Singe presents its new 24h Track1 Endurance Edition chronograph, the official watch of the Hertz Jota team during the World Endurance Championship and the 100e edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A unique limited edition watch celebrates Singer's commitment to the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 100e edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Singer Reimagined is the official watch partner of Team Hertz Jota, the new Hypercar racing team sponsored by Hertz, Singer, and Tom Brady's BRADY™. Singer Reimagined, the luxury watchmaking arm of the Swiss-based Singer Group, has unveiled the new Track 1- Endurance Edition 24h chronograph.
Singer is part of a global partner line-up supporting the Hertz Jota team in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The team is racing the new Porsche 963 Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) in the Hypercar class.
A relentless pursuit of excellence
Singer Reimagined is an award-winning fine watchmaking company based in Geneva. It is part of the Singer Group, the California-based luxury company that has become world-renowned for its bespoke restorations of the Porsche 911.
Singer is guided by a philosophy of " Everything is important ". The brand has become synonymous with the concept of " Reimagining ", which combines iconic design with 21st century engineering and materials sciencee century.
Singer Reimagined creates remarkable watches for a discerning international clientele. It is driven by an approach that encompasses: a passionate focus on iconic design and exclusively mechanical watches, execution with meticulous attention to detail, following Singer's mantra " Everything is important ", Modern engineering and materials combined with beautifully presented watchmaking functions and a deep connection to Californian car culture and the Swiss watch world.
A 24-hour chronograph to celebrate the race of the century
Singer has become world-renowned for its bespoke restorations of Porsche 911 sports cars – each one carried out for the car's owner. For Team Hertz Jota's new Porsche 963, Singer has designed a unique racing livery celebrating the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the golden age of endurance racing.
The design of the Track1 Endurance Edition refers to this new adventure in the world of motorsport.
Only 24 watches will be made to honor the 24 Hours of Le Mans
For the occasion, the Agengraphe, the award-winning central chronograph movement, has been further refined to enable a dedicated 24-hour chrono function, making this watch the perfect timekeeping tool for the most prestigious endurance races.
The watch's lightweight titanium case is inspired by the material's use in racing cars. The case's smooth, gold-tone ZRN coating and black details (bezel, winding crown, and pushers) echo the car's livery.
The latest addition to the Track1 family features a new dial with an additional central scale for the 24-hour chronograph indications, in addition to the outer scale for minutes and seconds. The engraved checkerboard pattern and the applied three-dimensional Singer logo make the dial even more distinctive within the Singer chronograph collection.
The time is indicated by the white ceramic discs that rotate continuously on the edge of the watch. The outermost disc marks the hours, while the inner disc indicates the elapsed minutes. Both rotating discs are made of ceramic in a very special color, the Singer Racing WhiteA world first!
The Singer Track1 Endurance Edition chronograph is available for pre-order from May 22, 2023.
The engine under the hood
The caliber AgentGraphe that powers the Singer Track1 stands out from all previous chronograph movements. After a decade of development, this revolutionary piece of mechanical ingenuity redefines fundamental principles that have long remained unchanged.
The underlying idea that led to the invention of the AgenGraphe was to improve the readability of the chronograph – usually average – by using small counters distributed across the dial. Thanks to a radically new architecture, the AgenGraphe brings together all the chronograph functions in the center of the watch, allowing for easy and intuitive reading of elapsed time. For improved readability, the chronograph incorporates jumping minute and hour indicators.
To connect the chronograph mechanism to the timing gear, the AgenGraphe features an innovative clutch mechanism. The mechanism is coupled horizontally, requiring less space, but the connection is achieved by friction between the toothless wheels, just like a vertical clutch. The dial-side rotor (made possible by the fact that the hands are on a central axis) provides an unobstructed view of the movement and its 477 meticulously hand-finished parts.
Technical specifications
Singer Chronograph 24h Track1 Endurance Edition
Mouvement Singer Reimagined Caliber 6366 – Singer Reimagined 24h central chronograph with jumping hours and minutes and second hand – Peripheral hour and minute indications / Dimensions 34.40 mm / Height 7.18 mm / Number of components 477 / Number of jewels 67 / Power reserve 60 hours / Swiss lever escapement / Flat balance with regulator AgenPit / Frequency 21 vph (600 Hz) / Functions Hours on peripheral discs, central minutes and central seconds with function flyback zero reset Housing Material Titanium case with gold ZRN coating / Diameter 43 mm / Height 15 mm / Sapphire crystal with double-sided anti-reflective treatment / Screw-down caseback with sapphire crystal / Water resistance Dial 10 ATM (100 meters) / Two rotating ceramic discs, displaying the time and presented in Singer Racing White. Inside these, a flange is presented in Singer Racing Red. Singer logo applied Bracelet in black rubber by Singer Reimagined /Singer Signature Openwork Design/ Singer Reimagined offers a wide selection of custom-made bracelets upon request. These can be personalized to suit each customer's style. Loop folding clasp / Material Brushed stainless steel with polished edges, black DLC coating Price 70 CHF Excluding VAT and local taxes / Limited edition Limited edition of 000 numbered pieces.
About Team Hertz Jota
A newcomer to the elite FIA World Endurance Championship, Team Hertz Jota brings together the pedigree of one of the most experienced and successful sports car teams of recent times, as well as a collective of global partners. Hertz, one of the world's largest and most recognized car rental companies, is the team's title sponsor. Californian luxury brand Singer Group is also a partner of the team, alongside the clothing company lifestyle, BRADY™.
Reigning FIA LMP2 World Endurance Champion and having achieved 10 podium finishes in the last 9 years of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Team Hertz Jota will race a Porsche 963 in the Hypercar category during the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Patrick Koune
