Reservoir has definitely carved a space for themselves, creating single-hand watches that are bold in their presentation. For their latest, they’re leaning in very hard on the motorsports theme. Meet the Reservoir x Telos GT Tour collection.
As you can see just above, the Reservoir GT Tour Racing features a carbon fiber dial and a bold red hand and indice layout that mimics the look of a tachometer. Necessarily, this is a retograde indication of the minutes, which means it will jump from the 6 to the 0 at the top of the hour.
When that occurs, the squared window will jump to the next hour. While I’m not much for single-hand watches, this jumping hour approach makes a lot of functional sense, as you can very clearly tell what minute you’re at in the hour.
Additionally, I really enjoy the power reserve “fuel gauge” that appears below the jump hour, further reinforcing the driving feel. All in all, it’s a compelling and interesting design. Then again, there’s the Reservoir GT Tour Spring Lap, that puts a matte black dial blank in (instead of carbon fiber) and goes with green accents instead of red, giving a different look to things that I rather prefer in this lineup.
If you want to pick up one of the two versions, pricing runs between $4,400 – $5,200 depending on the color scheme and choice of strap or bracelet; you can check them out (and order your own) at reservoir-watch.com
Tech Specs from Reservoir
- CASE
- 43mm, 316L Stainless Steel Case with satin and Polished finish
- Carbon Dial (Racing) or Black Dial & Green Hand (Spring Lap)
- Screw-down Crown, Water-resistant 5ATM
- Opened Case-Back at 360°
- Anti-reflective Sapphire Crystal
- MOVEMENT
- Retrograde Minute, Jumping Hour, Power Reserve
- Caliber RSV-240: Manufacture Self-winding Mechanical Movement, Patented proprietary 113-pieces module (LJP G100 base)
- 56-Hour Power Reserve
- 28,800 alt./h
- Swiss Made
- STRAP
- Perforated Racing Black Calf Leather Strap, 22 mm Width with Black PVD Stainless Steel Butterfly Folding Clasp – or Stainless-Steel Strap with brushed finishing, 22 mm Width Stainless Steel Butterfly Folding Clasp
- Additional NATO Strap provided with quick release spring bars for easy changing of strap.
- BOX: Prestigious Wooden Box
- AVAILABILITY: Available to order NOW online and through a prestigious network of 80+ high-end stores and specialist retailers in 20+ countries.
- PRICE
- GT Tour Spring Lap – Leather Strap (Ref RSV01.GT/130.SL): 4’400 €TTC, 3’950 £ incl taxes, 4’400 $ w/o taxes MSRP, 4’400 CHF incl taxes
- GT Tour Spring Lap – Steel Strap (Ref RSV01.GT/130.SL_BA: 4’800 €TTC, 4’300 £ incl taxes, 4’800 $ w/o taxes MSRP, 4’800 CHF incl taxes
- GT Tour Racing – Leather Strap (Ref: RSV01.GT/130.CA): 4’800 €TTC, 4’300 £ incl taxes, 4’800 $ w/o taxes MSRP, 4’800 CHF incl taxes
- GT Tour Racing – Steel Strap (Ref: RSV01.GT/130.CA_BA): 5’200 €TTC, 4’800 £ incl taxes, 5’200 $ w/o taxes MSRP, 5’200 CHF incl taxes
