FINNS WHO FLY
Valtteri Bottas on viimeisin suomalaisurheilija, joka on aateloitu kansainvälisessä mediassa ”lentäväksi suomalaiseksi”. Hänet tunnetaan myös innokkaana kelloharrastajana, joka edustaa ylpeästi kotimaataan Stepan Sarpanevan suunnittelema kello ranteessaan.
Kun mahdollisuus syvempään yhteistyöhön tarjoutui, ei Valtteri epäröinyt sekuntiakaan. Maailmalla on kunnia kantaa suomalaisesta teräksestä valmistettua, oman näköistä automaattikelloa. Valtteri Bottas osallistui aktiivisesti nimikkokellonsa suunnitteluun ja jättää näin jälkensä myös suomalaiseen kellohistoriaan.
Technical specs
- Swiss Soprod A10 Calibre, 11.5 lines, 28800 vph (4 Hz)
- Mechanical Automatic winding
- Hours, Minutes, Seconds and date (Skeleton Stainless Steel Date wheel with “77”)
- 25 jewels
- 42 Hours power reserve
- Rhodium plated, Perlage & Côtes de Genève Finishing
- Every movement has been thoroughly checked, correctly oiled and regulated at our Helsinki Gable factory workshop
- Outokumpu Stainless Steel from Finland (SUPRA 316L/4435) DLC case body
- Matt finished Screwdown Crown
- Case size: 44 mm
- Case thickness: 9.2 mm
- Lug to lug length: 53.4 mm
- Water-resistant to 10 ATM
- 1.6 mm thick sapphire crystal with multi anti reflective coating inside ( AR coat )
- Closed caseback
- Red, Black, Blue and White Skeleton “Flying Finn" racing dial (Multilayer)
- Design by Valtteri Bottas/ Sarpaneva Watches
- Large “ Racing “ numerals in white & black print (4)
- Painted Superluminova indexes (6)
- TwoTone finished Galvanic Blued “Sarpaneva" hands with Superluminova
- Blue leather (Calf) Racing strap
- 18mm Sarpaneva DLC coated stainless steel pin buckle
- Lug width: 22 mm
Suomalaisille Valtteri ei esittelyjä kaipaa, mutta alta voit lukea tiivistelmän hänen urastaan englanniksi.
Valtteri Bottas began his career racing karts at the age of six. Over the next decade he amassed countless race wins, many championships and a seven-year stint in Finland’s National Karting squad.
After winning three prestigious kart titles in 2006, Valtteri moved into single-seaters. He won both the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup and the 2008 Formula Renault Northern European Cup, winning 17 races from 28 starts.
In 2011 he won the GP3 Series at the first attempt, claiming a win at each of the last four race weekends to secure the title in the penultimate race. He was assigned test driver for Williams in 2010 and ’11, before becoming reserve driver in 2012 – duly promoted to a race seat and competing in his debut FIA Formula One World Championship season with the Williams F1 Team in 2013.
Born on the grid again for 2022, after a career-propelling stint as Lewis Hamilton’s no.2 at Mercedes-AMG Petronas between 2017 and 2021, Valtteri is hungrier than ever: ready to fight for thousands of a second.
DIMENSIONS
- Case size: 44 mm
- Lug to lug: 53,4 mm
- Case thickness: 9,2 mm
- Lug width: 22 mm
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