GMT Publishing’s club organises events bringing together its members and watchmaking brands. Every year, we have also produced limited editions, including with Alpina, Bulgari, Montblanc and Zenith.
To support and commemorate the publication of our The Millennium Watch Book edition covering chronographs, we were keen to create a limited edition of chronographs destined for collectors among our members and readers – with a party theme. Singer Reimagined CEO Marco Borraccino agreed to take up the challenge and together, we have devised the Flytrack Cocktail Timer. Just look at it! Sincere thanks to Marco for choosing to work with us!
For GMT’s 24th anniversary in 2024, the theme of The Millennium Watch Book will be GMTs and Worldtimers and to mark the occasion, we are already preparing more limited-edition pieces with two amazing brands!
Flytrack Cocktail Timer: combining the arts of watchmaking and cocktail mixing
The effects of melting ice vary depending on how long it takes to melt, how much ice is used and the cocktail recipe in question. The art of mixology consists in blending all these factors to create a sensory experience – and cocktails that can be fruity, floral, balanced or strong.
As the ice melts, it adds water to the cocktail, diluting the flavours and the strength of the drink. That can be an asset for certain cocktails, for instance by dialling down the impact of spirits or by improving the mixture of flavours from various ingredients.
Balancing flavours: melting ice can help balance out the flavours in a cocktail; sweet and bitter ingredients can be softened by dilution, while subtler ingredients can be heightened. All this is invaluable when it comes to creating a balanced and more harmonious taste profile in a fruit cocktail.
Releasing aromas: some drinks such as floral cocktails can be improved by ingredient aromas being released as the ice melts. As the temperature of the drink is lowered by the melting ice, essential oils and ingredient flavours are released, intensifying aromas and adding a fragrant dimension to the cocktail.
Here are the major features of this watch:
“Time only”: a rotating peripheral hour disc in black ceramised aluminium bearing the individual number of each watch accompanied by an hour-marker at 6 o’clock in the finest Singer Reimagined tradition, both in luminous orange. Minutes and seconds are indicated by the two central hands.
Chronograph on demand: triggering the pusher at 2 o’clock activates the seconds hand to measure short durations – here, the time it takes for ice to melt in a cocktail – as many times as is necessary, without interfering in the slightest with the watch’s accuracy. Pressing and holding the pusher halts the seconds hand, which can then be swiftly released at the appropriate time.
Exclusive calibre: derived from the legendary GPHG award-winning AgenGraphe 6361 movement, the AG6364 calibre includes newly-designed components for the reset system at the heart of the Flytrack Cocktail Timer. Pressing the reset button causes a lever to release the clutch. The same lever also acts as the reset hammer, striking a cam. When the pusher is released, the lever returns to its original position, causing the system to re-engage and the seconds hand to continue on its way once again.
Singer Reimagined Flytrack Cocktail Timer
Case: circular brushed steel case, polished angles, ceramised aluminium bezel with the limited-edition number (1/12) in luminous orange, sapphire crystal with glareproof coating on both faces, sapphire caseback, water resistant to 100m
Dimensions: 43mm
Movement: mechanical, hand-wound (AG6364 calibre, 72-hour power reserve), 270 components, exclusive seconds reset system
Functions: hours on rotating peripheral disc; central minutes hand; seconds hand with reset function
Dial: exclusive Fine Watch Club matte black velvet finish; scale showing ice melting times for cocktail preparation (4 strengths); brushed and silvered circular flange
Strap: black structured rubber
Limited edition: 12 one-of-a-kind timepieces
This article is an exclusive extract from the upcoming Millenium Watch Book about chronographs “Everything Essential on Chronographs Since 2000” (scheduled release: October 2023).
