The White Ensign is designed for precision and to achieve that a single barrel spring is being built within this mechanical and manual winding movement. It also has a 7 day power reserve which has the best precision when used within the first 4 days.
The movement uses 18 jewels and the Cotes de Geneve and roundish grained patterns. The case is low carbon and high corrosion-resistant stainless steel to the specification of 316L.
Its diameter is as wide as Longitude II at 44.5mm which is attached by 7 screws with sapphire crystals. It has water-resistance of up to 330 feet (200 meters). There are two crowns at 2 and 3 which are both with double gasket security.
The model comes in two versions of colored dials, black and white. Both designs have luminescent markers including its broad central hands.
Specially to note is the hour hand has an elongated red tip. There are two counters: small seconds and power reserve. The small seconds is situated at 6 together with a magnified date.
The power reserve is located at 12 where it will indicate at 0 when fully wound.
Most interesting of the White Ensign would definitely be its dual rotation inner bezel. This inner bezel’s rotation is controlled by the crown at 2.
The straps used are rubber that is allergy free silicon material. Its oversized steel buckle matches well with the size of its case. There are other options for the strap that comes in crocodile or alligator leather.
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