Officina Del Tempo Launches Armatore Chrono Series
Officina Del Tempo announces the Italian-designed and made Armatore Chrono series, featuring 42mm round cases crafted in high-grade stainless steel with polished and brushed finishing. Dials are either black or white with applied metal indexes. Dials feature red accents on the chronograph totalizers and on the fifteen-minute countdown indices. Armatore Chrono timepieces are powered by the Miyota OS20 quartz chronograph movement with date indication at 4:00. All watches feature unidirectional bezels in ocean blue or black, and are water resistant to 10ATM. Watches are marked “Made in Italy” and each bears a laser-engraved serial number. Watches are offered with either a black leather strap, a gel strap, or with a polished-and-brushed steel bracelet with deployant buckle.Officina Del Tempo backs their watches with a two-year warranty. The Armatore Chrono series retails from $495 to $660. You may click the images to view larger versions.

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