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Aera Instruments · C-1

Aera Instruments C-1

$2,950In stock
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Case

Diameter
42mm
Thickness
15.75mm
Lug-to-lug
49.55mm
Lug width
22mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
100m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Dial colour
Cloud

Movement

Caliber
Sellita SW510
Type
Automatic
Power reserve
56h
Jewels
27
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Sellita

Sellita's hand-wound chronograph caliber, the manual sibling of the automatic SW500 and compatible with the Valjoux/ETA 7750 layout, with the classic 12-6-9 subdial arrangement. It beats at 28,800 vph with roughly 48–62 hours of power reserve.

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Sub-dials
2
Bezel
smooth_polished
Bracelet
leather_strap

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The Aera Instruments C-1 is an automatic watch, with a 42mm stainless steel case, 15.75mm thick, powered by the Sellita SW510 movement and a 56-hour power reserve. Water resistance is rated to 100m, under a sapphire crystal. Manufacturer MSRP is $2,950. The dial color is cloud.

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