To celebrate its partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing, Swiss luxury watch brand TUDOR has launched two brand new Pelagos FXD models: a chronograph and a time-only watch inspired by yacht racing.
The Pelagos FXD “Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition” models come with several firsts for TUDOR. A long-term partnership between TUDOR and Alinghi Red Bull Racing was launched in 2022, the first time TUDOR ventured into the world of competitive yacht racing.
The Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition watches combines an extremely light and robust high-tech carbon composite, a first for TUDOR, with titanium and stainless steel, just like on an AC75 (America’s Cup 75) hydrofoil racing yacht. It’s also the first time TUDOR has integrated a chronograph calibre into a fixed strap-bars case.
Tudor Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition, References 25707KN and 25807KN
The Tudor Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition (reference 25707KN) has a 42mm diameter case where as the Pelagos FXD Chrono variant (reference 25807KN) features a 43mm case. They house Manufacture Calibres MT5602 (25707KN) and MT5813 (25807KN), certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) with a hairspring in silicon and a 70-hour power reserve.
A perfect example of cutting-edge maritime engineering, the Alinghi Red Bull Racing AC75 yacht represents utilizes a proprietary blend of carbon, titanium and stainless steel to give shape to a hull that leaps out of the water at speed.
Inspired by this, the Pelagos FXD models combine a high-tech carbon composite for the case and bezel insert with titanium for the bezel, crown and direct-action pushers and 316L stainless steel for the case back and movement container.
The FXD case, characterized by its fixed strap bars and initially developed with French navy combat divers, is water-resistant up to 200 meters.
The bidirectional 120-notch rotatable bezel is enhanced with high-grade Swiss Super-LumiNova® Grade X1. The bezels are also graduated from 60 to 0, so as to allow for easy tracking of countdowns, a key moment before the start of a regatta. Finally, the Alinghi Red Bull Racing logo is engraved on the case back.
Wearing the same hue of the hull of the AC75, the matte dials of “Time Only” and “Chronograph” models offer excellent legibility.
While both dials are finished in Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team Blue with a red-tipped second hand, the Chronograph model features red accents around the counters to further hint at the aesthetics of the AC75, namely the red stripes on the hull.
On the 45° angled rehaut, between 10 and 2, a subtle “Alinghi Red Bull Racing” mention overarches the dial’s layout. The signature square hour-markers and “Snowflake” hands are fashioned from luminescent ceramic composite for optimal legibility in challenging conditions.
For the Pelagos FXD models, TUDOR has opted for a highly technical single-piece fabric strap developed in partnership with the Julien Faure Company in the St-Etienne region. Made up of a 22 mm “Team Blue” jacquard-woven ribbon with red accents and a titanium “D” buckle with a self-gripping fastening system, it adapts to different wrist sizes and is very comfortable to wear.
The Manufacture Calibre MT5602
The Manufacture Calibre MT5602, which powers the Pelagos FXD, displays hour, minute and seconds functions. It offers the signature look and feel of TUDOR Manufacture Calibres. Its rotor in tungsten monobloc is openwork and its bridges and mainplate have alternate sand-blasted and polished surfaces topped with laser decorations.
Its build is designed to ensure robustness and precision. To do this, the variable inertia balance wheel is maintained by a sturdy traversing bridge with two-point anchoring. This system, together with its non-magnetic silicon hairspring, means the Manufacture Calibre MT5602 is both certified by the COSC and able to function beyond the specification of that standard, that is within a tolerance range of 6 seconds (-2/+4) per day, always tested on every single fully assembled watch.
Another notable feature is that the power reserve of the Manufacture Calibre MT5602 is “weekend-proof”; it enables the wearer to take the watch off on a Friday evening and put it back on again on Monday morning without having to wind it. Even if you need a weekend away, your watch does not.
Manufacture Chronograph Calibre MT5813
The Manufacture Calibre MT5813, powering the Pelagos FXD Chrono, displays hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph and date functions. It also bears the matte finish typical of TUDOR Manufacture Calibres and comes complete with a signature tungsten openwork monobloc rotor.
Boasting a “weekend-proof” 70-hour power reserve and a silicon balance spring, the Manufacture Chronograph Calibre MT5813 is certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), with its performance exceeding the standards set by this independent institute at -2 and +4 seconds’ variation per day, tested on every fully assembled chronograph.
A high-performance movement, it was crafted in the purest watchmaking tradition, with a column wheel mechanism and vertical clutch. In keeping with the TUDOR philosophy of quality, it presents extraordinary robustness and reliability, guaranteed by the array of extreme tests applied to all TUDOR products.
Derived from the Manufacture Calibre Breitling 01 chronograph, with a high-precision regulating organ developed by TUDOR and exclusive finishes, this movement is the result of a lasting collaboration between the two brands.
Technical details
Model: Tudor Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition, Reference 25707KN
Case
42mm black carbon composite case with matte finish and Alinghi Red Bull Racing logo engraved on the case back
60-minute bidirectional bezel in titanium with matte black carbon composite insert, 120-click
Titanium screw-down crown with the TUDOR shield in relief
Flat sapphire crystal
Waterproof to 200m (660 ft)
Movement
Manufacture Calibre MT5602
Self-winding mechanical movement with bidirectional rotor system
Swiss chronometer officially certified by COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute)
Total diameter: 31.8mm
Thickness: 6.5mm
25 jewels
Variable inertia balance, micro-adjustment by screw
Non-magnetic silicon balance spring
Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: Approximately 70 hours
Functions
Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Dial
Blue, matte
Bracelet
Single-piece blue fabric strap
Model: Tudor Pelagos FXD Chronograph Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition, Reference 25807KN
Case
43mm black carbon composite case with matte finish and Alinghi Red Bull Racing logo engraved on the caseback
60-minute bidirectional bezel in titanium with matte black carbon composite insert, 120-click
Titanium screw-down crown with the TUDOR shield in relief
Pushers: Titanium, direct-action
Flat sapphire crystal
Waterproof to 200m (660 ft)
Movement
Manufacture Calibre MT5813 with chronograph function
Self-winding mechanical chronograph movement with bidirectional rotor system
Precision: Swiss chronometer officially certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute)
Total diameter: 30.4mm
Thickness: 7.23mm
41 jewels
Variable inertia balance, micro-adjustment screw
Non-magnetic silicon balance spring
Frequency: 28,800 beats/hour (4 Hz)
Power reserve: Approximately 70 hours
Functions
Hour and minute hands at the centre
Chronograph seconds at the centre
Chronograph 45-minute counter at 3 o’clock
Small seconds hand at 9 o’clock
Instantaneous date at 6 o’clock with rapid adjustment without non-correction range
Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Dial
Blue, matte, red accents on the chronograph counters
Bracelet
Single-piece blue fabric strap
