Honda Type R collaboration model: Embodying an “Ultimate Sport” concept
Introducing a collaboration timepiece featuring the Honda Type R, a car with a passion for delivering the ultimate in motorsports, and the EDIFICE line of chronographs dedicated to expressing a motorsports worldview. Concepts regarding the importance of “true essence” and “the senses” along with a passion for craftsmanship resonated with us when we spoke with the head developer of the Honda Type R cars. We were inspired to create a special design that evokes the racing spirit of Honda with meticulous attention to colors, materials, and finishes, including faithful reproductions of the “Championship White” hue and “Red H” badge — iconic symbols of Honda’s Type R cars.
Honda Type R:
Heir to “true essence” and “senses” associated with racing
The Type R is a premium-grade Honda sports model developed to be the ultimate road car, incorporating the full range of traditional Honda racing technologies. Leveraging over 30 years of innovation, the company produced one masterpiece after another, with DNA incorporating the speed of race cars with the overwhelming delight of driving. Only Type R cars feature the iconic “Red H” badge and the ivory white hue called “Championship White” that symbolizes the spirit of challenge rooted in the pursuit of victory in F1TM racing.
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Painted in authentic Championship White
“Championship White” — a special shade of paint reserved exclusively for Type R cars — is a symbol of a spirit of challenge rooted in the pursuit of victory in F1TM racing. This legendary hue, associated with the glory of countless victories, is applied to the dial ring, using authentic Honda paint. Effective use of white for the band and other components evokes the look of a Type R car exterior with the overall watch design.
“Red H” badge reserved exclusively for Type R cars: Inheriting a passion for racing
The iconic “Red H” badge that has been used on Type R cars since the Honda RA272, an F1TM race car that first achieved victory in the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, occupies a central position on the dial. The three-dimensional form of the badge with its elegantly curved lines is faithfully reproduced.
Dial design with a palpable sense of Type R design details
The base of the dial incorporates a honeycomb pattern evoking the look of a Type R car’s front grille. The inset dial at the 9 o’clock position features a motif inspired by meters used in certain past Type R models, employing red and white measurement markings and a yellow hand.
Model codes of Type R cars: Heritage characterized by a spirit of challenge
The white genuine-leather at the surface of the band is printed with the model codes of Type R cars — from the NSX NA1 that debuted in 1992 to the Integra and today’s Civic FL5, a history characterized by a spirit of challenge and innovation. The underside of the band features Alcantara, a material also used in Type R cars, with red stitching against black to evoke the look of the car’s interiors. A deployment buckle is used to fasten the band, providing an even more comfortable fit.
Original Type R logo: Motivation for a racing-oriented mindset
The metal band loop and case back are engraved with “Type R” logos, the deployment buckle with a “Honda” logo, and the stopwatch timer button with an “R” mark, design features that express the Type R worldview: a tireless spirit of challenge with a passion to achieve the ultimate in delivering deeply satisfying drive experiences. The watch has a double band loop in silver and black, evoking the serial number plate installed in Type R cars.
DETAIL1
Carbon fibre-reinforced resin case
Cases are made with carbon fiber-reinforced resin, which delivers both strength and lightness.
DETAIL2
Tough Solar powered for converting light to energy
Generates ample power for smooth operation of various functions from sunlight or even light from fluorescent lamps. Allows approximately seven months of operation after a full charge, using all functions but without solar charging.
*Graphic is included for illustrative purposes.
DETAIL3
Smartphone Link for full functionality at your fingertips
- Auto time adjustment
Connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth® to adjust automatically to the correct time.
- Stopwatch data transfer
Save up to 200 lap times and transfer to a smartphone, measured to the millisecond.
- Time & place
Pressing a button on the watch records the current date/time and position on a map within the app. Easily check where you have been and when you were there.
- World time (about 300 cities)
Easily select and set world time cities by tapping the app screen. Automatically adjusts for daylight savings time (DST), too.
- Easy watch setting
Easily set timers and alarms with the app and see their progress on the watch at a glance with the countdown indicator.
- Phone finder
Find your smartphone by making it ring with the push of a watch button. (Must be within Bluetooth® range.)
DETAIL4
Super Illuminator (high-brightness double LED light) for maintaining watch readability in the dark
DETAIL5
Scratch-resistant, highly transparent sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating
DETAIL6
Special packaging
Multiple functions, all at your fingertips
CASIO WATCHES
(Smartphone app)
- Automatic time adjustment (four times a day)
- Easy watch setting
- Stopwatch data transfer
(Displays lap times down to the millisecond. See lap time differences and fastest time at a glance.)
- World time (about 300 cities)
- Time & place
(Pressing a button on the watch records the date, time and position on a map within the app. Useful as an activity log.)
- Phone finder
SPECIFICATIONS (Watch Functions)
• 10-bar water resistance
• Solar-powered
• Smartphone Link
• Hand shift feature
• World time (38 cities)
• Stopwatch
• Countdown timer
• 5 daily alarms
• Double LED light (Super Illuminator)
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