Stuhrling Original 176B2.33115 Mens Targa 24 Pro Chrono Green Main Dial with White Print on Stainless Steel Bracelet
The Targa Florio is an open road endurance automobile race held near Palermoand#44; Sicily. Always one of the toughest competitions in Europe and... more>>
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The Targa Florio is an open road endurance automobile race held near Palermoand#44; Sicily. Always one of the toughest competitions in Europe and considered to be one of the most grueling challenges for driver and carand#44; the first Targa Florio held in 1906 covered 277 miles through multiple hairpin curves on treacherous mountain roads at heights where severe changes in climate frequently occurred. By the mid-1920sand#44; the Targa Florio had become one of Europeandapos;s most important races as neither the 24 Hours of Le Mans nor the Mille Miglia had been established yet.Since the inception of the automobileand#44; there has been a fascination amongst their creators and devotees with pitting them against each other in a race. And over the yearsand#44; many a watchmaker has dedicated their timepieces to the romance of this pastime. In honor of the Centennial Celebration of one of the first known organized auto racesand#44; Stuhrling Original has entered the race with its Targa Series! On the heels of the success created by the initial models in the series comes the newest editions for 2008and#44; the Targa 24 and Targa 24 Pro.Targa means andquot;shieldandquot; and these eye-opening Stuhrling Original timepieces are large enough to be a shield! At a whopping 47 millimeters round and 53mm east to west including the crownand#44; the Targaandapos;s own the largest case in Stuhrling Originalandapos;s history. In keeping with the extraordinary demands of the race by the same nameand#44; every aspect of the Targa has been given consideration for durabilityand#44; toughness and precision of engineering.Beginning with its engineand#44; the Targa 24andapos;s are fitted with the one of the most reliable chronograph movements available in watch-making: the Citizen-Miyota OS20. One of the most reliable quartz movementsand#44; this engine features a center-stop seconds handand#44; 60-minute sub-dial (at the nine oandapos;clock position)and#44; a twenty-four hour indicator (sub-dial at three oandapos;clock position)and#44; and a quick-set date complication (at the six oandapos;clock position)!Just like the motor cars that compete in the raceand#44; the Targa 24andapos;s engine is well protected. This extraordinary timepiece is safeguarded with a casing that is milled from solid 316L surgical grade stainless steel and a massive domed Krysterna crystal. With origins in the eyewear industryand#44; Krysterna makes for the most shatterproof material available for use as andquot;crystalsandquot; in the timepiece industry today; and in keeping with its motif of reliability and durabilityand#44; only the best for this contrivance will do!Of course to be a true Stuhrling Originaland#44; there must also be noticeable attention given to detail and stylingand#44; and the Targa 24andapos;s clearly pass that test! Beginning with its magnificent face which looks like something right out of an instrument panel from a race-carand#44; the dial of the Targa 24andapos;s have been hydraulically pressed more than twenty times to create multiple levelsand#44; a concentric circle design on the sub-dials and around the circumference of the inner dial (to create a subliminal look of instrumentation). The baton hour markers are all individually applied with two pegs each going through the dial and being sealed on the backside. Those batons have been treated with a mirrorand#44; high-polish finish to refract any light that it catches for that extra spark that can be seen at a glance. The minute markers as well as all of the indices on the sub-dials have been printed with a special lapping technique to ensure their permanenceand#44; and the same technique has been employed for the tachymeter on the flange.Talk about your stylingand#44; probably the first thing that anyone will notice at first glance is the intricate bezel-work. Framing this enormous machine is the striking andquot;krisandquot; cut mill-work on the bezel! Complementing the overall look of instrumentation are the ideal conical-shaped p
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