Dani Pedrosa Carbon

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Dani Pedrosa Carbon - Cvstos
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A new chronograph dedicated to the Spanish MotoGP rider.

(Photo: Antonio Terranova, Dani Pedrosa and Sassoun Sirmakes)

Since 2013, Cvstos is present on the wrist of MotoGP champion Dani Pedrosa as a "privileged partner", and the brand, inspired by the lifestyle of the Spanish rider, wanted to make a change in the exclusive and coveted "Dani Pedrosa Challenge 26" model.

Today Cvstos honors their mutual fidelity by creating the "Dani Pedrosa Carbon" a result of the continuity of wanting to go ever further, in the image of this discipline, of great physical impact and mental. This new automatic chronograph is dedicated to the Spanish rider, for the management of his effort and performance throughout his workouts.

Thus, naturally, the "Dani Pedrosa Carbon" attaches the same  technological objectives in this obsessive quest for lightness.

This relentless pursuit of pioneering applied-technologies oriented Cvstos on the implementation of this new material of it has exclusivity. Today this material (the single carbon fiber) is used in different fields of applications such as the aerospace industry or on the MotoGP competition, in the production of chassis which need to respond  to all kinds of challenges.

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Based on this new concept, the sober and elegant « Dani Pedrosa Carbon » watch is sculpted by the latest technology, generated by different stages of vacuum castings, where the nano fibers are arranged randomly, according to a specific mix, composed of carbon nano-fibers (black) and colored orange Repsol glass fibers and a binder made of epoxy resins.

An autoclave oven induces a vacuum  to remove all forms of air bubbles from the mould, to obtain a homogeneous and compact mass of material, obtained after processing through the cooking process. At the end of each batch, all the pieces have their own aesthetic comparable to fingerprints in humans.

Other elements of the watch pay homage to the exploits of the champion and the captivating world of racing: the crown suggests the engine-wheel of the bike; the two solid pushers evoke the brake and clutch handles.

The Nano Orange Carbon case contains a three-dimensional multilayer dial skeleton bearing at 9 o’clock a hand-painted logo identical to that appearing on Dani Pedrosa's helmet: a Samurai his sabre and a pacifier.

Inspired and captivated by the philosophy of the Samurai warrior, Dani Pedrosa has chosen to make it his logo at the age of 13, early in his career. He was  the youngest driver in the circuit, and it was then that he decided to add a pacifier to the paraphernalia of his Samurai warrior, representing the image of the child in every one of us.

The minute counter at 12 o'clock and the hour counter at 6 o’clock, in the shape of brake discs, are fitted with a strap with the orange colors of the new RC213V Repsol Honda. The power reserve, at 3 o’clock, ressembles the digital tachometer displaying in red the danger area. At 9 o’clock, the logo of the little Samurai is hand-painted and inlaid on the dial plate. Little extra detail: in the date counter, the number 26 red lights every 26 of the months.

The automatic chronograph movement is assembled and decorated in the workshops of the manufacture Cvstos in Geneva and includes an oscillating weight similar to the spoked rim of the Repsol Honda RC213V. This rotor uses the already developed and approved by Cvstos technology of tungstène88 / Titanium Grade5.

The "Dani Pedrosa Carbon" Nano Orange Carbon watch is produced in a limited series of 100 pieces.

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