
You will be able to choose from one of six straps after the campaign:
Rally style honey leather strap
Rally style black leather strap
Grained brown leather strap
Grained black leather strap
Dark brown nubuck strap
Grey nubuck strap
The straps and bracelet is 20mm width at the lug and tapers elegantly to 16mm at buckle. All straps comes with a polished finished buckle with relief-engraved logo.
Buckle with relief-engraved logo, on Brown Nubuck Strap
All our straps come with Quick Release Spring Bar which allows you to switch straps easily.
Decide how many straps you want: pre-order one, two or up to six straps. You decide which and how many stunning straps you want to add to your VELOS.
Get an ALCADUS signature handmade and hand-stitched leather watch roll: made from black supple premium Nappa leather with an interior layer made from gray-toned premium suede leather, selected and curated to keep your watches safe. Each rolls holds up to three watches of up to 46mm case sizes.
We like to think that the ALCADUS spirit comes across in our packaging too. The watch of your choice will be shipped in with a carefully designed dual layer packaging box. All ALCADUS watches come with an NFC-enabled serialized warranty card. This card is used for authenticity and warranty check.
Packaging box with the optional watch roll (as an add-on)
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We stand behind our products and are committed to fast and high quality service. Every ALCADUS watch comes with a two (2) years warranty that covers the hands, dial, and watch movement from any issues arising during normal use and from any manufacturing defects. All ALCADUS watches come with an NFC-enabled serialized warranty card. This card is used for authenticity and warranty check.
ALCADUS Watch Co. was founded by a man who understood the travails of watch collecting / appreciation on a budget all too well. A husband and a father, Yook Hong is also a former Seiko modder. After five years spent modifying classic Seiko timepieces for discerning collectors looking for an individual edge, he has put his knowledge to the test by creating the ALCADUS OPUS Collection, which was launched in 2019.
Inspired by Yook Hong’s workmanship and passion, ALCADUS is a brand of premium dress watches crafted for men and women of style and distinction. Each ALCADUS watch is designed with timelessness in mind, lending an elegant, understated, slip-under-the-cuff panache to any man’s style.
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