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Ride & Drive TIME CONTROL
With its character and originality, the new RD automatic displays the DNA of the Arpiem brand. It offers a rare complication, that of a rotating dial that allows you to shift the dial by 60° and maintain an intuitive reading of the time at the wheel – or on the handlebars – of your 4 or 2 wheels.
This offset dial appeared in the middle of the last century, initially on pilot's watches. It was quickly proposed for models intended for racing drivers and motorcyclists, this reading offset proving to be suitable when the wrist rests on the steering wheel or on the branch of the motorcycle handlebar. Even today, this is how we call this type of watch, the "driver's watch".
The complication proposed on the RD allows the dial to be locked on the traditional position at “12 o’clock” (REST position), or shifted (DRIVE position) by 60° to the “2 o’clock” position. This is a unique feature developed by Arpiem.
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TIME CONTROL is dedicated to the most legendary special stages of the World Rally Championship, which have seen the most talented rally drivers achieve incredible feats, such as Walter Rörhl in Portugal in 1980, who, in Arganil, run in complete fog, inflicted nearly 4 minutes in 42 km on his closest pursuer and thus ensured victory...
Other special stages mentioned are Ouninpohja (1000 Lakes Rally - Finland), Burzet (Monte Carlo), Sweet Lamb (RAC Great Britain), El Condor (Argentina), Tarzan (Greece).
The pictograms on the dial are those of the time controls of the events: time stamp (yellow), end of control zone (orange), and arrival of special events (red)
