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I’ve covered Hublot All Black series a few months ago. Apparently, the company is not the only one which produces such All-Black timepieces. There are still more. One of them is the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer PIERRE DEROCHE which recently launches its SPLITROCK MDA FULL BLACK WATCH. But unlike its name suggest, black is not the solitary color of the watch. Instead, it also includes red color as the accents on the date indicator, on the small seconds hand as well as on its strap’s stitches.

In my opinion, compare to Hublot’s All Black Series, Pierre DeRoche’s is less consistent in applying the concept.

Anyway, the timepiece features a black PVD-treated 316L stainless steel case set with an anti-reflective sapphire crystal, sapphire back and a black crocodile leather strap. It measures 46 / 31.6 mm and thickness of 13.7 mm. The watch also includes the crown and push pieces. Pierre DeRoche has created a fascinating piece between sport and high tech, the mystery of the night and the hectic pace of a busy day.

The watch’s black guilloche dial features oversized black numerals with black SuperLuminova, black sub-dials and black hands; not to mention the chronograph functions of hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph (60-second, 60-minute, 12-hour indicator) plus three concentric hands, as well as of the date, displayed through the medium aperture.

The All Black series timepiece is animated by an exclusive automatic movement of self-winding Dubois Dépraz calibre, equipped with the cut-out and engraved oscillating weight. Water resistant is up to 30 meter (3 ATM).

The casual Full Black Watch by Pierre DeRoche prices 12′639 CHF = US $12259.45.

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