Casio Edifice Honda Racing Solar Black Dial Ion Plated Stainless Steel Bracelet Men\'s Watch EQB-1000HR-1AER RRP £499 Background: Introducing the second collaboration between EDIFICE, the high-performance metal chronograph timepiece, and Honda Racing. Honda Racing, which supplies the power units for the Toro Rosso team, and EDIFICE are Japanese brands that are constantly meeting the challenges of motor sport. Both brands are very much a part of the Formula 1 world-class racing scene, and these new collaboration models were developed in cooperation with the HRD Sakura R&D facility, which develops Honda automotive motorsports technology. EQB-1000HR features red and black gradations on the face to capture the image of the instant that a spark ignites the fuel. Style: Inspired by the Honda race car design, this model sports the team’s red and black colours in a seamless gradation. The colours can be seen on both the dial, hands and the bezel. Also, at the 3 o\'clock position is the ever present Casio Edifice logo alongisde the Honda Racing logo. Additionally, the subdial at 6 o\'clock is designed to look like a fuel gauge of a Formula One car. Modelling a steel band that has been ion plated for outstanding wear resistance, this watch is both striking and sophisticated. Functions: The base model of this new timepieces is the high-spec, slim EQB-1000 chronograph. Bluetooth® Smartphone Link, a Tough Solar power system that enables charging even by exposure to fluorescent light, and chronograph timekeeping all come packed into a configuration that is a mere 8.9 mm thin. The result is a powerful timepiece that is thinner and lighter, and that provides a more comfortable fit. Phone Linking enables a host of useful motorsports features and functions, including highly accurate timekeeping, simple selection from among 300 World Time cities, transfer of 200 lap time records from the watch to the phone, recording of times in units of 1/1000 of a second, and more. Formula 1 races are conducted under strict rules of session punctuality while facing unpredictable conditions that include inclement weather, crashes, and more. Time is literally of the essence and needs to be managed with seconds-level precision, so teams are constantly fighting the clock to avoid penalties incurred if mechanics exceed the allotted time on the grid at the beginning of a race. World Time capabilities are also essential because Honda Racing Formula 1 engineers need to take part in 21 races around the globe while maintaining contact with their R&D team in Japan. Finally, this watch has a water resistance of 100 metres, making it suitable for swimming and snorkelling. Key Features:   Bluetooth Smart Sapphire Crystal Smartphone Time Tough Solar Phone Finder Tachymeter World Time Stopwatch Daily Alarm 100m Water Resistant Neo Display Dual Time Day/Date Auto Calendar Solid Stainless Steel Case Solid Stainless Steel Band Safety Catch 49,9mm x 45,6mm x 8,9mm Ion Plated Bezel Ion Plated Band Carbon Dial 135g Total Weight     The Family: Edifice Casio’s Edifice collection takes its aesthetic inspiration from F1 cars, resulting in a collection of timepieces that combine dynamic form with intricately detailed watch faces. Furthermore, higher end models feature Casio’s exclusive Multi Mission Drive movement, in which the watch is comprised of five separate motors to ensure that power is never diverted from the hands. Also, designed to offer what Casio say will be ‘Speed and Intelligence,’ the Edifice range offers motorsport precision engineering in a watch. The Brand: Casio Casio was established in 1946 by Japanese engineer Tadao Kashio. The company entered the timepiece market in 1974 with the release of the Casiotron, the world’s first Auto Calendar watch. Only eleven years after entering this field, Casio completely reshaped global thought about the function a watch should perform with the release of the pioneering and now legendary G-Shock family. Innovation and world firsts have defined the company’s history ever since, the most striking of these being the release of the first ever touch screen watch in 1991, 24 years before the Apple Watch, and the first ever wrist camera watch in 2000. In short, Casio was producing smartwatches decades before the term had even been coined. Add to this the hipster popularity of the company’s retro designs, and Casio has firmly cemented its reputation as a famously reliable and precise name in both analogue and digital watches. If you have any questions please  click here Click here to join our  facebook  and  Instagram !