Turismo Watch Co. is a new, independent British micro brand watch company inspired and informed by two simple passions: The battle that is man and machine and the beauty of a finely crafted timepiece.
Turismo’s founders – Quentin Thomas and Andy Grelak, share a love and respect for friendship, good food, fine wine, their iconic boy hood racing driver heroes, and of course beautiful watches. As they succinctly put it – they are simply two grown up boys, who revel in the thrill of motor sport from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, when heroes were tested like never before and never again.
Timepieces made for speed and endurance.
When every second counts, every detail matters.
Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Steve McQueen
The inaugural model Tertre Rouge pays homage to arguably the greatest of all man and machine spectacles and carries the name of the legendary corner on the Circuit de la Sarthe, that annually hosts Le Mans 24. Tertre Rouge refers to the colour of the terroir at this critical mid speed right hand curve, that leads towards the first stretch of the Mulsanne, and the wider theme of colour plays an important role in Turismo Watches brands’ ethos, their designs being inspired by motorsport liveries from the 1960s and 70s.
True to this spirit, the Turismo Tertre Rouge has been meticulously crafted and is a perfect balance of form and function. Whilst the team at Turismo share a passion to coach build the finest possible item, they recognise that even the most beautiful watch depends upon being set into motion by a reliable drive.
SPECIFICATIONS
Case Dimensions
42.5 mm diameter, 12mm depth, 50 mm lug to lug, 20 mm lug width.
Case weight without strap 0.062 kg
Case Material
316 L low carbon chromium - nickel - molybdenum austenitic stainless steel. To the rear, the case is finished with a mirror polished screw down back, etched with the Turismo emblem and serial number.
Dial
A bi-compax layout chronograph, finished in a unique gloss Le Mans midnight blue. The dial is framed by an impression of a classic Nardi steering wheel, finished in Mercedes-Benz ‘Silver Arrows’, which delicately traces the chapter ring and encompasses the two-hand installed, concentrically turned and recessed sub dials. The hour indexes are finished in Jaguar ‘Primrose Yellow’
Hands
Bespoke, syringe style, ‘French yellow’ hour and minute hands, with cathedral Swiss LumiNovaTM in fill, are complemented by a unique ‘full course yellow’ chrono second hand with ‘Lola White’ Turismo
Glass
Sapphire coated K1 mineral crystal is specified. This combination offers both greater shatter resistance than sapphire crystal and enhanced scratch resistance versus traditional mineral glass.
Water Resistant
100M / 10 ATM
Strap
The watch strap is so much more than simply an accessory, it is a ‘function critical’ component that significantly impacts horological ‘deportment’.
Turismo’s insistence upon only the very best being specified for the first and last thing you touch every day on your watch, led us to the finest British artisan leather worker, Ottely of Chalford, that we could find. Only the very finest leathers, sourced from the best tanneries in the world are used, combined with traditional and modern leather working techniques creating items of timeless elegance.
The colour palettes reference motor racing greats such as the legendary Ecurie Ecosse team, Vanwall and Gulf.
An Italian 316 L polished stainless steel tang buckle and discreet embossed logo to the strap complete the picture.
