Elliot Brown: Official Timekeeper for the Clipper World Yacht Race 17/18
Official Timekeeper for Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
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British watch brand Elliot Brown has signed up as the Official Timekeeper for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 17/18. To mark this partnership Elliot Brown will be launching a new flagship collection called Portland Adventurer in time for the start of the race.
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is one of the greatest challenges of the natural world, an endurance test like no other. A fleet of twelve identical 70-foot ocean racing yachts, battle it out over 40,000 nautical miles during 325 days enduring all the elements.
Built around our proven shock and water-proofing systems, the ‘Clipper Race UTC’ features unique dial graphics that provide a very subtle nod to its ocean-going pedigree - the indexes around the left-hand (port) half of the dial are red, whilst those on the right (starboard) half are green. The additional UTC hand is used to tell the time in a second time zone using the 24hour markers engraved into the outer bezel whilst the inner rotating timing bezel is operated via the upper crown located at 2H.
The letters UTC on the dial stand for Universal Time Coordinated. This is the time standard used by race crews and officials as they navigate their way around the globe.
Also included in the box is an additional black cotton duck canvas strap with unique red stitching that echoes the red in the Clipper Race logo and a watch makers screwdriver to change straps quickly and easily by removing the solid steel strap bars. This strap is unique to the Clipper Race UTC model who’s colour fades with exposure to the elements to give it that well travelled fingerprint.
Identical to the watches worn during the race by the yacht skippers and crew, each watch bears its individual serial number on the caseback.
Elliot Brown Watches were relied on by skippers and crew during the entire 40,000 mile circumnavigation during the 2015/16 race. For the ultimate test of endurance, fastened using only the standard steel strap bars, an Elliot Brown watch was mounted to the mast of one of the race boats. It survived the entire 11 month round the world voyage, coping with every extreme in temperature, vibration and constant salt water conditions with nothing but the base of a cold metal mast as it’s travelling companion.
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